Senior Rust Engineer at Surus building framework-agnostic UI systems and local-first infrastructure
Senior Rust Engineer at Surus focused on systems that turn complex product requirements into durable, typed, testable architecture. Ericson builds Rust-heavy infrastructure and framework-agnostic UI foundations, with public work spanning ars-ui, a Rust-native component library built on state machines, and Spacedrive, an open-source cross-device file platform powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust. He is most interested in senior remote Rust engineering roles aligned with US time zones, with Europe-friendly overlap also welcome.
Projects
A Rust-native, framework-agnostic UI component library built around pure Rust state machines, accessible component contracts, internationalization, and thin framework adapters.
Public GitHub repository documents 111 components across 9 categories, a framework-agnostic Rust core, Leptos and Dioxus adapter direction, 223 commits, and CI/Codecov badges.
Active open source project
Open-source cross-device data platform and file manager powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust, with local-first indexing, P2P sync, and multi-platform apps.
Public GitHub repository shows 35.2k stars, 4,883 commits, and README coverage of the Rust-backed virtual distributed filesystem and local-first cross-device architecture; Ericson's LinkedIn lists Spacedrive as a project from August 2022.
Open source project
Rust project around FFmpeg thumbnail generation, extending the profile beyond UI architecture into media tooling and native systems integration.
Public GitHub repository under fogodev shows Rust as the primary language, 4 stars, 1 fork, and recent public history through September 2022.
Open source project
Network-performance experiment comparing QUIC and TCP transfer behavior on a wireless network for UFRJ Mobile Networks coursework.
Public GitHub repository describes a QUIC transfer-performance experiment against TCP on wireless networks, written in Go, with 2 stars and 1 fork.
Academic networking project
Optimization project applying Ant Colony Optimization to surgery scheduling for PESC/UFRJ metaheuristics coursework.
Public GitHub repository describes surgery scheduling using Ant Colony Optimization for a Metaheuristics in Combinatorial Optimization discipline at PESC/UFRJ, with 4 stars.
Academic optimization project
Proof
GitHub · Jun 2026
Spacedrive public repository reach
35.2k GitHub stars
GitHub · Jun 2026
ars-ui component library scope
111 components across 9 categories
Skills
Work with Ericson
Employment
Primary interest: senior Rust engineering roles on remote teams, preferably aligned with US time zones and also open to Europe-friendly overlap. Strong fit for systems architecture, developer tools, UI infrastructure, distributed systems, local-first product engineering, and Rust-heavy product platforms.
Custom
Contract
Selective consulting for teams that need senior Rust judgment on architecture, state-machine-heavy product logic, framework-agnostic component cores, accessibility-minded UI infrastructure, or reliability-focused engineering practices.
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Advisory
Advisory conversations for teams evaluating Rust-heavy infrastructure, UI component systems, local-first applications, or open-source developer tools. Best for technical direction, design review, and architecture tradeoffs.
Custom
Investment
Occasional conversations with investors or founders evaluating Rust developer tools, UI infrastructure, local-first software, or open-source systems companies.
Custom
Experience
Current role listed by the user; public LinkedIn identifies Surus in Ericson's experience section.
Education
Public LinkedIn profile lists Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2014-2021, with EJCM - Empresa Junior de Consultoria em Microinformatica da UFRJ listed under activities and groups.