Senior Rust Developer, Virtuozzo
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Cloud infrastructure provider
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Cloud infrastructure provider
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
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201-500 employees
Company mission
To help service providers, SaaS companies, and other organisations benefit from more efficient cloud infrastructure and operations.
Role
Who you are
- Proven Expertise: 5+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years using Rust in production environments
- Deep Rust Knowledge: Mastery of Rust’s ownership model, memory safety, concurrency, and async programming
- Cloud & Container Savvy: Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes (including Helm charts and service meshes), and modern cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Systems Design: Strong background in building and maintaining distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architectures
- Networking & Security: Comprehensive understanding of networking protocols, security best practices, and performance optimization techniques
- API & Messaging: Experience with gRPC, RESTful APIs, and message queue systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- CI/CD Proficiency: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks
- Database Skills: Proficiency in working with relational and SQL databases (e.g., MariaDB, MySQL)
- AI Tools Experience: Practical experience using AI tools like GitHub Copilot or Cursor to enhance development processes
- Collaboration & Problem-Solving: A proactive problem solver who thrives in fast-paced, collaborative environments
What the job involves
- We are seeking a passionate and innovative Rust Developer to help shape the next generation of the Virtuozzo Platform, providing an extensible multi-tenant and multi-tier solution for service providers and their end customers
- In this role, you’ll leverage your expertise in Rust to build robust, scalable, and secure backend systems, while integrating seamlessly with the Kubernetes ecosystem, KVM-based virtualization, and modern network and storage virtualization technologies
- This is an extraordinary opportunity to work at the forefront of cloud technology alongside a team of forward-thinking engineers
- Contribute to the architecture and development of multi-tenant, multi-tier cloud services built in Rust
- Work on backend services that interface with technologies like Kubernetes, KVM-based virtualization, and network/storage virtualization
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and performant distributed systems
- Collaborate closely with engineering peers to integrate features across infrastructure layers
- Optimize APIs, data flow, and inter-service communication across a cloud-native platform
Our take
While the benefits of moving to the cloud have never been more evident, it is often beyond the means of most businesses that do not require the hyperscaling capabilities of enterprise cloud service providers. Virtuozzo offers an alternative: hosting, cloud and infrastructure as a service which can be customised by smaller providers and sold on to businesses at a price they can afford.
Virtuozzo competes for business with cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. However, it has a competitive advantage with small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) that aren't well served by enterprise solutions due to cost and difficulty of implementation. Its CEO believes that up to a third of the market for cloud services remains untapped by hyperscaling cloud providers, which gives Virtuozzo significant room to grow.
Virtuozzo has strategically expanded its reach through a series of acquisitions and partnerships. These initiatives extend beyond the development of its product, with talent acquisition strategies and efforts to strengthen its distribution network. These measures are geared towards capitalizing on the untapped potential within the underserved SMB market.
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Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Schaffhausen, SH
Leadership
Kurt Daniel
(CEO)Prior to joining Virtuozzo in 2025, Kurt was the CEO at Axyom.Core, Titan.ium Platform, Kansys, and Ubersmith.
Sergey D.
(CTO)Prior to joining Virtuozzo in 2024, Sergey was a VP of Engineering at Acronis for nearly 5 years. He also spent 14 years at Kaspersky Lab in various Developer/Consumer Product roles.
Ivan Lukovnikov
(CPO)Prior to joining Virtuozzo in 2025, Ivan was the CTO at Smartcat. Before that, he spent 10 years at Acronis as a VP of Engineering, Cloud Services and as a Senior VP of Cyber Systems & Research. He also pent 12 years at Parallels as a Director then VP of Engineering.
Omer Maqsood
(CFO)Omer joined Virtuozzo in 2022 as a Global Financial Planning & Analysis Director, he then moved into the role of VP of FP&A & Revenue Operations before moving into the role of CFO. Previously, he spent 4 years at Entrust as the Head of FP&A, nCipher Security and as a Director of Strategic Analytics/Chief of Staff.
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