Lead Rust Developer

Company: VML Enterprise Solutions
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Location: London
Job Description:

About the Company

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. It is celebrated for its innovative and award‑winning work for blue‑chip clients such as AstraZeneca, Colgate‑Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca‑Cola Company, and Wendy’s. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave Reports as a Leader in several categories. VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies, and its global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets.

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, global team at Satalia, where you will play a pivotal role in solving complex problems using AI‑enhanced data sets. We are seeking a high‑performing Rust Engineer to help lead our brand‑new Rust project. If you have a passion for Rust’s speed and safety and enjoy the challenge of refactoring and building high‑performance solutions, this role will allow you to make a significant impact in a fast‑paced, innovative environment. You will be instrumental in shipping working Rust software regularly and shaping the future of our AI‑centric products.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Leading a new project focused on leveraging Rust for high‑performance data processing.
  • Creating new features and improving the robustness, performance and resilience of the existing Rust codebase.
  • Solving complex business problems by designing and implementing robust code and cutting‑edge optimisation algorithms.
  • Collaborating with internal project owners and customers to design and develop services that meet their needs.
  • Building and managing scalable cloud software solutions with full IaC in a GCP container environment.
  • Working with cutting‑edge technologies in the machine learning, optimisation and AI spaces.

What We Want From You

  • Experienced Software Developer
  • Proven commercial experience developing with Rust.
  • Strong proficiency in large‑scale data handling and data transformation.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, scaling and resilience.
  • Experience building and managing containerised solutions on one of the major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  • A self‑starter mentality with exceptional problem‑solving skills.
  • Familiarity with technologies such as TDD, BDD, microservices, distributed systems, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform.

Equal Opportunity Statement

WPP (VML Enterprise Solutions) is an equal‑opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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Posted: May 17th, 2026