Senior Rust Systems Engineer - Proxy Appliance

🇮🇳In-Person - Pune City, India₹1.8M–₹2.8M/yri13h ago

K-12 Engineering Systems Engineering Rust Development Embedded Linux Network Programming Infrastructure Security

Role Snapshot

Senior Rust systems engineer role building the next-generation edge proxy appliance—core infrastructure deployed across thousands of school networks for web filtering, monitoring, and student safety. This is low-level systems work close to the OS, network stack, and fleet management pipelines.

Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain production Rust systems software for edge proxy appliances running on constrained hardware in school networks. Optimize network performance, manage transparent proxying, handle fleet updates via AWS, and ensure reliability under real-world school network conditions.

Skills & Tools: Expert-level production Rust systems/embedded programming, deep systems and network programming (TCP streams, sockets, transparent proxying), embedded Linux fundamentals (drivers, kernel modules, cross-compilation), Docker containerization, performance profiling and load testing, and AWS infrastructure knowledge.

Qualifications: 6+ years total software engineering experience with minimum 3+ years hands-on production Rust in systems or embedded contexts (not web/app Rust). Demonstrated expertise in network programming, embedded Linux, and deployment of appliance-class software in constrained environments.

Location: In-Person - Pune City, India

Compensation: ₹1.8M–₹2.8M/yr (estimated)

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Job Description

Senior Rust Systems Engineer – Proxy Appliance

Remote, India | Direct Hire | 6+ Years Total (3+ Years Production Rust)

About Securly

Securly is a K-12 EdTech company built around one mission: keeping students safe and well, both online and off. Our platform gives schools the infrastructure to filter and monitor web traffic, flag signs of self-harm or bullying, and support student wellness — all while giving IT teams tools that hold up on real school networks, not just in a demo. That mission runs straight through this role: the edge proxy appliance is core infrastructure sitting inside thousands of school networks, and it has to work every single school day, at scale, without fail.

We're a team of roughly 330 people across Pune, the US, and the UK, working across engineering, product, and customer-facing teams to build and support that platform. Engineering in Pune plays a central role in building the systems that make Securly's safety mission possible — this isn't a satellite team, it's where core infrastructure like this gets built.

The Role

We're building the next generation of Securly's edge proxy appliance — the systems software running on hardware deployed across thousands of school networks. This is Rust close to the OS, the network stack, and the fleet update pipeline, with AWS on the other side of the wire.

Must-Haves:

3+ years hands-on production Rust in a systems or embedded context (not app/web Rust)
6+ years total engineering experience
Systems/network programming — TCP stream handling, socket programming, transparent proxying
Embedded Linux fundamentals — device drivers, kernel modules, cross-compilation, or hardware bring-up
Docker/containerization for constrained/appliance deployment
Performance testing and profiling — load testing, memory/CPU profiling, flame graph analysis
Working knowledge of AWS and IaC concepts

Strongly Preferred: Named fleet/IoT/embedded device product on your resume, C/C++ or Go alongside Rust, eBPF/netfilter/HAProxy/Envoy exposure

Nice to Have: RADIUS, observability (CloudWatch/Splunk/SLOs)

Securly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic. #LI-Remote #LI-DO1

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