Remote | Open Source Contributor – Rust — Up to $85/hr

We are sharing a specialised remote opportunity for experienced Rust developers with strong open-source backgrounds to support AI, data, and high-performance infrastructure projects with a leading AI research ecosystem. This project focuses on designing high-quality coding challenges, developing production-ready Rust implementations, and creating comprehensive test frameworks to help evaluate and improve advanced AI systems working with real-world systems programming tasks. Key Responsibilities Design challenging coding problems with clear input/output specifications and explicit function signatures Develop complete mini-repositories including problem statements, reference solutions, and executable test runners Implement clean, production-quality Rust code aligned strictly with test expectations Write comprehensive unit tests covering edge cases, invalid inputs, concurrency issues, and performance constraints Ensure repositories are fully executable with no missing dependencies, borrow checker violations, or build configuration issues Maintain high standards for modular design, reliability, and performance Ideal Profile Strong candidates may have: 3–6 years of professional software development experience with strong focus on Rust Proven experience contributing to open-source projects Strong proficiency in Rust fundamentals including ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, and trait-based design Experience building backend services using frameworks such as Actix Web, Axum, Rocket, or similar Experience working with async programming (Tokio, async/await) Strong understanding of memory safety, concurrency models, and performance optimisation Experience working with Git-based development workflows Educational Background: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience) Nice to Have Experience working with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB Familiarity with Cargo and Rust build tooling Experience working with Docker and CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions Experience contributing to high-performance infrastructure or systems-level projects Why This Opportunity Contribute to globally visible infrastructure and systems-level engineering projects Help design engineering benchmarks used to evaluate advanced AI systems Work with a global network of experienced open-source developers Apply Rust expertise in high-performance and safety-critical software environments Contract Details Independent contractor role Fully remote with flexible scheduling Part-time commitment (approximately 10–20 hours per week) Competitive rates between $50–$85/hour depending on expertise Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise Projects may extend or adjust depending on scope and performance No access to confidential or proprietary information from employers or institutions About the Platform This opportunity is available through a leading AI-driven work platform.