Senior Backend Engineer (Rust) at Vibe Kanban (S21) £100 - £120 GBP • 0.50% Plan and review AI generated code London, England, GB Full-time US citizenship/visa not required 3+ years About Vibe Kanban As AI agents become more capable at writing code, developers are spending more of their time planning and reviewing what those agents produce. Vibe Kanban helps them do exactly that, seamlessly integrating with leading coding agents like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex. About the role Skills: Rust Who we are Vibe Kanban is a YC-backed, London-based startup solving human–AI interaction for software developers. As AI agents become more capable at writing code, developers are spending more of their time planning and reviewing what those agents produce. Vibe Kanban helps them do exactly that, seamlessly integrating with leading coding agents like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex. Thousands of engineers, from early-stage startups to large regulated enterprises, use Vibe Kanban every day. We’re a small, talent-dense, and relentlessly driven team. What you’ll do Own significant parts of the backend, from architecture to polish Shape design and product decisions alongside the founders Push performance, reliability, and code quality Experiment to find out how AI coding tools integrate best with backend workflows Build features that span local → cloud execution Who we’re looking for Ideally you’re full-stack, with particular experience on the backend. You should have enough experience to hold opinions about architecture and design when building complex systems. Ours is complex because, for example: Agent chat threads, code, and other data must sync in real time Users live inside Vibe Kanban, it’s a power tool that must feel effortless It’s both information and function dense You should be completely confident in your backend ability. This is the chance to exercise your talent and perform your life’s work. Particular areas of expertise we’re prioritising: Expert proficiency in Rust Experience writing highly concurrent systems Knowledge or and/or experience writing efficient data storage structures (Bonus) Experience with Kubernetes, AWS, Azure Our stack Rust Sqlite & Postgres Axum + Websockets Open Source Other details You must live within a 45-minute commute of Farringdon Station, or be willing to move after probation You should be as excited about working five days a week in person as we are You must be able to play darts We are not interviewing remote candidates Lunch Deliveroo'd every day, private healthcare, travel to hackathons and events Technology Rust, Typescript, React
Location
London
England
GB
Salary
£100 - £120 GBP
Experience
3+ Years
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