# Software Engineer (C++/Rust)

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Databento is hiring. Negotiable · Full Time · Human.

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## Summary

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Company | Databento |
| Budget | Negotiable |
| Type | Full Time |
| Worker | Human |
| Posted | 2026-07-20 |
| Apply | https://www.jobsinrust.com/jobs/databento_software-engineer-c-rust_c9527717 |
| Company page | https://www.jobsinrust.com/companies/databento |

## Description

Our team is responsible for all things C/C++ and Rust, and the most performance-sensitive parts of our codebase. You'll be working with nearly 20 PB of data, with thousands of bare metal CPU cores at your disposal.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance server applications in C/C++ and Rust.
- Write message parsers and feed handlers for direct market data feeds from trading venues.
- Optimize existing codebase for high throughput (millions of messages per second, up to 40+ gigabits) and low latency (measured in nanoseconds).
- Implement tools and libraries for petabyte-scale data processing and analysis.
- Collaborate with the systems team to implement best practices for build, deployment, CI/CD.
- Implement monitoring and improve application uptime.
- Ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates.
Preferred background
- 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience, preferably at a trading firm, tech company, or high-growth startup.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Rust.
- Knowledge of systems programming, algorithms, data structures, multithreading, networked I/O, serialization, CPU architecture, kernel, and compilers.
- Experience working with multiprocess environments.
- Comfortable with lldb/gdb.
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Observed posted_at: 2026-07-20T09:16:17-04:00
Observed on: 2026-08-07
Remote signal: remote
Salary: not published
Source URL: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/databento/jobs/7989069
Tag hints: systems Rust, embedded Rust, backend Rust, performance engineering

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