About the role
<div class="content-intro"><p><span data-contrast="none"><strong>About the Company</strong></span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><strong>Affinidi&nbsp;</strong>is a technology company dedicated to changing data ownership for good. We empower businesses and individuals with control and ownership of their data, with a comprehensive approach to managing their holistic identity – accounting for all aspects of their digital footprint while ensuring privacy and security. </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Affinidi’s technology enables users to benefit from decentralised digital identity solutions. We believe that everyone has the right to own and control their data, and we are committed to creating a trusted digital credentials ecosystem that empowers businesses and individuals to securely exchange data and services across borders and industries.</span></p> <hr> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><p><strong>About the role: &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>We are in search of a solution-oriented <strong>Staff Software Engineer (Backend) </strong>with deep, demonstrable expertise and experience in <strong>Rust,</strong> to lead the development of secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems for the <strong>Affinidi Elements</strong> platform. In this role, you will work with global peers on teams dedicated to areas of the product portfolio, from the product, design, infrastructure, architecture, and back/front-end engineering teams. You will be responsible for the continued enhancement and development of a multi-component platform, where your expert skills in designing, architecting, and building quality systems will intersect with your hands-on coding, performance testing, and integrating experience. &nbsp;</p> <p>Our work culture at <strong>Affinidi</strong> is shaped by the following tenets: &nbsp;</p> <ul> <li style="font-style: italic;"><em>We are unapologetically customer-focused </em></li> <li style="font-style: italic;"><em>We invest in cultures and teams to enable high performance </em></li> <li style="font-style: italic;"><em>Embraces experimentation and builds fast </em></li> <li style="font-style: italic;"><em>We have the courage to be misunderstood </em></li> <li style="font-style: italic;"><em>We work together to unlock data &nbsp;</em></li> </ul> <p>Further, Affinidi’s focus on the open source community, and collaboration with standards bodies to develop the next version of the internet – the Internet of Trust – guides every engineering and product decision we make.&nbsp;<