Senior Software Engineer - Rust

Fortanix
Fortanix

Software Engineering

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Posted on Jun 25, 2026

In today's world, where data spreads across various clouds and devices, traditional security measures aren't enough. Businesses need a dynamic approach to defend against constant cyber threats and ensure agile data security. Fortanix leads the way in data-centric cybersecurity for hybrid multicloud environments, using advanced cryptography, encryption, and confidential AI solutions.

As data breaches become more frequent and traditional defenses fall short, we focus on data exposure management to keep your information safe. Our unified data security platform addresses vulnerabilities in hybrid multicloud environments, defends against threats, and makes it easier to discover, assess, and fix data exposure risks. Whether implementing a Zero Trust model or preparing for the post-quantum computing era, we help businesses worldwide protect their most sensitive data, wherever it is.

Our commitment to solving the world’s toughest data security challenges has earned Fortanix multiple Cybersecurity Excellence and Innovation Awards, as well as recognition from industry giants such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, Intel, ServiceNow, and Snowflake.

Our team includes industry leaders and cryptography experts, creating a culture of trust, innovation and collaboration where every voice is valued. Recognized as a Great Place to Work, we're looking for passionate individuals to help us shape the future of data security and work towards a safer digital future.

Fortanix is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Key Insight team based in Eindhoven. In this role, you will play a critical role coding in Rust and designing, building, and maintaining our observability platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance and optimize the performance and scalability of our cloud security solutions.

In this role, you will:

  • Turn product requirements into clear technical designs and implementation plans.
  • Build and run backend microservices and REST APIs for our observability platform.
  • Analyze and fix performance and scalability issues in distributed systems on confidential computing.
  • Design and evolve database architecture for scalable, reliable data access.
  • Drive high code quality through reviews and a strong focus on stability and security.
    • Has 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
    • Is proficient in building backend systems in Rust.
    • Has strong backend experience with distributed systems, microservices, and REST APIs.
    • Understands observability concepts such as monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing.
    • Has experience with database architecture, scaling, and optimization.
    • Has worked with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
    • Is familiar with CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes.
    • Communicates clearly and solves problems effectively.

If you are passionate about observability and want to make a meaningful impact in the field of cloud security, we would love to hear from you. Join us at Fortanix and be part of our mission to redefine what cloud security means.

  • We offer a competitive salary and equity package
  • 40 hours of Volunteer Time Off/year
  • The opportunity to redefine cloud computing in a friendly, collaborative work environment.

Fortanix is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all applicants and teammates. Our goal is to recruit the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other status. If you’re interested in working in a fast-growing, exciting working environment – we encourage you to apply !