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Backend Engineer, Knowledge Graph (Rust)

  • Remote, North America
  • Mid-level
  • Posted 6 days ago
In one line

Intermediate backend role on a Rust-first team building a graph data service that feeds AI agents and analytics across the platform.

About the role

Knowledge Graph turns software lifecycle and code data into a property graph, then serves secure queries and MCP tools to AI agents and product features. The team values clear ownership and careful system design.

At a glance

Pay
Not stated in the posting
Remote scope
Remote, North America
Seniority
Mid-level
Skills
Rust, ClickHouse, NATS JetStream, Observability
Posted
23 Oct 2026
Last checked
28 Oct 2026

What you will do

  • Build backend features in the Rust graph service, including query engine, indexing flows and API endpoints
  • Keep the service integrated with the wider platform, touching Rails, the data insights stack and the agent platform
  • Join design discussions, propose options and document decisions with reliability and scale in mind
  • Improve metrics, logging, runbooks and alerts, and take part in on-call rotation
  • Work asynchronously with product, data, infrastructure, security and AI teams

What they look for

  • Backend development experience, ideally writing Rust in production
  • Familiarity with analytical data stores such as ClickHouse and messaging like NATS JetStream
  • Comfort working across service boundaries and with API design
  • Care for observability, testing and operational readiness
  • Ability to collaborate async with distributed teams

Nice to have

  • Experience with graph data models or query engines

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What experience is needed?

It is a mid-level role. The posting asks for: backend development experience, ideally writing Rust in production; familiarity with analytical data stores such as ClickHouse and messaging like NATS JetStream; comfort working across service boundaries and with API design. Skills it names include Rust, ClickHouse, NATS JetStream, Observability.

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