Rust Services Developer

We are developing Qdrant, an open-source technology that enables developers to use cutting-edge, blazing-fast vector similarity search. Our flagship product is the open-source Vector Similarity Search Engine: https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant. Our mission is to provide a scalable, cost-effective, open-source solution that simplifies the development of applied-AI applications. We are a fast-growing startup, and we are looking for a Rust Software Engineer to join our team.

Our Projects

Our main project is the Vector Search Engine Qdrant. It is open-source and written in Rust 🦀. Check it out on GitHub.

Tasks

Parts of our Cloud are also written in Rust, and we are looking for a dedicated developer to maintain and expand them.

Among those services:

• Cluster manager, responsible for advanced distributed deployment of Qdrant
• Inference server, responsible for out cloud-side embedding inference

- Upcomming serverless-related projects

We expect a very close collaboration with the core team, developing an open-source project, up to PRs into the main project if required.

Requirements

1. Rust Expertise: Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in Rust programming, good understanding of ideomatic Rust.

2. Experience of developing web-services in Rust, experience working with gRPC protocol. Keywords: Actix, tonic, serde

3. Asynchronous Programming Skills: Good grasp of asynchronous programming concepts, particularly with `tokio`.

Benefits

Fully Remote & Timezone-Friendly: Enjoy the flexibility of a full-remote position, accommodating diverse time zones for optimal work-life balance.

Innovate in AI Technology: Contribute to building a critical component of the modern AI stack, influencing the direction of cutting-edge technology.

Application Process:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume along with a portfolio of relevant projects. Non-empty public GitHub profile would be ideal.

Please include a brief cover letter explaining your interest in the role and how your experience aligns with our needs.

Please do not use LLMs or ChatGPT to write your cover letter.

All applications will be reviewed by a human, and automatically rejected if they are generated by an LLM.

Qdrant is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.