gregjockers
Software Engineer — Rust & High Performance Systems
Rust engineer focused on high-performance, low-latency systems and real-time data infrastructure for financial and trading firms. Ports performance-critical paths to Rust and tunes concurrent network I/O—cut end-to-end market-data latency 27% for trading-firm clients. Builds and operates production systems end to end across Rust, Python, and Linux, with additional strength in AI/LLM integration and process automation. Came to engineering after a firefighting career, bringing the discipline of a high-stakes operational background that included designing and leading an organization-wide program across 50+ locations and ~2,000 personnel.
Experience: 2 years
Yearly salary: $166,000
Hourly rate: $80
Nationality: 🇺🇸 United States
Residency: 🇺🇸 United States
Experience
Firefighter / Quartermaster Program Designer & Lead
San Antonio Fire Department 2014 - 2022
Designed, launched, and led a department-wide bunker-gear decontamination and quartermaster program spanning all 54 stations and ~2,000 firefighters (~6,000 sets of gear), replacing the state-minimum twice-yearly cleaning standard with post-incident cleaning to reduce occupational carcinogen exposure. Negotiated a high-volume service agreement that cut per-set cleaning cost to 22% of standard market rate (78% reduction) while structuring it so the vendor more than doubled revenue and grew headcount 50%. Implemented a barcode-scanning inventory system and asset-tracking policies to manage ~6,000 gear assets across 54 locations, with full chain-of-custody accountability. Trained and directed station personnel to run the program daily, reaching 100% department-wide adoption; managed all state and local regulatory compliance, including Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) standards.
Skills
backend
consulting
cryptography
dapp
defi
devops
evm
front-end
full-stack
full-time
javascript
linux
mev
node
python
react
rust
solidity
sql
typescript
web3
web3-py
web3js
work-from-home
english