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Rust Engineers (Backend, Infrastructure, Security)

Footprint · New York, San Francisco

onsiteunknown$180,000–$260,000Posted Oct 4, 2026RustPostgresAWSECS/FargateTerraformPulumiDatadogOpenTelemetry

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## Footprint — Rust Engineers (Backend, Infrastructure, Security) **Location:** New York / San Francisco (**Onsite**) **Visa:** Visa sponsorship case-by-case **Compensation:** **$180K–$260K + equity** --- ### About the role We build **Percy**, an agent that runs **financial-crimes investigations** for banks and fintechs. It: - clears false positives - escalates real risk - writes the case narrative and audit record a regulator will read Under Percy sits **four years of identity infrastructure**: - verification - an **AWS Nitro Enclave-backed vault** for PII - the **APIs** customers call directly **Backend is Rust.** We’re hiring **three Members of Technical Staff**: --- ### 1) Backend Build the **Rust APIs and services** behind verification, vaulting, and the checks Percy runs. - Production Rust ideal - Deep systems experience + a real wish to learn it also works - **Crypto or systems-security** background counts for a lot --- ### 2) Infrastructure Own **agent compute**, isolation, deployment, and observability across Rust services and long-running agents. **Tech:** Rust, Postgres/Aurora, AWS (ECS/Fargate), Pulumi/Terraform, Datadog, OpenTelemetry --- ### 3) Security Protect identity data we vault for **regulated banks and fintechs**, and **prove to auditors** every step was done right. --- ### Team & customers - Small, senior team - Backed by **QED, Index, BoxGroup** - Customers include **FDIC- and OCC-regulated banks** plus **Bilt, Nuvei, MoonPay** --- ### Apply https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/footprint *Recruiter note: I’m the recruiter and will answer questions in this thread.*

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