Senior Rust Engineer - Production Backend Systems - Remote (LATAM)

We're looking for Senior Rust Engineers to take ownership of a high-performance, production backend, working on mission-critical systems where performance, security, and reliability are essential.

Location: Remote

Salary: $35-$45/hr

Responsibilities

• Build, optimize, and maintain high-performance backend services in Rust
• Take ownership of core backend architecture, including remediating vulnerabilities and improving CI/CD workflows
• Interface with PostgreSQL for complex data management, persistence, and schema-oriented design
• Design and work with schema-oriented service patterns (e.g., gRPC) where applicable
• Deploy and maintain services on AWS
• Jump into an existing, unfamiliar codebase and reach full productivity within the first 1–2 weeks
• Submit clean, high-quality code that holds up to rigorous review and peer scrutiny
• Take increasing ownership of backend direction as the system evolves or transitions from a legacy team

Requirements

• Expert-level or extensive senior-level experience with Rust in a production environment
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and SQL database design
• Strong experience with AWS for hosting and deployment
• Proven track record on large-scale, mission-critical, or high-stakes systems where performance and reliability matter
• Experience working as a senior individual contributor on evolving production systems
• Ability to explain complex architectural decisions and take full ownership of submitted code
• Comfortable working independently and ramping quickly on unfamiliar codebases