Senior or Staff Software Development Consultant - FULLY REMOTE

Senior/Staff Software Development Consultant (Cloud-Native Systems & High-Performance Languages)

Location: Remote

Type: Full-time

Experience: 7+ years in software engineering, with consultancy experience

preferred

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Software Development Consultant with a strong track record of designing, building, and scaling cloud-native systems. This role is for someone who thrives in complex technical environments, is deeply familiar with modern system architecture principles like autoscaling, 12-factor application design, and can deliver highly performant software using compiled languages, with at least some production-level experience in Rust.

You will engage with client engineering teams to design robust systems, solve hard performance problems, and guide architectural decisions. You will bring technical leadership and a pragmatic mindset to teams that value both rapid iteration and solid engineering foundations.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native applications

Guide teams in adopting cloud-native practices: containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and 12-factor principles

Develop and optimize high-performance software using compiled languages such as Rust, Go, or C++

Architect systems with observability, resilience, and maintainability as first-class concerns

Collaborate closely with product, architecture, and platform teams to identify requirements and deliver robust solutions

Mentor developers and help set technical direction in consultancy engagements

Perform code reviews, write technical documentation, and establish engineering best practices

Stay ahead of emerging technologies and advocate their use when appropriate

Core Requirements

7+ years of professional software development experience, with 2+ years in a senior/lead role

Demonstrable experience in building and scaling cloud-native systems (e.g., Kubernetes, autoscaling workloads, stateless microservices)

Familiarity with 12-Factor App methodology and implementation of those principles in real-world systems

Production experience writing performant, compiled code (Rust, Go, C++, etc.)

Rust experience required – preferably in a production setting or open-source projects

Strong understanding of modern software architecture and distributed system design

Solid grasp of observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana)

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi), and DevOps practices

Experience working in a consultancy or client-facing role is a strong plus

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and deep familiarity with cloud-native services (e.g., ECS, EKS, GKE)

Knowledge of systems programming topics: memory management, concurrency models, IO performance

Exposure to zero-downtime deployments, chaos engineering, and SRE principles

Familiarity with asynchronous programming models and event-driven architectures

Contributor to open-source Rust or cloud-native tooling is a strong advantage

Soft Skills

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Ability to lead technical discussions and influence architectural direction

Willingness to coach and mentor other developers

Bias toward pragmatic problem solving and delivering customer value

LEVEL OF EXPERTISE

Rust - 4 years (Must Have)

Big Data - 7 years (Must Have)

C++ - 7 years (Must Have)

Kubernetes - 3 years (Must Have)

AWS - 5 years (Must Have)

Lead developer - 2 years (Nice to Have)

12 factor APP methodology - 3 years (Nice to Have)