Rust Developer – Material Flow (d/f/m) at Arculus

About Us At arculus, we design, build, and maintain cutting-edge autonomous mobile robots and the software ecosystem around them. Our Development department brings together software, infrastructure, and product experts in a collaborative, international environment, focused on delivering reliable and high-quality products that make a real difference in intralogistics. Your Role As a Rust Developer - Material Flow at arculus, you will turn complex operational research models into production-ready software that performs at scale. You will implement algorithms, data structures, and machine learning models in Rust, ensuring mathematical concepts are translated into reliable, scalable, and maintainable software for real-world material flow systems. You will work closely with Operational Researchers and cross-functional teams to bring advanced optimization into production. Your Tasks & Responsibilities • Translate optimization algorithms and mathematical models into efficient Rust code • Develop high-performance data structures and abstractions • Write safe, concurrent code optimized for throughput, latency, and resource usage • Ensure systems meet performance and reliability targets • Build unit, integration, and benchmark tests and validate implementations with Operational Researchers • Identify edge cases and ensure correctness of algorithmic implementations • Collaborate with researchers and team members to clarify requirements • Document code, algorithms, and usage for maintainability • Support CI/CD, containerization, and observability implementation • Assist in prototyping new algorithms or ML inference pipelines Your Experience • MSc/PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience • 5+ years of experience in software engineering and product development • Proven experience programming in high-level languages with a focus on efficient, robust, and scalable data structures and algorithms • Expert knowledge of solving optimization problems using suitable algorithms and data structures • Extensive experience working in data-driven environments with simulation and short time-to-market cycles • Experience implementing optimization algorithms, graph algorithms, or ML inference in production systems • Experience with performance profiling, benchmarking, and observability tools • Experience in logistics, robotics, warehouse management, or material flow systems Who You Are • Strong communicator who applies effective feedback practices with empathy • Demonstrates ownership, accountability, and self-organization • Practices self-reflection and continuous learning to achieve goals • Maintains clarity in roles, responsibilities, and decision-making • Acts transparently and proactively proposes improvements • Thinks conceptually and structurally when solving complex problems WHY ARCULUS • We are a diverse, global team of 100+ creative thinkers, algorithmic brains, makers, movers, and shakers. • Our approach comes from a continuous cycle: assemble, weld, code, test, deploy or delete, and repeat. That is how we deliver innovative solutions to tackle the biggest intralogistics challenges. • You will find our tech space nestled within the eastern region of Munich. It serves as a hub for our team's creativity and collaboration, featuring state-of-the-art meeting rooms, a fully-equipped electronics lab, and a spacious robotics testing area. Our team also enjoys a variety of social spaces, all within the modern infrastructure of the renowned Neue Balan campus. • We are more than just a workplace: we are a community. We encourage connection and affiliation through a range of activities: hiking trips, running events, ping pong tournaments, and quiz nights — there is something for everyone. • We also believe that work should be rewarding in more ways than just one. That is why we offer competitive salaries and benefits like EGYM Wellpass, language courses, Jobrad, and flexible working hours. • If you are moving to join our team, we provide relocation and visa support to help make the transition as smooth as possible. ABOUT THE COMPANY arculus is a part of Jungheinrich and independently develops high-end mobile robots and software products for intralogistics automation. From mechanics to electronics and code – our engineering powerhouse has it all. We combine the speed and creativity of an agile tech company with the strength of a leading global intralogistics player. Collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning: that is how we achieve an open-minded and fast-paced working culture. COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We are an equal opportunity employer and highly value diversity and inclusivity, which we see as strengths. While we are making progress, we are not yet where we want to be. Still, we believe in the power of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants of all genders, ethnicities, ages, national origins, sexual orientations, cultures, and educational backgrounds. Our goal is to create a work culture where everyone feels equally heard and included.