Backend Rust Engineer

Alignerr • San Francisco, CA

51d • $60 - $90 • Remote

About The Position

At Alignerr, we partner with the world’s leading AI research teams and labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models.
Organization: Alignerr Position: Rust Developer Type: Hourly Contract Compensation: $60–$90 /hour Location: Remote Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of professional experience writing production Rust with a focus on memory safety and concurrency.
• Strong background in systems programming and performance optimization.
• Fluent in English with the ability to explain complex low-level programming concepts clearly.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with distributed systems or developer tooling.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated Rust code for memory safety, ownership patterns, and performance optimization.
• Design high-performance systems-level code to evaluate the model's understanding of low-level constraints.
• Evaluate concurrent programming logic and identify potential race conditions in AI responses.
• Ensure scientific rigor and type-safety across all backend systems-level deliverables.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level