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title: 'Senior Rust Developer at CrashPlan'
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# Senior Rust Developer at CrashPlan

- **Company:** CrashPlan
- **Location:** Bengaluru, India
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/crashplan/jobs/4448347009

## Job description

Who We Are:

[C](https://www.crashplan.com/en-us/)[rashPlan](https://www.crashplan.com/en-us/)® provides cyber-ready data resilience and governance in a single platform for organizations whose ideas power their revenue. With its comprehensive backup and recovery capabilities for data stored on servers, on endpoint devices, and in SaaS applications, CrashPlan’s solutions are trusted by entrepreneurs, professionals, and businesses of all sizes worldwide. From ransomware recovery and breaches to migrations and legal holds, CrashPlan’s suite of products ensures the safety and compliance of your data without disruption.

What You Will Be Doing:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Rust Developer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance systems software focused on data resiliency, backup and restore, ransomware defence, and data security. This role requires strong backend and systems programming expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with quick release cycles.

Day in the Life:

- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, asynchronous Rust applications for backup and restore
- Build and optimize core system components for file discovery, indexing, data transfer, and multi-platform support
- Implement efficient async/await patterns using Tokio for concurrent and event-driven operations
- Optimize system resource usage, including memory, CPU, I/O, and network, for large-scale data operations
- Write comprehensive unit tests for individual components and integration tests to validate end-to-end functionality
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, QA, and DevOps teams, including remote teams
- Participate in architecture discussions, technical design decisions, code reviews, and troubleshooting

Who You Are:

Required Qualifications:

- 6+ years of backend development experience
- 3+ years of hands-on production experience with Rust in performance-critical systems
- Strong proficiency in async Rust, including Tokio, async/await, concurrent patterns, and synchronization primitives
- Deep understanding of systems programming, including file I/O, process management, memory management, and system calls
- Experience with system-level APIs and FFI, including libc, Windows APIs, POSIX APIs, and hypervisor APIs
- Proficiency with Rust ecosystem tools, including Cargo, Clippy, rustfmt, rustdoc, and debugging with GDB/LLDB
- Strong understanding of system architecture, software design principles, and performance optimization

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience working in Agile development environments
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with distributed/remote teams

Work Environment & Expectations:

- Based in Bangalore, working from the HSR Layout office
- Willingness to work alternate Saturdays
- Comfortable with dynamic workloads and flexible work hours, typical of a startup environment
- Speed, adaptability, and ownership mindset are essential

CrashPlan values workplace diversity and ensuring an environment of mutual respect. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regards to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by law. We believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

## About CrashPlan

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CrashPlan provides enterprise-grade backup, recovery, and archiving for endpoints, servers, and SaaS applications like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
- **Entity Type**: Private (owned by Mill Point Capital, acquired in 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- **Founded**: 2001
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Data Security Software Products (data backup, recovery, and archiving)
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise, Higher Education, Federal, State & Local Government, Financial Services, Biotech, R&D
- **Mission purpose**: Protect the data organizations cannot afford to lose, maintain business continuity, and reduce risk – while giving IT teams control and lowering costs.

## Products & Services
- **CrashPlan Platform**: Cloud-native enterprise backup and recovery platform. Supports endpoints, servers, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace. Includes built-in archiving, unlimited versioning, point-in-time recovery, and patented zero‑cost backup to OneDrive. Offers flexible storage options (CrashPlan cloud, Azure, local, or third-party). 256‑bit AES encryption in transit and at rest.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – Estimated $5.2 million (per LinkedIn)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Owned by Mill Point Capital (acquired Aug 2022); Microsoft Partner; acquired Parablu in Oct 2024
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of ~129 employees (as of 2026); operates in 5 countries; continues to evolve with data governance and compliance features; recent Parablu acquisition expands capabilities.

## Competitive Advantages
- Patented zero‑cost backup to OneDrive, significantly reducing storage costs
- Unlimited versioning and long‑term retention built into standard backup policies
- Bring‑your‑own‑storage flexibility (Azure, local, or third‑party clouds)
- Strong compliance posture (256‑bit AES, BAA availability)
- Focus on reducing enterprise TCO for backup by up to 70% on storage

## Strategic Focus
- Expand support for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace backup and archiving
- Strengthen data governance, legal hold, and compliance capabilities
- Drive adoption of low‑cost storage strategies (OneDrive integration)
- Maintain cost‑control and simplicity for IT teams

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values transparency, active listening, impact, teamwork, and fearless improvement. Described as inclusive, collaborative, and respectful.
- **Work Policy**: Flexible – hybrid, in‑office, or remote depending on the role and location.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive medical/dental/vision, mental health support, retirement planning with contributions, disability/life insurance, generous PTO, floating holidays, and volunteer time off.
- **Open roles (as of 2026)**: Engineering (Automation Test Engineer, Senior Java Developer, Site Reliability Engineer, IT Operations) in Bengaluru, India; Sales (Enterprise Account Executive, Sales & Implementation Engineer) remote US. Also listed: DevOps Lead/SRE, QA Manual Tester, Head of SMB Growth Marketing.
- **Global team**: Offices in Minneapolis (HQ), Bengaluru, Canada, UK, UAE. Technical roles make up 37% of the workforce.

## Sources
1. [crashplan.com](https://www.crashplan.com/company/careers/) – Careers & Benefits
2. [crashplan.com](https://www.crashplan.com/company/about/) – About Us
3. [crashplan.com](https://www.crashplan.com/) – Product Overview
4. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/crashplan) – Job Listings
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/crashplan) – Company Profile & Employees

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