Full-Time Lead Backend Rust Engineer

We’re looking for an experienced Rust developer to join our core engineering team building high-performance backend services. You’ll work on scalable APIs, data pipelines, and video-processing infrastructure.

What You’ll Work On

• Backend services in Rust (non-blockchain; token experience a plus)
• Designing and implementing APIs (REST and/or GraphQL)
• Building and maintaining PostgreSQL data stores
• Deploying and scaling systems on AWS
• Participating in the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Must-Have Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong production Rust skills
• Solid understanding of REST and GraphQL
• PostgreSQL experience
• Familiarity with AWS services
• Experience with agile or scrum workflows and multiple types of testing

Nice-to-Have Extras

• Rust + GraphQL experience
• ETL/ELT pipeline development
• Experience processing, storing, or serving large volumes of video content on AWS

What You’ll Be Building

An ambitious native Rust platform that includes:

• A decentralized social graph
• Real-time chat and video sharing
• A blockchain-integrated, no-fee marketplace
• A multilingual content engine with AI translation
• A mini-program ecosystem

You’ll own and scale:

• Authentication and user identity
• Token-based rewards system
• API architecture for mobile and web frontends
• Messaging and real-time communication
• Smart routing, caching layers, and database infrastructure

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of software engineering experience
• 4+ years of experience working in Rust in production environments
• Strong experience designing modern, scalable backend architectures from scratch
• Proficiency with Rust frameworks like Actix, Axum, Tokio, or Rocket

Bonus: experience with blockchain integration, tokenomics, or building in no-fee marketplaces

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