Rust Developer
Acronis
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Rust for new and existing features of Acronis Cyber Protect & Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
Build high-performance, reliable, and memory-safe services, with a focus on correctness and scalability
Translate product and technical requirements into clean, maintainable Rust code
Write unit, integration, and service-level tests; participate actively in code reviews
Collaborate closely with other backend, frontend, QA, and infrastructure teams
Contribute to defining Rust coding standards, libraries, and best practices within the team.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
3+ years of backend development experience in commercial projects
1–3 years of hands-on Rust experience, or strong Go/Python background with demonstrable Rust production or side-project experience
Solid experience building HTTP services and REST APIs
Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms (tokens, OAuth concepts, service-to-service auth)
Hands-on experience with RDBMS such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MSSQL
Good understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and networked applications
Experience with concurrency and parallelism, including async programming models
Advanced Linux user (development, debugging, deployment)
Good written and spoken English for collaboration with international teams
Desired
Experience with async Rust ecosystems (e.g., Tokio, async/await, Axum/Actix/Warp)
Demonstrated interest in AI-assisted development, open specifications, and modern engineering practices
Curiosity about applying AI/ML capabilities to backend systems (e.g., automation, optimization, anomaly detection), even if not hands-on yet
Interest in working with open standards, open APIs, and open-source ecosystems, and contributing back when appropriate
Comfortable experimenting with new tools and paradigms while maintaining production-grade quality and reliability
Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, or similar distributed systems
Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Familiarity with observability (logging, metrics, tracing) in distributed systems
Basic understanding of C/C++ or experience integrating Rust via FFI
Experience migrating or rewriting services from Go/Python to Rust
*Please submit your resume and application in English
WHO WE ARE
A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis offers over twenty years of innovation with 15 offices worldwide and more than 1800 employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.
Our corporate culture is focused on making a positive impact on the lives of each employee and the communities we serve. Mutual trust, respect and belief that we can contribute to the world everyday are the cornerstones of our team. Each member of our “A-Team” plays an instrumental role in driving the success of our innovative and expanding business. We seek individuals who excel in dynamic, global environments and have a never give up attitude, contributing to our collective growth and impact.
OUR INTERVIEW PRACTICES
To ensure a fair and genuine hiring process, candidates are expected to participate in interviews without the use of AI tools, automated prompts, or third-party assistance. Interviews are designed to assess individual skills, experience, and communication style and we value authentic, real-time interaction.
Use of AI or external assistance during live interviews may result in disqualification. For roles where AI skills are being evaluated, permitted use of AI tools will be clearly communicated in advance. Candidates may be asked to disable virtual backgrounds or participate in in-person interviews. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of applicable criminal, education and identity background checks
Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.