Lawrence Harvey

I’m working with an early-stage cybersecurity company building infrastructure to solve one of the biggest challenges emerging from the rise of AI agents: identity and security at scale.
They’re looking for a Senior Rust Engineer who can hit the ground running and take ownership of core backend infrastructure.
This is a hands-on IC role focused on architecture + heavy coding, working directly with the technical leadership team.
What they need:
<ol>
<li>Strong production Rust experience</li>
<li>HSM / hardware security integration</li>
<li>Experience integrating with HSMs or other hardware security devices is essential. Rust experience here is a major plus.</li>
</ol>
L4/L7 middleware or reverse proxy development
You should have personally built middleware or a reverse proxy that intercepts and processes network traffic.
Security / cryptography experience
Experience with certificate authorities, certificate lifecycle, key generation, encryption, PKI, or broader cybersecurity is highly valuable.
The role:
<ul>
<li>Senior IC — architecture + hands-on engineering
</li>
<li>Work directly with the founders / technical leadership
</li>
<li>Small engineering team with high ownership
</li>
<li>Build core identity infrastructure for AI agents
</li>
<li>Potential to grow into broader technical leadership over time
</li>
<li>Oakville / GTA — ~3 days in office
</li>
</ul>

Senior Backend Engineer Rust

Senior Backend Engineer Rust

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