Rust Architect / Backend Developer

About the Role

Micro1 needs a highly skilled Rust architect and backend developer for an AI-training project covering production Rust, backend architecture, async and concurrent systems, service design, infrastructure and debugging. You judge whether backend systems are correct, reliable, maintainable and production ready.

What You'll Do

• Solve and validate Rust backend problems involving service behavior, APIs, persistence, concurrency, performance and reliability
• Turn functional requirements, performance targets and failure-handling expectations into reproducible implementation and test workflows
• Prepare Rust crate workspaces, configuration, test fixtures, dependency services, databases and containerized environments

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of Rust, backend service design, APIs, data systems and concurrency
• Practical Rust proficiency in substantial professional, research or open-source work
• Clear ownership of Rust architecture
• Experience analyzing backend correctness, performance, scalability and reliability

Compensation & Logistics

The listing text states $50-$70/hour (the structured rate field is empty). Contractor, about 15 hours per week, flexible schedule including weekends as long as you stay active. Compensation is output-based: paid per task meeting specifications, with a minimum number of tasks per week. Fully remote, global. Process: screening questions, a roughly 30-minute AI interview, then hiring manager review.