Lead Software Engineer — Backend / Distributed Systems (Rust)

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

Lead Backend/Distributed Systems Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Backend/Distributed Systems Engineer to build and operate high-performance, scalable services that integrate with distributed storage systems. You will lead design and implementation work, improve reliability through troubleshooting and on-call support, and collaborate across global time zones.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, high-availability backend services that interact with distributed storage systems
• Build high-performance Rust components and core service functionality
• Lead system design for distributed storage features including consistency, sharding, replication, and fault tolerance
• Implement RPC-based service interfaces using gRPC or Apache Thrift
• Develop concurrent and asynchronous execution models for reliability and throughput
• Troubleshoot production issues, debug complex failures, and drive root-cause resolution
• Provide on-call support and improve operational readiness through runbooks and diagnostics
• Coordinate with global teams and support occasional early morning or late evening overlap meetings
• Integrate cloud-native capabilities such as service discovery, service mesh, and IPv6 where required

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience with Rust
• Strong leadership skills to guide technical decisions and mentor engineers
• Proven project experience designing or operating distributed storage systems or components
• Advanced concurrent programming expertise with async, multithreading, and concurrency patterns
• Strong RPC systems experience using gRPC or Apache Thrift for service-to-service communication
• Cloud-native architecture experience with service discovery tools such as Consul or ZooKeeper
• English proficiency level B2 (Upper-Intermediate) for daily collaboration and documentation

Nice to have

• Go Language
• Python
• Linux
• System design and analysis
• gRPC

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.