SnappyCX

Software Engineer, Rust or Go

SnappyCX

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Ibadan • Nigeria

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Tech Stack

GoPostgresRustSvelte

About the role

  • Build the Core API: You will architect, build, and maintain our high-performance, memory-safe API using Rust/Go.
  • Handle High Concurrency: This is the core of the job. You will use async/await and a modern framework (like axum, actix-web, or tokio) to handle thousands of simultaneous connections from our desktop clients flawlessly.
  • Embrace "Fearless Concurrency": You will write code that is free from data races and safe by default, ensuring our users' time data is always processed with perfect integrity.
  • Own the Database: You will design our PostgreSQL database schema and use a Rust-native library (like sqlx or sea-orm) to write efficient, type-safe queries.
  • Manage Authentication & Billing: You'll build the secure systems for user authentication and integrate with payment processors like Stripe.
  • Collaborate & Define: You will work directly with the founder and our frontend (Svelte/Tauri) engineer to define API contracts and shape the product's technical roadmap.

Requirements

  • Loves Go/Rust: You have professional or significant personal project experience in Go/Rust. You can show us code you've written and are proud of.
  • Understands Go/Rust's Core: You are comfortable with Go/Rust's key concepts.
  • Is a Backend Generalist: You are a product-minded engineer who can take an idea, architect a solution, and build it, from the database to the API endpoint.
  • Cares About Reliability: You're the kind of person who believes in the compiler and thinks that a bug is a failure of the type system, not just a mistake.
  • Bonus Points (We'll Be Really Excited If You): Have contributed to open-source Go/Rust projects or crates. Have strong experience with axum, sqlx, or sea-orm. You embrace AI tools such as Claude Code + Cursor. Have experience building and scaling high-concurrency, real-time systems. Have a strong opinion on Go/Rust's web framework ecosystem.
Benefits
  • No legacy code, no C++ bindings (unless you want to), no technical debt. You will build it right from day one.
  • Massive Impact: You are not a cog in a machine. As a founding engineer, your work will define the technical foundation of the company for the next 10 years.
  • Flexible & Focused Team: We're a small, hybrid team based in Ibadan. No bureaucracy, no pointless meetings. Just building.
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Hard Skills & Tools
RustGoasync/awaitaxumactix-webtokioPostgreSQLsqlxsea-ormAPI development
Soft Skills
product-mindedreliabilitycollaborationarchitectural designproblem-solving