ExpressVPN with Pete Membrey

Listen to this episode from Rustacean Station on Spotify. Allen Wyma talks with Pete Membrey, Chief Research Officer at Kape Technologies. Pete is a software engineer with a passion for bringing technology to better the world. Contributing to Rustacean Station Rustacean Station is a community project; get in touch with us if you’d like to suggest an idea for an episode or offer your services as a host or audio editor! Twitter: @rustaceanfm Discord: Rustacean Station Github: @rustacean-station Email: [email protected] Timestamps [@00:00] - Meet Peter Memery, Chief Research Officer at ExpressVPN [@02:21] - Peter’s programming journey and transition to ExpressVPN [@11:15] - Building Lightway: From C to Rust [@24:10] - Why Rust is ideal for high-performance, secure systems [@35:48] - How ExpressVPN collaborates and scales with Rust [@42:00] - Advice for Rust beginners and high-performance programming [@48:38] - ExpressVPN’s contributions to open source and RUSTAsia 2025 [@54:48] - Why Rust is “the way forward” for the industry Other links RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma