Outstaff Hiring: Remote — Contract (Full-time, Long-term)
About the Role
e are looking for a Senior Full Stack Rust Engineer to build and maintain production-grade Rust applications. This is primarily a backend role with some frontend development using React.
You will work on scalable distributed systems, backend services, APIs, SQL optimization, and cloud-native infrastructure. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on Rust experience in production environments and enjoys solving complex engineering challenges.
Location: Remote (EU) Engagement: Full-time, long-term contract Start Date: ASAP Language: English Time Zone: European business hours with 2-3 hours EST overlap
What You’ll Do
Design, develop, and maintain production Rust applications
Build backend services, APIs, and system-level components
Write and optimize complex SQL queries
Debug production issues, including performance, concurrency, and memory-related problems
Contribute to frontend development using React when required
Design and implement distributed systems and microservices
Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
Deploy and maintain applications running on Kubernetes
Implement logging, monitoring, metrics, tracing, and alerting
Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
Mentor junior engineers and share Rust best practices
Use AI-assisted development tools (such as Cursor or Claude CLI) responsibly while maintaining code quality
Must-Have Requirements
5+ years of commercial Rust development experience
Strong knowledge of Rust ownership, lifetimes, traits, async programming, and error handling
Experience with Rust frameworks such as Axum, Actix, Warp, or similar
Experience debugging production Rust applications
Strong backend engineering experience
Experience building scalable APIs and backend services
Strong SQL skills, including complex queries and performance optimization
Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar relational databases
Experience writing unit and integration tests
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
Experience working with Kubernetes and containerized applications
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, etc.)
Strong communication skills
Experience mentoring other engineers
Nice to Have
Experience with microservices and distributed systems
Experience with gRPC, message queues, and event-driven architecture
React and micro frontend experience
AWS or GCP experience
Infrastructure as Code experience
Experience using AI coding assistants such as Cursor or Claude CLI
Tech Stack
Languages: Rust, SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript
Frontend: React
Frameworks: Axum, Actix, Warp
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL
Cloud: AWS, GCP
Containers: Docker, Kubernetes
Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger
CI/CD: Modern CI/CD pipelines
Architecture: Microservices, Distributed Systems
What We’re Looking For
Strong production Rust experience
Backend-first engineering mindset
Experience building reliable, scalable systems
Passion for writing clean, maintainable code
Ability to work independently in a remote team
Good English communication skills
