IDE/Compiler Engineer, (all genders)

Ferrous Systems is an IT development service and training provider in the Rust programming language. Founded by members of the Rust project, the company engages in all aspects of Rust development and Open-Source sustainability. Our hallmark product is Ferrocene, the first Rust toolchain for safety- and mission-critical needs.

As an IDE/Compiler Engineer, you will play a key role in integrating upstream changes, ensuring stability, and contributing to the overall development of our compiler and tooling infrastructure. Your task is to constantly improve the stability and capabilities of our tooling together with our compiler lead and relevant customers.

We are particularly happy to receive applications from non-cis-male people and from other groups that are underrepresented in the IT labor market.

This position can be filled full-time or part-time.

We want you to join our team to:

• Maintain and review changes on rust-analyzer and rustc codebases.
• Collaborate with rust-analyzer maintainers to tangibly improve the project.
• Address incoming requests from customers regarding rust-analyzer.
• Analyze system performance with a focus on memory usage.
• Mentor students and other members of the team.
• Engage in peer review of the changes proposed by other team members.
• Work closely with our compiler lead on future improvements of the rust toolchain.
• Improve Ferrocene’s target support by porting our compiler to new targets.
• Work on additional engineering tasks based on team needs.

Apply to this position if you have:

• Strong experience in compiler development or low-level systems programming.
• Proficiency in Rust. Preference for knowledge of python, typescript, or C++.
• Experience maintaining downstream distributions and open-source contributions.
• Ability to collaborate in a distributed, international team environment.
• A proactive mindset and a willingness to take on additional engineering tasks beyond compiler maintenance.

We offer you:

• A diverse and international team dedicated to project-based and Open-Source work.
• A team of more than 20 people distributed across 7 countries and 4 continents.
• A remote-first workplace: Work from anywhere you like, as long as you can attend the agreed and scheduled meetings with our project partner.
• An open-minded culture with a good work-life-balance:
  • Our full-time week has 35h with the option to work up to 40h.
  • You will earn an equivalent of 75.000 - 85.000€ per year
  • We are family- and neurodiverse-friendly: Complex time needs are respected.

Your application:

If you want to get to know us better, please send us an email mentioning the reference code 04-2026 in the subject line to Hiring@ferrous-systems.com. This is an open call and interviews will be scheduled regularly. Please attach your CV and mention what you are currently looking for, include a link to your previous work, and what you are doing professionally. We are looking forward to meeting you!