Rust Architect / Backend Developer
micro1 is hiring a Rust Architect / Backend Developer for a remote role. It pays $50-$70/hr and Level rates it ; you can apply on micro1.
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- Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- This is listed as a remote role.
- The posting mentions Rust, Docker and PostgreSQL among its tools and skills.
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Contribute to an AI-training project as a Rust backend architect focusing on scalable systems and debugging.
Pay: $50–$70/hour
Location: Global, fully remote
Job Type: Contractor (~15 hours per week)
Schedule: Flexible—you can choose the hours and days you work, including weekends if desired (As long as you're active)
We are looking for a highly skilled Rust Architect / Backend Developer to contribute to an AI-training project involving production Rust, backend architecture, asynchronous and concurrent systems, service design, infrastructure, and technical debugging. The role requires strong programming ability and the judgment to evaluate whether backend systems are correct, reliable, maintainable, and suitable for production use.
Scope of Work
- Solve and validate Rust backend problems involving service behavior, APIs, persistence, concurrency, performance, and reliability.
- Translate functional requirements, performance targets, and failure-handling expectations into reproducible implementation and testing workflows.
- Prepare Rust crate workspaces, configuration files, test fixtures, dependency services, databases, and containerized environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of Rust, backend service design, APIs, data systems, concurrency, and production software architecture.
- Experience formulating and completing technical analyses involving backend correctness, performance, scalability, or reliability.
- Practical proficiency with Rust in substantial professional, research, or open-source software
- Clear Rust Architecture ownership
Process:
- Apply to the role, filling out the screening questions
- Complete AI interview (aprox. 30 minutes), reviewed by recruiters)
- Hiring Manager review
Compensation Structure
Compensation is output-based; experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete work may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow. Minimum submission requirements apply. Experts must submit a minimum of tasks per week.
Start Timeline & Availability
We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts ready to jump in right away. If selected, we expect you to start your first tasks within 24–48 hours of completing onboarding.
How we rate this
Rust Architect / Backend Developer at micro1 rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- $168k
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- Tell me about a project where backend was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where concurrency was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where system architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Rust in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Backend, Concurrency, System Architecture, Software Engineering, and Rust. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Show where AI is part of your daily process, not a one-off project. This role expects it to be a running habit.
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