Backend Developer | $70/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Rust Architect / Backend Developer for a contract role with fully remote, global accessibility. The position emphasizes solving complex Rust backend problems, API work, and scalable systems engineering.

You will design asynchronous services, manage crate workspaces, and optimize performance in production environments while contributing to robust, maintainable architectures across distributed teams.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Rust and backend service design.
• Proven ability to handle APIs, data systems, and concurrency.
• Experience with production software architecture.

Responsibilities

• Solve and validate Rust backend problems involving service behavior and APIs.
• Translate functional requirements into reproducible implementation workflows.
• Prepare Rust crate workspaces, configuration files, and test fixtures.
• Implement dependency services, databases, and containerized environments.
• Evaluate backend systems for correctness, reliability, and maintainability.
• Design and create asynchronous and concurrent systems in Rust.
• Conduct technical debugging for performance and reliability issues.

Skills

Rust

Backend design

APIs

Concurrency

Production systems

Open-source Rust

Job description

Position: Rust Architect / Backend Developer

Type: Contract

Compensation: $50 $70/hour

Location: Global, fully remote

Commitment: 10 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Solve and validate Rust backend problems involving service behavior and APIs
• Translate functional requirements into reproducible implementation workflows
• Prepare Rust crate workspaces, configuration files, and test fixtures
• Implement dependency services, databases, and containerized environments
• Evaluate backend systems for correctness, reliability, and maintainability
• Design and create asynchronous and concurrent systems in Rust
• Conduct technical debugging for performance and reliability issues

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of Rust and backend service design
• Proven ability to handle APIs, data systems, and concurrency
• Significant experience with production software architecture
• Practical proficiency in substantial Rust projects or open-source work
• Experience formulating technical analyses for backend performance
• Excellent judgment in assessing backend system reliability
• Clear ownership of Rust architecture and solutions