Software Engineer - MetricsDB

Location

Europe

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Engineering

As a software engineer on the metrics team, you will join a collaborative team of Rust engineers. You will help build the future of metrics at Axiom while working with cutting‑edge technologies in a globally full‑remote environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement various components of our metrics product, from ingestion to storage to querying.

• Write high‑quality, performant Rust code.

• Collaborate in design discussions and provide thoughtful code reviews.

• Maintain and improve codebase health and system performance.

• Work with cross‑functional teams to roll out joint features.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production environments.

• Help build a robust, scalable metrics platform running on AWS and Kubernetes.

• Occasionally, work with customers to discover new requirements or provide support.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years experience with the Rust programming language.

• Excellent communication skills, strong collaborative mindset and team‑oriented approach.

• Proven ability to work independently and take ownership of projects.

• Experience with code review processes and collaborative development.

Nice to Have:

• Located in the European Union OR availability to overlap at least 4 hours with EU working hours (9:00‑17:00 CET).

• Active participation in open‑source communities.

• Experience in the observability space.

• Background in distributed systems or database technologies.

• Knowledge of performance optimization techniques.

• Familiarity with low‑level protocol design.