Software Engineer, Edge (Devices & Mobile) at Zyte, Remote

Zyte solves web data collection problems at massive scale with a globally distributed, remote-first team.

Key responsibilities

• Build our cross-platform peer runtime: Take ownership of the Rust peer binary across Windows, Android
• Bring Edge to mobile platforms: Port our peer to Android using NDK/JNI, navigating foreground services, battery optimizations
• Master the FFI boundary: Integrate the Chromium network stack (Cronet, C++) and browserless HTTP clients into the peer as clean
• Harness hardware signals: Gather deep hardware and OS reconnaissance from the fleet—mapping TCP/TLS/HTTP fingerprints—and share insights
• Make the fleet transparent: Build precise per-device metrics around uptime, drop-off rates, bandwidth

Requirements

• 5+ years of production Rust experience, with a proven track record of shipping and maintaining software end-to-end
• Cross-platform Rust expertise: You’ve shipped Rust code on at least two platforms across Windows, macOS
• Comfortable with FFI: Skilled in interfacing Rust with C/C++ libraries and native OS APIs (JNI/NDK, Win32, POSIX), including managing lifetimes
• Deep networking knowledge: Thorough understanding of TCP, TLS, and HTTP protocols down to the packet level

Nice to have

• Residential network experience: Building or running proxy networks, peer-to-peer applications, or device farms
• Browser internals knowledge: Experience with Chromium, Cronet, Firefox networking, or anti-detection technologies

Location and schedule

• Remote, working from Pakistan
• Full-time

Salary and benefits

Benefits listed on the posting: we live and breathe data: We unlock access to open web data, helping everyone from scrappy startups to global enterprises power competitive intelligence; truly remote-first: Work from wherever you thrive. With more than 260 Zytans spread across 33 countries, our diversity is our greatest strength; engineering excellence: We love rolling up our sleeves to dig into complex codebases, test out fresh technologies; thoughtful architecture: We use a clear system design framework to balance functional needs with architectural trade-offs; fascinating distributed systems: Solve unique engineering problems across custom networking, high-throughput streaming; real ownership: Work on a profitable, industry-leading platform that dedicatedly sets aside time and resources for architectural research and long-term feature. No salary figure is given.

How to apply

Apply on the company's own site.