Senior Rust Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 13 Feb 2026 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong value driven by a desirable company culture, innovative technology focus, and attractive compensation structure.
- 100% remote work opportunity enhancing flexibility
- Technologically innovative company in the advertising space
- Comprehensive health benefits and a supportive culture
- Requires senior-level experience in development
Pros
- 100% remote work opportunity, enhancing work-life balance
- Innovative company recognized for cutting-edge technology in advertising
- Strong focus on employee well-being with extensive benefits
Cons
- High expectations in terms of skill set and experience
- Fast-paced environment may not suit everyone
- Potential for long hours during product launches
Who it's for
Senior • Remote
Good fit
- Experienced software engineers specializing in Rust
- Tech innovators looking for impactful roles in advertising
- Developers interested in a flexible work culture
Not recommended for
- Beginner programmers without Rust knowledge
- Those seeking static roles with little change
- Individuals who prefer a structured work format
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
At MNTN, we put our people first, full stop. This allows our company culture to be defined by our team members and their shared values, like trust, ambition, quality, radical honesty, and compassionate leadership. It’s why we all really love working for the Hardest Working Software in Television™ (and also why we were named one of Ad Age’s Best Places To Work in 2024.)
We pride ourselves on bringing unrivaled performance and simplicity to Connected TV advertising. Our self-serve technology makes running TV ads as easy as search and social, helping brands drive measurable conversions, revenue, site visits, and more. It’s what led MNTN to being named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2023. You can learn more about us and everything we do by visiting https://mountain.com/.
We’re committed to innovation that empowers, not replaces. At MNTN, AI is a tool for growth, enhancing efficiency while keeping a people-first approach. Our goal is to streamline workflows and drive new solutions—without compromising the human element that makes our company great.
So if wanting to do more, own more, and make a bigger impact comes naturally to you, then you may be the person we're looking for to join us in our next stage of growth.
Our microservices handle over tens of billions of requests per day, upon which a platform for real-time targeted marketing is built to drive performance in cross-device advertising. We heavily utilize open source technology and in-house solutions to meet the low latency demands of rapid response advertising.
What You’ll Do:
- Design and build a robust distributed platform with millisecond response times
- Build high volume services that are reliable at scale
- Develop big data solutions using open source frameworks
- Collaborate with and explain complex technical issues to Product and Project Leads
- Optimize and enhance existing products, as well as build new services, in Rust
- Migrate some existing services from Java and Python to Rust
What You’ll Bring:
- 5+ years of development experience
- Comfortable with Rust, Java/Kotlin, and Python in git repos
- Experience writing SQL queries and designing database tables
- Experience with NoSQL databases such as Scylladb/Cassandra
- Knowledge of modern software architecture patterns
- Thoughtfully writing effective unit & integration test cases
- Experience with microservices architecture and containerization (Docker)
- Experience on AWS, GCP, or other cloud infrastructure
MNTN Perks:
- 100% remote within the US
- Flexible vacation policy
- Annual vacation allowance for travel related expenses
- Three-day weekend every month of the year
- Competitive compensation
- 100% healthcare coverage
- 401k plan
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent, medical, and dental care
- Access to coaching, therapy, and professional development
About MNTN:
Our recruiters will always reach out using an email address ending with @mountain.com OR @mntn.com. If you’re contacted by someone without that address and they mention a Reference Code (which we never use), then that ain’t us folks. Tell those trolls to take a hike–you’re waiting to climb a MNTN.
MNTN provides advertising software for brands to reach their audience across Connected TV, web, and mobile. MNTN Performance TV has redefined what it means to advertise on television, transforming Connected TV into a direct-response, performance marketing channel. Our web retargeting has been leveraged by thousands of top brands for over a decade, driving billions of dollars in revenue.
Our solutions give advertisers total transparency and complete control over their campaigns all with the fastest go-live in the industry. As a result, thousands of top brands have partnered with MNTN, including Tarte, Decked, and National University.
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