Rust Software Engineer at Parry Labs, LLC Rust Software Engineer at Parry Labs, LLC in CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Posted in 4 days ago. Who Are We? At Parry Labs we believe the modern combat advantage relies on the speed and scale of open systems. We're redefining the edge of the ever-changing and increasingly ever-changing battlespace by delivering game changing capabilities to our warfighters through digital engineering, software, and hardware solutions that are essential to our core of being a Digital Systems Integrator. Born digital and agile, Parry Labs is building a winning team to be the premier provider for Next Generation Mission Systems Integration across air, land, sea, space and cyber. Are you ready to be an instrumental part of experts in the industry? Join us in the innovation of integration at Parry and apply to help develop the technologies of tomorrow while reaching new heights in your career today. About the Job You will build and test Rust software for distributed mission systems under senior engineer guidance. You will develop defined components, investigate defects and learn systems programming through code reviews and integration work. You will report to a functional software engineering manager, with technical direction from the Chief Engineer. The target start is February/March 2027. Duties & Responsibilities Implement defined Rust components and fixes from agreed requirements with guidance from senior engineers. Write unit and integration tests for expected behavior, error handling and boundary conditions. Debug software issues using logs, tests and development tools. Document steps to reproduce defects. Build simple interfaces, message handling and telemetry features using established team designs. Use Cargo, Git and automated checks to build, test and submit changes for review. Participate in code reviews and apply feedback on correctness, readability and memory safety. Support laboratory integration and test activities with software, systems and security engineers. Maintain setup instructions and component documentation. Communicate progress and raise technical blockers early. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field, or equivalent training and practical experience. Hands-on programming experience through coursework, internships, personal projects or employment. Prior full-time engineering experience is not required. Working knowledge of Rust ownership, borrowing, basic types and error handling, plus Cargo build and test workflows. Understanding of basic data structures, functions and software testing. Ability to explain and debug your own code. Familiarity with Linux development tools and Git version control. Ability to work from defined requirements, ask focused questions and incorporate code-review feedback. U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance if required. An active clearance is not required at hire. Preferred Qualifications Rust coursework, internship work, open-source contributions or a personal project with automated tests. Exposure to network programming, asynchronous code or concurrency. Experience with C/C++, Python, embedded devices or hardware interfaces. Familiarity with continuous integration, distributed systems or positioning, navigation and timing (PNT). Why Join Parry Labs? At Parry Labs, we foster a culture of curiosity and collaboration. Employees are given the autonomy to leverage their skills in creating state-of-the-art tech solutions that aid in the protection of the American Warfighter. We encourage new and bold ideas that push the status quo. It is this entrepreneurial spirit that drives us. Parry Labs will support you with workplace flexibility, a commitment to the health and well-being of you and your family and provide opportunities to work with a purpose. We are committed to supporting your success in both your professional and personal lives with benefits such as education assistance and unlimited paid time off, just to name a few. No One Has Time for Long Job Applications! We completely understand, that is why we have made the application process easy. We promise. This will be simple.

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