Software Developer (Rust) - 9-Month Contract (Inside IR35) - Northampton

Software Developer (Rust) - 9-Month Contract (Inside IR35) - Northampton

We are seeking an experienced Rust Software Developer/Systems Engineer to join a specialist engineering team supporting Thermofluids Engineering workflows.

This role focuses on building high-performance, event-driven Back End systems that process engineering and simulation data within a containerised Kubernetes environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance Rust services within a distributed, event-driven architecture
• Develop and operate services deployed in Kubernetes (on-prem/cloud) environments
• Build systems that communicate via message queues (eg RabbitMQ, Kafka, Service Bus)
• Develop scalable data processing pipelines for simulation and engineering workflows
• Optimise systems for low latency, high throughput, and concurrency
• Contribute to system design, reliability improvements, and performance optimisation
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, including latency and data consistency challenges
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and deployment patterns
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable Back End platforms

What You Will Ideally Bring:

• Strong experience with Rust in production environments
• Proven experience building high-performance Back End or systems-level applications
• Experience with concurrency, async programming, and Multithreading in Rust
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, GKE or on-prem clusters)
• Experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar queue-based architectures
• Experience working with event-driven systems and distributed architectures
• Strong understanding of data processing pipelines, streaming, or high-throughput systems
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience debugging and optimising performance, scalability, and reliability in production systems

Contract Details:

• Duration: 9 months (with potential extension)
• Day Rate: up to £500 (Inside IR35)
• Location: Northampton (3 days per week onsite)
• Start Date: ASAP