Rust Architect & Backend Engineer (Remote, Flexible Hours)

YO AI Labs; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking an experienced Rust Architect / Backend Developer for a contractor role. The position is fully remote and requires about 15 hours per week, with a flexible schedule including weekends.

The role focuses on building reliable, scalable backend systems for an AI training project. You will design APIs, manage asynchronous and concurrent tasks, and create production-ready solutions with attention to performance and debugging.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Rust, backend service design, APIs, data systems, and production software architecture.
• Experience analyzing backend correctness, performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Practical Rust programming experience through professional work, research, or open-source projects.

Responsibilities

• Solve and validate Rust backend problems involving APIs, persistence, concurrency, performance, and reliability.
• Translate functional requirements and performance targets into reproducible implementation and testing workflows.
• Set up Rust crate workspaces, configuration files, test fixtures, databases, dependency services, and containerized environments.
• Evaluate backend correctness, scalability, and failure-handling mechanisms.
• Develop and review technical solutions that meet production-quality standards.

Skills

Rust

Backend design

APIs

Performance

Concurrency

Tools

Docker

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking an experienced Rust Architect / Backend Developer for a contractor role. The position is fully remote and requires about 15 hours per week, with a flexible schedule including weekends.

The role focuses on building reliable, scalable backend systems for an AI training project. You will design APIs, manage asynchronous and concurrent tasks, and create production-ready solutions with attention to performance and debugging.