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Job Title: Senior Rust Developer
Location: Austin, TX (Onsite)
Duration: 6-12+ Months

Only Local candidates are workable

Primary Skills:
Exp in Software Engineering: 7+ years
Exp in RUST Development: 3+ years
Exp in Java: 5+ years
Exp in C++: 5+ years
Secondary Skills:

• Application Modernization: 5+ years

A Senior Rust Architect/Technical Lead who has successfully led Java and C/C++ modernization initiatives to Rust and can mentor internal teams while driving architecture and implementation.

• Skillset: 1 Senior Rust Developer Scope of Work Vendor resource will serve as a technical lead and support key modernization initiatives across our Edge applications: Rust Technical Leadership - Java to Rust Migration Lead the design and execution of Java-to-Rust conversion for Edge applications, including: Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager Data Center back-end services.
• Rust Technical Leadership - C/C++ to Rust Migration Lead the design and execution of C/C++-to-Rust conversion for Edge applications, including: SSC (Secure Service Credentials) Capability Building / Knowledge Transfer Train and mentor Dell senior SMEs on advanced Rust concepts and best practices Enable internal SMEs to assume the Rust Technical Lead role by the end of the engagement

Experience

• 5-7 Years of Software Development Experience (With 2+ Years of Hands-on Rust Development)

Job Summary
Client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Rust Developer to support strategic technology initiatives for a leading global technology client. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in systems programming, backend application development, cloud-native architectures, and performance optimization using Rust. The role involves designing and developing scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions supporting enterprise platforms, cloud infrastructure, edge computing, platform engineering, automation, and next-generation technology initiatives. The candidate will work closely with architects, product owners, DevOps teams, and global engineering teams in an Agile environment.
Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade applications using Rust.
• Build highly scalable, low-latency, and resilient services for cloud and distributed environments. Should be strong technical hands-on coding skills.
• Should be familiar with AI technologies, including Python and auto coding Tools Develop microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven applications.
• Implement concurrent and asynchronous solutions using Rust best practices. Optimize application performance, memory efficiency, and system reliability.
• Collaborate with architects and product teams to define technical solutions and system designs.
• Integrate applications with cloud platforms, databases, messaging systems, and enterprise platforms.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture reviews, and sprint planning activities.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis. Ensure security, observability, scalability, and compliance requirements are met. Mentor junior developers and contribute to engineering best practices.

Required Technical Skills:

• Core Programming Strong expertise in Rust Programming Solid experience with: C/C++ Python Rust Expertise Ownership and Borrowing Lifetimes Traits and Generics Memory Management Error Handling Async Programming Tokio Framework Concurrency and Multithreading Cargo Package Management Rust Testing Frameworks Backend Development REST APIs gRPC Services Microservices Architecture Distributed Systems Event-Driven Architectures Databases PostgreSQL MySQL Redis MongoDB Messaging Platforms Kafka RabbitMQ Azure Service Bus Cloud & Platform Engineering AWS / Azure Kubernetes Docker Helm GitHub Actions Jenkins CI/CD Automation Operating Systems Linux Administration Linux Kernel Concepts Shell Scripting Preferred Experience Enterprise Technology Platforms
• Experience working in one or more of the following areas: Cloud Platform Engineering Infrastructure Automation Kubernetes Ecosystem Edge Computing Platform Services AI Infrastructure Cybersecurity Solutions Storage Systems Networking Solutions

Nice to Have:
WebAssembly (WASM) Blockchain Technologies RISC-V Architecture Exposure Embedded Systems Development Open-Source Contributions Observability Tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)