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(Interview) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to land a systems programming jobs in 2026? (Interview) **[Let's Get Rusty](https://daily.dev/sources/letsgetrusty)** · 15 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary An interview with Matias, a software engineer who transitioned from finance/crypto into a senior Rust systems programming role at Ford within four months, achieving a 20% salary increase. He had no prior embedded or systems programming experience. The conversation covers his learning path (starting with the Rust book, then joining a paid Rust Live Accelerator program), the importance of building production-grade projects, resume optimization, and LinkedIn improvements. He advises aspiring Rust developers to write code from day one, maintain momentum, and not wait for perfect conditions given strong demand for Rust engineers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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