[Hiring] Rust Engineer @MWDN

Role Description

We're looking for a Data Infrastructure Engineer to build and maintain high-performance data lakehouse infrastructure. You'll develop reliable data maintenance workflows for Apache Iceberg, covering:

• Compaction
• Snapshot expiry
• Manifest rewriting
• Orphan file cleanup

This role combines distributed data systems with open-source development. You'll also contribute to a Rust-based, multi-engine SQL query router, maintaining connectors, reviewing community contributions, and shaping the product roadmap. You'll have significant ownership and the opportunity to solve complex data infrastructure challenges in a product-focused startup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience
• Strong Rust development experience
• Production experience with data infrastructure and maintaining production systems
• Working knowledge of Apache Iceberg and Parquet
• Solid experience with PostgreSQL
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Understanding of data maintenance operations and data integrity
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical solutions
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including code reviews and open-source contributions

Requirements

• Experience with Apache Spark or DataFusion (Nice-to-Have)
• Experience with Tokio (Nice-to-Have)
• Experience with TypeScript (Nice-to-Have)
• Experience with query engines such as Trino (Nice-to-Have)
• Experience with SQL routing, query proxying, or multi-engine query systems (Nice-to-Have)

Benefits

• People-first management with minimal bureaucracy
• A friendly company culture, proven by employees who choose to return
• Flexible working hours
• 29 days of PTO (18 working days per year plus all national holidays)
• 10 paid recovery days
• Full financial and legal support for independent contractors
• Free English classes, with native speakers or Ukrainian teachers
• Dedicated HR support