Lead the development of Hercules' platform-as-a-service using Rust in a collaborative, in-office environment.
Posted by employer 6 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 hour ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Lead the Hercules platform-as-a-service
- Build and operate the infrastructure for customer applications
- Design APIs and SDKs for AI agents
- Engineer for low latency and high throughput
- Optimize resource efficiency
Must have
- Strong software fundamentals
- Experience with Rust
- Knowledge of data systems
- Ability to write clean, maintainable code
Practical constraints
- Strong preference for in-office work
- Must work in US time zones
- Willingness to travel to the office regularly
AI in the day-to-day
Engineers are on the frontier of AI coding to enhance their workflow.
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the staff software engineer will lead the development of Hercules' platform-as-a-service, focusing on building a robust database and backend services while designing APIs for AI integration. Proficiency in Rust, along with a strong foundation in system design, data modeling, and infrastructure management, is essential for success. This position is ideal for experienced engineers who thrive in fast-paced environments and are committed to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions. Hercules emphasizes a culture of rapid iteration and excellence, making it a fitting place for those eager to push boundaries in AI software development.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 5, 2026. Last confirmed on Hercules's careers page October 5, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts at or below all 86 comparable staff backend roles in United States that list AWS we track (median $204,000 across 39 companies). See AWS salary trends
- AWS appears in 34.3% of 309 comparable staff backend roles in United States; Tailwind appears in 0.3% of 309 comparable staff backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform (Rust) role remote?
- It's hybrid — Hercules expects some on-site time in San Francisco, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Hercules lists $100,000–$300,000 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Hercules is hiring for this position in San Francisco, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, ClickHouse, CloudFlare, Docker, PostgreSQL, React.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Hercules targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform (Rust) role at Hercules.
From the original posting
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
We expect candidates to be incredibly strong across all of the following areas:
Software fundamentals: system design, architecture, data modeling, and API design
Code and codebase quality: write clean, maintainable code. Work effectively in monorepos
Rust: build efficient, reliable production systems
Data systems: indexing, query performance, transactions, and consistency, etc
Infrastructure: scale large, data-intensive, multi-tenant, distributed services
Performance: optimize latency, throughput, and resource efficiency
AI: able to truly 10x your workflow by being on the frontier of AI coding
What’s Hercules’ stack?
Technologies: Typescript, React, AI SDK, Postgres, Redis, Clickhouse, Tailwind, IaC (CDK, Terraform), Docker, Otel, Hono, Drizzle ORM, Temporal
Clouds: Cloudflare, AWS
AI Models: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google
We ship. We ship fast, iterate, and correct mistakes quickly. Our bias for action speeds up our learning and delights our customers.
Is Hercules in-office or remote?
Hercules founding team works in-office in San Francisco (Kearny and Bush). We have a very strong preference for in office. We are open to remote for exceptional candidates who are willing to 1) work in US time zones and 2) travel to the office regularly.
What are Hercules’ benefits?
Unlimited AI token budget
Take what you need vacation policy
Healthcare, vision, and dental
What’s the compensation?
$100k-$300k + equity (variable based on seniority, equity, and location)
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