AWS RUST Developer (P0)

Role: AWS RUST Developer (P0)
Job Ref Id: JD-1344
Competence level: 7 + Years
Start date: 2026-11-15
End date: 2027-05-30
Extension option: Yes
Scope: Yes
Location: India
Remote work: Yes
Language: English
Application deadline: 2026-12-15
Number of consultants: 1
Security clearance: No

About the assignment

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Rust Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications and backend services. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to build reliable, secure, and efficient solutions that support business objectives. The role involves contributing to system design, microservices architecture, performance optimization and modern CI/CD-driven delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain applications using Rust.

• Build scalable and high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Design and implement microservices and distributed system architectures.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Optimize application performance, resource utilization, and system reliability.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following industry best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical decision-making.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues.
• Contribute to CI/CD processes and software delivery automation.
• Ensure adherence to security, scalability, and operational excellence standards.

Requirements

Mandatory

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Rust programming language.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Experience with asynchronous programming, concurrency, and performance optimization.
• Proficiency with version control systems such as Git.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL).
• Knowledge of message queues and event-driven architectures.
• Experience working with Linux-based environments.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
• Knowledge of software security best practices.
• Experience with AWS Cloud Services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, CloudWatch, etc.).
• Exposure to Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of cloud-native application development.
• AWS Certifications.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Strong ownership mindset and accountability.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to team growth.
• The ideal candidate is passionate about building robust and scalable systems, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and has a strong foundation in backend engineering using Rust. Exposure to cloud technologies, particularly AWS, is a plus but not mandatory

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