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Contract Rust Backend Developer Jobs in California

xAI

Backend Engineer - API

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$180K - $440K/yr

Most of our backend infrastructure is written in Rust. So familiarity with a compiled language such as C++, Rust, or Go is highly beneficial. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Build the xAI API that serves our ...

SmartIPlace

REQ :: AI Back End Engineers

Redwood City, CA · On-site

$90 - $100/hr

Send Candidates who have strong AI/LLM and backend developer experience * LLM product experience ... Design APIs & contracts: stable, versioned internal/external APIs, webhooks/events, integration ...

Hark

Backend Engineer

San Jose, CA

$170K - $400K/yr

Strong experience in at least one systems-level language (e.g., Go, Rust, C++, or Java ... Experience building developer-facing APIs or SDKs. Compensation The US base salary range for this ...

Hark

Backend Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$170K - $400K/yr

Strong experience in at least one systems-level language (e.g., Go, Rust, C++, or Java ... Experience building developer-facing APIs or SDKs. Compensation The US base salary range for this ...

Atomic Semi

Software Engineer, Backend

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$125K - $195K/yr

We're building a small team of exceptional, hands-on engineers to make this happen. Mechanical ... Lead the architecture and development of high-performance backend APIs (Go, Rust, gRPC) that power ...

Archer

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

San Jose, CA

$145K - $180K/yr

What You'll Do As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will architect, develop, and scale the core ... Strong proficiency in Python and/or Rust, ideally both * Solid experience with containerization and ...

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Backend Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

Understanding of DevOps and SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) principles to ensure stability and ... Experience with Rust, robotics or mechatronics (ST/TI firmware, SPI/UART, BLE, etc) * Experience ...

Swish Analytics

Rust Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$170K/yr

Design core, backend software components, and code primarily using Rust * Building internal and ... Minimum of 1 year of software engineering experience with Rust; 3 preferred * Minimum of 3 years of ...

INENT INC

CQ5

San Jose, CA

CQ5 Developer with Customization experience is a MUST (Backend developer who has worked with API, JAVA) Number of positions: 2 (Contract position) Duration for contract position: Min 1+ year (Based ...

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AspectContract Rust Backend DeveloperContract Go Backend Developer
Required CredentialsProficiency in Rust, experience with backend frameworks, understanding of systems programmingProficiency in Go, experience with backend development, knowledge of concurrent programming
Work EnvironmentRemote or on-site, tech companies, startups, or enterprise environmentsRemote or on-site, tech companies, startups, or enterprise environments
Industry UsageHigh-performance systems, blockchain, embedded systemsWeb services, cloud applications, microservices
Common Search & ComparisonYesYes

Both Contract Rust Backend Developers and Contract Go Backend Developers work in backend development, often in remote or on-site environments within tech industries. Rust developers focus on high-performance, low-level systems, while Go developers excel in scalable, cloud-based microservices. The choice depends on project requirements and performance needs.

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Backend Engineer - API

xAI

Palo Alto, CA • On-site

$180K - $440K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement

Posted 7 days ago

Job description

ABOUT xAI
xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
As an ideal candidate you have a good understanding of how highly scalable and reliable production infrastructure is built. Most of our backend infrastructure is written in Rust. So familiarity with a compiled language such as C++, Rust, or Go is highly beneficial.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Build the xAI API that serves our models to developers worldwide
  • Own the end-to-end system responsible for high-throughput inference, handling billions of tokens per minute with low latency and high availability, including model serving infrastructure, request routing, SDK development, rate limiting, observability, and efficient scaling
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Expert knowledge of either Rust or C++
  • Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining reliable and horizontally scalable distributed systems
  • Knowledge of service observability and reliability best practices
  • Experience in operating commonly used databases such as PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, and MongoDB
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Experience with LLM inference engines and serving frameworks (e.g., SGLang, TensorRT, vLLM)
  • Experience designing or building with agent SDKs and agent orchestration frameworks
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized applications
  • Expert knowledge of gRPC (unary, response streaming, bi-directional streaming, REST mapping)
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
$180,000 - $440,000 USD
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
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