Rust Developer

A Rust developer is responsible for creating and maintaining software applications using the Rust programming language. This role involves building high-performance and reliable software systems by leveraging Rust's features like memory safety and concurrency.

Rust Developer job description template

We're looking for a Rust developer who's passionate about writing fast, secure, and efficient code. This role requires both an in-depth understanding of systems programming and a knack for problem-solving.

Key responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain high-performance and reliable software applications using Rust

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement new features and products

  • Identify and fix bugs to improve the performance and reliability of applications

  • Work on optimizing applications for speed and scalability

  • Stay current with Rust's ecosystem and tooling to provide informed recommendations during development

  • Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge with the team

Requirements and skills

  • 2+ years of professional experience in software development using Rust

  • Strong understanding of systems programming and memory management

  • Familiarity with multithreaded programming and concurrency in Rust

  • Experience with Git and collaborative version control workflows

  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

  • Project-based experience with Rust's ecosystem, including Cargo, tokio, serde, and actix-web is required

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