Summary
Location
New York
Type
full-time
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About this role
Overview
We are seeking a Member of Technical Staff with a strong background in systems and backend engineering, with a particular emphasis on Rust. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working close to the metal, cares deeply about performance and correctness, and wants to build production-grade systems that scale.
You’ll work alongside a deeply technical team—including experts in compiler development and applied machine learning—while contributing to core backend infrastructure and open-source projects. The role offers both depth in systems engineering and flexibility to expand into new technical areas over time.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend systems in Rust
Own critical infrastructure components with a focus on reliability, correctness, and efficiency
Make architectural decisions around concurrency, memory management, and system boundaries
Collaborate with ML and application engineers to support production workloads
Contribute to and maintain open-source Rust projects and internal libraries
Profile, benchmark, and optimize systems for latency, throughput, and resource usage
Set and uphold high standards for code quality, testing, and documentation
Qualifications
Strong experience in Rust or comparable systems languages (with demonstrated Rust proficiency)
Background in systems, backend, or infrastructure engineering
Solid understanding of concurrency, async programming, and performance tradeoffs
Experience shipping and operating production systems
Ability to reason about complex systems and drive work independently
Curiosity and willingness to learn new tools, languages, and domains
Working Style
In-person collaboration, five days per week in NYC
High-ownership, low-bureaucracy environment
Growth driven by impact, technical depth, and contribution to core systems
Other facts
About AlphaHire
At AlphaHire, we are revolutionizing healthcare recruitment through innovation and dedication to excellence. As a leader in the industry, we specialize in connecting top-tier healthcare professionals with organizations that need their expertise. Our mission is simple yet powerful: to elevate the healthcare industry by providing unmatched recruitment services powered by cutting-edge AI technology and a candidate-centric approach.
Our AI-driven recruitment process allows us to deliver faster, more accurate matches, reducing time-to-hire while ensuring the best fit for both candidates and employers. By integrating advanced algorithms and predictive analytics, we streamline the recruitment journey, enhancing the experience for healthcare professionals and organizations alike.
With a vision to become the most trusted and innovative healthcare recruitment firm in the U.S., we focus on creating long-term success for both clients and candidates. Our values—integrity, innovation, client-centricity, and excellence—guide everything we do. Whether it’s sourcing talent for hospitals, private practices, or telemedicine providers, we are committed to building a healthier future, one placement at a time.
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare recruitment.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend systems in Rust while owning critical infrastructure components. Collaborate with ML and application engineers to support production workloads and contribute to open-source projects.
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