Remotebase
Remotebase
51 – 200 Employees
ConsultingLogisticsMarketing
Remotebase helps companies hire vetted software developers for technology projects. Its talent network includes specialists in Python, JavaScript, artificial intelligence, computer vision, and related fields. The company simplifies technical hiring by gathering a company’s needs, identifying suitable developer matches, and supporting interviews so employers can focus on selecting the right fit for their projects.

Part-Time Rust Engineer

Build reliable backend services, APIs, infrastructure tools, and systems software in a part-time Rust role serving Remotebase product-company clients.

Description

  • Develop and maintain production-ready Rust services and libraries.
  • Write safe, idiomatic, thoroughly tested code with attention to speed and memory use.
  • Create asynchronous services using Tokio and frameworks such as Axum, Actix-web, or Tonic (gRPC).
  • Profile performance-critical code and resolve concurrency, latency, and memory issues.
  • Connect services to databases, message queues, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Review code, support less experienced engineers, and help shape technical decisions.
  • Collaborate asynchronously with distributed teams through clear written communication.

Requirements

  • At least five years of professional software engineering experience, including three or more years using Rust in production.
  • Strong command of Rust ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, traits, and generics.
  • Practical experience with asynchronous Rust, including Tokio, futures, and Send/Sync bounds.
  • Experience building and operating production backend services or systems software.
  • Understanding of concurrency, memory management, and performance profiling.
  • Experience testing Rust code with unit, integration, or property-based tests, and working with CI/CD.
  • Experience using SQL or NoSQL databases such as Postgres or Redis with crates like sqlx, Diesel, or SeaORM.
  • Familiarity with Docker, Linux, and at least one of AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Strong spoken and written English.
  • Availability for 20 hours each week, including four hours of overlap with the US time zone.
  • Preferred: experience with Unsafe Rust, FFI (C/C++ or Python via PyO3), or WebAssembly.
  • Preferred: experience in embedded systems, networking, blockchain, or distributed systems.
  • Preferred: contributions to open-source projects in the Rust ecosystem.
  • Preferred: familiarity with observability tools such as tracing, OpenTelemetry, or Prometheus.
  • Preferred: experience with C++ or Go.

Benefits

  • Work remotely, with the option to use an office.
  • Choose flexible working hours.
  • Market-competitive compensation.
  • Opportunities for learning and career growth.

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