Flamingo
Rust Developer
Remote Middle $2.5k–$8.4k/moest.
Summary
Flamingo is revolutionizing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry with an AI-driven, open-source platform for IT and security. As a Rust Developer, you will build reliable, high-performance system services and daemons that power Flamingo's infrastructure for managing thousands of endpoints across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
What you'll do
- Develop cross-platform agents, daemons, and background services in Rust for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Work with low-level system APIs and platform-specific tools including Win32 API, LaunchAgents/Daemons, and systemd
- Integrate services with backend infrastructure via HTTP, WebSockets, and NATS
- Write secure, asynchronous, and performant Rust code using Tokio, Serde, and Tracing
- Optimize real-time data processing, message handling, and network performance
- Collaborate with backend and platform teams to ensure reliability, observability, and security
- Contribute to open-source projects with clean, documented, and community-friendly code
Requirements
Must-Have:
- Strong proficiency in Rust, including async programming and ownership concepts
- Experience developing system-level software for at least one major OS (Windows, macOS, or Linux)
- Familiarity with platform APIs (e.g., Win32 API, systemd, macOS Daemons)
- Solid understanding of networking (TCP/UDP, WebSockets, HTTP)
- Experience with multi-threaded and asynchronous programming
- Attention to security, performance, and code maintainability
Nice-to-Have:
- Experience with NATS, message brokers, or real-time telemetry systems
- Experience building cross-platform agents or monitoring tools
- Contributions to open-source projects in Rust
- Experience with C/C++ development
Conditions
Benefits & Perks:
- Competitive salary plus meaningful stock options in an early-stage startup
- Remote-first culture with flexibility to work from anywhere
- High-impact role building foundational infrastructure
- Ownership opportunities and equity participation
- Modern tech stack with Rust, NATS, async, and cross-platform tooling
- Mission-driven company focused on open-source and automation