Senior Rust Developer

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Senior Rust Developer responsible for developing scalable, open-source workflow execution engines for computational biology. Contributing to impactful technology that empowers scientific research worldwide.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Rust programming and API design, with a strong focus on developing and enhancing workflow engines and specifications. Proven ability to collaborate with open-source communities and standards bodies while maintaining comprehensive documentation.

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Rust ProgrammingAPI DesignOpenAPI (Swagger)Workflow Description Language (WDL)Task Execution Schema (TES)

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Hard Skills

RustProduction Code DevelopmentLexingParsingValidatingLintingFormattingTestingGitHubKubernetes

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

OpenAPISwaggerSprocketCrankshaftUtoipa

Industry Keywords

Computational BiologyScientific ComputingLarge-Scale ComputationStandards BodiesGA4GH

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKubernetesRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to the development and enhancement of the Sprocket workflow execution engine and related Rust crates (e.g., wdl, sprocket, crankshaft)
Improve and extend the Workflow Description Language (WDL) specification, including proposing, drafting, and shepherding changes through the ratification process
Collaborate on the evolution of the Task Execution Schema (TES), including interaction with standards bodies and the open-source community
Develop and maintain reference implementations, ensuring comprehensive API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger)
Regularly communicate progress and coordinate with the internal computational biology team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Senior-level proficiency (6+ years) in Rust, with a strong track record of shipping production code
Experience contributing to or leading open-source projects
Familiarity with workflow engines, scientific computing, or large-scale computation
Ability to work with Rust crates for lexing, parsing, validating, linting, formatting, testing, and executing domain-specific languages
Strong skills in API design and specification development
Experience using GitHub for project planning and collaboration
Experience developing or improving specifications using OpenAPI (Swagger)
Familiarity with the Workflow Description Language (WDL) and Task Execution Schema (TES)
Experience with Kubernetes or cloud/HPC environments
Prior involvement with standards bodies (e.g., GA4GH)
Experience with Rust crates such as utoipa for OpenAPI/Swagger documentation

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time and long-term role
Opportunity to work on impactful, open-source technology used by scientists worldwide
Influence the direction of open standards in scientific workflow execution