Backend Rust Engineer

OpenObserve Inc.

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India remote Until 8/22/2026 First posted April 18, 2026 Last posted April 18, 2026
Job description

OpenObserve is a leading player in the world of open source observability tools, backed by renowned venture capitalists such as Nexus Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital. With our unique offering of combining logs, metrics, and traces into a single platform, we've made our mark in the tech industry. OpenObserve is the only tool that comes with a single binary that enables anyone to get started in less than 2 minutes. OpenObserve is proudly a fully remote team with team members spread across the globe.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing high-quality applications. They will also be responsible for designing and implementing testable and scalable code.

Responsibilities

  • Develop quality software and web applications

  • Analyse and maintain existing software applications

  • Design highly scalable, testable code

  • Discover and fix programming bugs

 

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.

  • 5+ Years of experience in Distributed Systems.

  • Development experience with Rust.

  • Experience with low systems level programming is desirable.

  • Experience building databases in rust is desirable.

  • Experience with Apache arrow datafusion is highly desirable.

  • SQL database or relational database skills.

  • Experience with cloud and Kubernetes is desirable.

  • Experience in observability is highly desirable.

 

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and benefits package

  • Stock options

  • Opportunity to work with a cutting-edge technology and contribute to the growth of a fast-paced startup

  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment with a team of passionate professionals

  • Flexible remote work arrangements

  • Professional development opportunities and training budget

  • Access to the latest tools and technologies

  • Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance

 
About this role

Summary

Develop scalable software, analyze applications, fix bugs, and work with cloud technologies.

Job title

Backend Rust Engineer

Experience level

5+ years

Industry

software

Location requirements

remote from India allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

rustsqldistributed systems

Preferred skills

cloudkubernetesobservabilitylow systems level programmingdatabase build

Specializations

distributed systemsrustdatabasescloudkubernetes
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

India

Remote Country