Job Title: Rust Developer

Job Location: Palo Alto, CA 94304

Job Duration: 1+ year (contract to hire)

Pay Rate: $85/hr to $90/hr

Job Description:

Why is this open:

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

Mission:

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

Day to Day:

• This team is responsible for writing the application for the client 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 client cloud and provides data used by the 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
• Interview process: 2 rounds, 1 hour each including a coding test during the interview

Interview process:

• 2 rounds, 1 hour each including a coding test during the interview