# Exploring Data Systems and Building with Rust After Leaving Google

DevFeed: [Exploring Data Systems and Building with Rust After Leaving Google](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/funemployment-39415.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://n8z.dev/posts/funemployment/>)

Author: Nevin Zheng

Published: 2026-02-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [nevzheng](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nevzheng.md>)

Topics: [Data Infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-infrastructure.md>), [BigQuery](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bigquery.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

Tags: [bigquery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bigquery.md>), [data-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-infrastructure.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>)

## AI overview

A former BigQuery engineer describes leaving Google after four years, exploring storage engines and Rust, and looking for a smaller team working on challenging data-infrastructure problems.

## Source excerpt

Left Google, exploring data systems, building things for fun, and figuring out what's next.