Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform (Rust)
What are we looking for?
Hercules is looking for a staff level platform engineer to help us build the future of AI software development
What will you do?
You will lead the Hercules platform-as-a-service
Hercules Database: An enterprise-grade, database-like object model with flexible schemas and fine-grained access controls. Similar to force.com (powering Salesforce) or Airtable.
Backend Services: A fast, scalable backend-as-a-service deeply tied to the Hercules Database
APIs & SDKs: Design the interfaces AI agents use to build on the platform
Performance & Scale: Engineer for low latency, high throughput, and efficient resource use
Hosting & Infrastructure: Build and operate the infrastructure that runs customer applications reliably, with strong tenant isolation, observability, and failure resilience