Rust Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services and libraries in Rust
• Optimize application performance, memory usage, and concurrency
• Write safe, idiomatic Rust code with comprehensive tests
• Contribute to architecture decisions for new systems and modules
• Integrate Rust services with existing infrastructure and APIs
• Participate in code reviews and help establish Rust best practices across the team
• Investigate and resolve production issues related to performance or reliability

Required Skills & Experience

• 2+ years of professional experience writing Rust
• Strong understanding of ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, and trait systems
• Experience with async Rust (Tokio or async-std)
• Familiarity with systems programming concepts (memory management, concurrency, FFI)
• Proficiency with Cargo, Clippy, and Rust testing frameworks
• Experience building and deploying production services
• Solid understanding of networking protocols (HTTP, gRPC, TCP)
• Comfortable with Linux/Unix environments

Nice-to-Have

• Contributions to open-source Rust projects or crates
• Experience with WebAssembly (Wasm) compilation targets
• Background in C or C++ systems programming
• Familiarity with embedded or real-time systems
• Experience with database internals or storage engines

Tech Stack

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Flexible remote or hybrid work arrangement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Annual learning and development budget
• Generous PTO policy

Interview Process

1. 1Recruiter phone screen (30 min)
2. 2Technical phone screen with a Rust-focused coding exercise (60 min)
3. 3System design interview focused on concurrency and performance (60 min)
4. 4Take-home project: build a small Rust service (3-4 hours)
5. 5Team culture and values interview (45 min)