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ZyteSoftware Engineer (Edge - Devices & Mobile) - Remote
Zyte is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Edge, Devices, and Mobile to join its globally distributed team. The company extracts web data and solves data…
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Zyte is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Edge, Devices, and Mobile to join its globally distributed team. The company extracts web data and solves data collection challenges at a massive scale for enterprises, startups, and AI models. This fully remote position operates within a truly remote-first environment spanning 33 countries. In this role, the successful candidate will lead the expansion of the Edge platform from Windows into Android devices…
Job Description
Zyte is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Edge, Devices, and Mobile to join its globally distributed team. The company extracts web data and solves data collection challenges at a massive scale for enterprises, startups, and AI models. This fully remote position operates within a truly remote-first environment spanning 33 countries.
In this role, the successful candidate will lead the expansion of the Edge platform from Windows into Android devices and Linux, with macOS planned for the future. The engineer will build and maintain a cross-platform peer runtime in Rust, manage FFI boundaries with C++ and native OS APIs, handle mobile network complexities, collect hardware telemetry, and contribute to production operations and on-call rotations.
This position suits an experienced systems programmer with a strong background in Rust, cross-platform development, and deep networking protocols. The engineering team is lean and senior, collaborating closely with the Team Lead, Principal Engineer, and adjacent browser and antiban squads.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the cross-platform Rust peer binary across Windows, Android, Linux, and macOS.
- Port the peer runtime to Android using NDK and JNI while handling battery and network constraints.
- Integrate the Chromium network stack and browserless HTTP clients into Rust libraries through FFI.
- Gather hardware and OS reconnaissance from the device fleet to share with browser and antiban teams.
- Construct precise per-device metrics for uptime, drop-off rates, bandwidth, and success rates.
- Implement peer-level support for captcha solving and browser rendering tasks.
- Participate in the team on-call rotation, manage post-mortems, and execute deployment improvements.
- Author Request For Discussion documents, review system architecture designs, and elevate engineering standards.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of production Rust experience with a history of shipping and maintaining software end-to-end.
- Demonstrated cross-platform Rust expertise across at least two operating systems including Windows, macOS, or Android, with at least one mobile platform.
- Hands-on familiarity with FFI integrating Rust with C or C++ libraries and native OS APIs like JNI, NDK, Win32, or POSIX.
- Thorough understanding of TCP, TLS, and HTTP protocols at the packet level.
- Experience building observable systems and managing operational reliability without direct physical device access.
Qualifications
- Previous experience building or operating residential networks, proxy systems, peer-to-peer applications, or device farms.
- Knowledge of browser internals including Chromium, Cronet, Firefox networking, or anti-detection technologies.
- Background in distributed systems design such as orchestrators or control planes for large-scale fleets.
- Familiarity with the technical hurdles of web scraping at scale.
- Active participation in open-source communities focused on Rust, networking, or mobile software.
Core Skills
Benefits
- Full schedule autonomy and flexibility in a high-trust, remote-first workplace.
- Opportunities to attend international conferences and meet global team members.
- Engagement with cutting-edge open source tools and technologies.
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What are the primary technical requirements for this role?
Candidates must have five or more years of production Rust experience, cross-platform Rust shipping experience on at least two operating systems including one mobile platform, FFI competency with C or C++ and native OS APIs, and deep TCP, TLS, and HTTP protocol knowledge.
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