Senior or Staff Software Development Consultant

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