Rust Engineer Backend Team

Job Title: Backend Engineer (Rust Focus)

Location: [Specify Location / Remote]
Experience: 5+ Years (including 3+ years in Rust)

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Rust and modern backend technologies to join our team. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of system internals, strong programming fundamentals, and experience building scalable microservices. You will be responsible for designing and developing high-performance backend systems and APIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Rust and other programming languages

• Build and optimize microservices-based architectures

• Develop and manage APIs using gRPC and other communication protocols

• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases to design efficient data models and queries

• Ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability of backend systems

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including frontend, DevOps, and product teams

• Debug and resolve complex technical issues across distributed systems

• Contribute to system design discussions and architectural decisions

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of overall backend development experience

• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience in Rust programming

• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals and system internals

• Experience in designing and building microservices architecture

• Hands-on experience with gRPC for service communication

• Strong experience with SQL and at least one NoSQL database (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB)

• Proficiency in writing optimized and scalable queries

• Basic working knowledge of Node.js and TypeScript

Preferred Skills

• Experience with distributed systems and high-scale applications

• Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes

• Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices