Backend Software Engineer (Rust) at Jobgether – Germany

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Backend Software Engineer (Rust) in Germany.

This role is ideal for a senior backend engineer with strong Rust experience and a passion for building scalable, high-performance systems. You will design, implement, and maintain backend services that support real-time interactions for a global community of players. This position offers full ownership over distributed systems, internal APIs, and performance-critical components, with opportunities to influence architecture and mentor other engineers. You will work in a collaborative, high-output environment where football culture and gaming converge, helping to deliver seamless, reliable experiences at scale. Remote work provides flexibility while contributing directly to the product’s impact and growth.

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance backend services using Rust
• Build, optimize, and scale distributed systems to support large-scale, real-time player interactions
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical design sessions, and code reviews
• Define engineering standards, patterns, and best practices while mentoring team members
• Collaborate across engineering, design, and QA teams to deliver features on time and with high quality
• Ensure production reliability, observability, and fault tolerance, proactively addressing potential issues
• Drive technical decisions independently while contributing to overall system architecture

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional backend development experience, with 1–2+ years in production Rust
• Strong command of Rust fundamentals including concurrency, memory safety, and performance optimization
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, system design, and API architecture
• Experience designing and scaling high-load, real-time applications
• Proficiency with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and containerized environments
• Familiarity with monitoring, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment workflows
• Strong ownership mindset and collaborative communication skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Bonus: experience in game backend systems, matchmaking, leaderboards, low-latency networking, or football/gaming-related platforms

Benefits:

• Competitive USD salary with bi-monthly pay
• Paid time off and holiday observance according to company policy
• 100% remote work setup for maximum flexibility
• Full ownership of backend systems and architecture for a platform at global scale
• Opportunities to work on high-performance, real-time systems with a skilled engineering team
• Direct impact on product experience for a worldwide player community