Staff Software Engineer (Rust) - Confidential Computing Infrastructure at Fortanix

Santa Clara, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

26 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Rust, Confidential Computing, Infrastructure, TEEs, SGX, TDX, SEV, Kubernetes, Distributed Systems, Cryptography, Attestation, Sealing, Linux Systems Programming, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, Observability

Industry

Computer and Network Security

Description

About Us At Fortanix we are pioneers in confidential computing and Confidential AI for hybrid and multicloud environments. We build technologies that protect sensitive data while it is in use -combining trusted execution environments (TEEs), advanced cryptography, and hardware-based isolation to secure applications, AI models, and data across clouds, on-premises infrastructure, and devices. Our platform enables organizations to run and manage confidential workloads and AI, reduce data exposure risk, and adopt Zero Trust architectures with strong runtime protections. We partner closely with leading cloud and silicon providers and bring together experts in cryptography, systems, and distributed computing to solve some of the most challenging problems in protecting data in use. We foster a collaborative, research-driven culture focused on advancing the state of the art in confidential computing and Confidential AI, enabling organizations to unlock the value of sensitive data while preserving privacy and security. The Role Staff Software Engineer (Rust) - Confidential Computing Infrastructure We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer (Rust) to join our Confidential Computing Management team - the group responsible for designing, building, and operating the confidential computing infrastructure that secures our Generative AI platform. This is a deeply hands-on role focused on building Rust services and infrastructure that run inside and around trusted execution environments (Intel SGX, Intel TDX, AMD SEV) across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. You’ll shape the architecture of a platform that enables secure, confidential AI workloads at scale. Location: Santa Clara (CA) What you’ll do Design and build Rust-based platform and infrastructure services for confidential computing environments Design and implement services that execute inside TEEs and integrate attestation, sealing, and confidential workload orchestration Architect and evolve our confidential computing infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments Build and operate Kubernetes-based confidential workload platforms Improve platform reliability, scalability, performance, and security posture Define infrastructure architecture and influence cross-team technical direction Mentor engineers in Rust, distributed systems, and confidential computing practices Drive production excellence: observability, resilience, deployment, and capacity planning What you’ll work on You will design, implement, and operate systems such as: Enclave-resident Rust services and supporting control-plane infrastructure Rust infrastructure services for confidential workload orchestration Secure scheduling, attestation, and key-management services Kubernetes operators and controllers for confidential workloads Confidential runtime and Runtime Encryption® components (SGX/TDX/SEV) Hybrid/multi-cloud deployment and isolation infrastructure High-assurance services requiring strong isolation and memory safety Required experience 8+ years of software engineering experience 3–5+ years of production Rust in systems, backend, or infrastructure Strong experience building and operating distributed systems or platform infrastructure Production Kubernetes experience (operators/controllers strongly valued) Strong Linux systems programming and debugging skills Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure) CI/CD and production deployment pipelines Experience with distributed data stores (e.g., Cassandra, MongoDB, etc.) Strongly preferred Hands-on confidential computing / TEE development (Intel SGX, Intel TDX, AMD SEV, Nitro Enclaves, etc.) Experience building or operating enclave or confidential workload platforms Rust performance-sensitive systems (async, networking, storage, runtime) Platform architecture ownership at scale Observability and reliability engineering for distributed platforms Nice to have Secure or privacy-preserving AI infrastructure Experience deploying AI/ML workloads on Kubernetes Multi-tenant or regulated cloud environments What we value Infrastructure and platform ownership mindset Security-first engineering Pragmatic, high-quality Rust systems development Mentorship and technical leadership Reliability and operational excellence We offer a collaborative work environment, amazing equity, great benefits, competitive salary, and the opportunity to redefine cloud computing. Unlimited PTO (it’s between you and your work!) 40 hours of Volunteer Time Off/year Internet stipend Friendly culture that brings the best out of everybody 401k

Responsibilities

The role involves designing and building Rust-based platform and infrastructure services specifically for confidential computing environments, including services that execute inside Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). Responsibilities also include architecting and evolving the confidential computing infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments and driving production excellence.