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Senior Rust Backend Engineer & Security Architect (AI Security Gateway)

roder ai • Finland
Remote
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AI Summary

Lead the Rust-based backend architecture for Roder’s high-performance AI security gateway, shaping security policies, performance optimizations, and engineering standards. Own critical systems like threat detection, proxy routing, and protocol enforcement in production for regulated European enterprises. Join a remote-first team with equity and ownership opportunities.

Key Highlights
Full ownership of Rust-based backend for a production-grade AI security gateway (Layer 7 proxy, threat detection, policy enforcement)
Leadership role shaping architecture, code standards, and mentorship for a remote-first team in Finland/Sweden
Equity and competitive compensation for a founding-team stake in AI governance infrastructure
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain the Rust-based backend for Roder’s AI security gateway (cargo workspace, async routing, proxy handling)
Lead security engineering efforts including prompt injection detection, PII scanning, policy enforcement, and real-time threat mitigation
Set engineering standards for code reviews, API design, testing strategies, and workspace organization as the team scales
Drive agentic development practices (AI-assisted automation, tooling, and workflow optimization)
Collaborate on protocol implementations (MCP, OAuth/OIDC, token binding) for enterprise-grade AI governance

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Technical Skills Required
Rust Networking (proxies, gateways, async systems) Security Engineering (threat detection, protocol design)
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salary based on experience
Equity/stock option program for all employees
Remote-first with occasional in-person meetups (Finland/Sweden)

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Nice to Have
Experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments
Deep knowledge of AI/ML security risks (e.g., prompt injection, data exfiltration)
Proven track record of mentoring engineers or leading technical teams

Job Description

Helsinki, Finland
  • Product and engineering
  • Full-Time
  • Remote

One position
  • Finland or Sweden
  • Remote-first
  • Rust in production, not on the roadmap

Roder is an AI security and governance platform: a high-performance Layer 7 gateway that sits between organizations and every AI model and agent they use. Real-time threat detection, prompt injection prevention, identity and access control, data sovereignty enforcement, full audit trails. The security layer enterprises need before they can trust AI at scale.The entire backend is Rust. Not a rewrite project, not an experiment. It's what runs in production for regulated European customers today, and it's what you'll own.
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Job Overview
Posted Oct 28, 2026
Employment Full-time
Experience Not Applicable
Location Finland
Category Programming
Company roder ai
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