
Polars is hiring a
Rust Software Engineer - Performance
About Polars
Polars is the next generation of DataFrames. We donβt take the easy route and build from the ground up, controlling every element allows us to create a superior solution. Our open-source implementation is one of the fastest growing data projects on GitHub and has over 26 thousand stars and 39 million downloads to date. We believe data processing should be a seamless experience from working locally on your development machine to an enterprise production environment. There should be one framework to learn for data practitioners, removing the need for rewriting code when going to production.
Job Description
Two full-time Rust Software Engineer roles at Polars: Performance and Query Engines. This listing covers the Performance role. You will join a small, highly skilled team building a high-performance, distributed data platform in Rust. Responsibilities include implementing and profiling high-performance Rust components for the distributed query engine and data platform, memory management optimizations, and collaboration with OSS contributors to scale Polars. For the Performance role, focus on optimizing query execution speed and resource usage.Remote
Remote Conditions
Remote optional; based in the Netherlands preferred.
Salary
Not Specified
Benefits
Competitive salary and stock options; remote-friendly arrangement.
Tech Tags
Equity Offered
Date Listed
03 April, 2026 (4 days ago)
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