Job title: Rust Developer 

Job location: Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Job duration: 12+ months (contract to hire)

Pay rate: $82.5/hr to $89.5/hr

Mission:

• To build applications that are responsible for managing all the devices on a customer site, including the solar, batteries, generators, vehicle chargers, and power meters for our customers. 

Why is this open:

• The team recently moved to Rust programming and there is not enough support with candidates who can do that. 

Day to Day:

• This team is responsible for writing the application for the Site Controller. This application is responsible for managing all the devices on a customer site, including the solar, batteries, generators, vehicle chargers, power meters, and more. 

• It also handles communication with the cloud and provides data used by customer-facing mobile apps. 

• They deliver exciting features that enable customers to do things like take their house off the electrical grid, charge a vehicle with solar energy, or even power entire communities using renewable energy. 

• The Site Manager app and its libraries all run on an embedded Linux machine. An ideal candidate will have a strong grasp of multi-threaded programming concepts, an understanding of Linux systems, and a familiarity with object-oriented design and principles. 
• This team has recently moved over to Rust programming so at least 3 years’ experience with Rust is required. 

Must Haves:

• 3+ years’ experience with Rust – writing clean code, development 

• Should come from a Linux environment 

• Experience with software development for IoT platforms (Internet of Things) 

• Experience writing unit tests and practicing test-driven development 

• Experience with JSON, Protobuf, REST, HTTP/S, Ethernet, CAN 
• Good communication skills 

Pluses:

• Experience with electrical grid, AC/DC power, power converters. 

• Software development experience using application layer languages like Golang, Java, C/C++, and Python.