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Overview
Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer - Bridge role at Talent Groups.
Hybrid Details: Dallas, TX (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 months (with potential for conversion)
What Youll Do
Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer - Bridge role at Talent Groups.
Hybrid Details: Dallas, TX (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 months (with potential for conversion)
What Youll Do
- Design and build robust backend services, embedded Rust agents, and Linux-based network appliances that deliver secure, high-performance connectivity.
- Architect and optimize network configurations and routing for a SOHO router/firewall ensuring top-tier speed, scalability, and protection.
- Manage and troubleshoot Linux servers across cloud and on-prem environments, solving complex issues at scale.
- Analyze and tune Linux s packet routing and frame processing to get the most out of every byte on the wire.
- Implement observability using metrics, logs, traces, and events to give full visibility into distributed systems and accelerate incident response.
- Debug and resolve advanced production issues from deep Rust stack traces to low-level network troubleshooting.
- Automate everything from builds and deployments to monitoring and infrastructure using CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code principles.
- Document clearly and contribute to a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
- Advanced proficiency in Rust (embedded systems) and Python (backend development) and a background in C/C
- Deep experience managing and scaling Linux servers in production environments.
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing, and network security.
- In-depth knowledge of the Linux networking stack and related kernel-level components.
- Experience with embedded development and firmware lifecycle management.
- Familiarity with observability stacks like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and ELK/Loki.
- Skilled in performance tuning using tools like eBPF, profilers, tracing systems, tcpdump, iptables/nftables, and iproute2.
- Comfortable debugging complex systems using stack traces, core dumps, and packet analysis.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native deployment practices for Linux workloads.
- Proficient with Git, modern CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Argo), and tools like Jira or Azure DevOps.
- Excellent communicator who can explain technical concepts clearly and write solid documentation.
- Mid-Senior level
- Full-time
- Engineering and Information Technology
- Staffing and Recruiting
