Senior Rust Developer

Senior Rust Developer

Location: Round Rock, TX (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Rust Developer to support enterprise modernization initiatives by leading Java-to-Rust and C/C++-to-Rust migration projects. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on Rust development experience, expertise in backend systems, cloud-native applications, and distributed architectures.

Must-Have Skills

• 5-7+ years of software development experience
• 2+ years of hands-on Rust development
• Strong coding experience in Rust, C/C++, and Python
• Experience migrating Java/C++ applications to Rust
• Expertise in Tokio, Async Programming, Concurrency & Multithreading
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, gRPC, Microservices, and Distributed Systems
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB
• Messaging platforms: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus
• Cloud technologies: AWS/Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
• CI/CD tools: GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Linux Administration & Shell Scripting
• Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Java-to-Rust and C/C++-to-Rust migration initiatives.
• Design and develop scalable, secure, high-performance Rust applications.
• Build cloud-native microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven solutions.
• Optimize application performance, memory efficiency, and reliability.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide Rust technical leadership.
• Collaborate with architects, DevOps, and product teams in an Agile environment.

Nice to Have

• WebAssembly (WASM)
• Embedded Systems
• RISC-V Architecture
• Blockchain Technologies
• Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry
• Open Source Contributions