Lead Rust Developer

Job Title

Lead Rust Developer

Atlanta, GA 30334 (Hybrid — 3 days office/week). 8‑Month Contract Position

We are seeking a skilled Senior Rust Developer to take ownership of complex projects, guide technical decisions, and mentor junior team members. This role requires a deep understanding of systems programming concepts, concurrency patterns, and performance optimization techniques.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in systems programming and a passion for building efficient and reliable software. You will be responsible for developing high‑performance applications and contributing to the design and architecture of our systems.

• Design and develop high‑performance applications using Rust’s ownership model and type system.
• Write safe, concurrent, and efficient code following Rust best practices and idioms.
• Lead development of advanced features and systems using Rust.
• Review and optimize code for performance, safety, and scalability.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level developers through code reviews and training.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders on technical requirements.
• Troubleshoot critical issues and provide long‑term solutions.
• Integrate Rust applications with existing systems and third‑party services.
• Deploy and monitor Rust applications in production environments.
• Collaborate with Dev Ops teams to optimize build processes and deployment pipelines.
• Drive the implementation of Dev Ops practices and tools for continuous integration, automated testing, and deployment. Streamline development workflows, optimize build processes, and improve overall development efficiency.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Professional software development experience – 10 years.
• Rust experience – 5 years.
• Lead Developer or similar role – 3 years.
• Strong understanding of memory management, concurrency, and systems programming concepts.
• Experience with Rust ecosystem tools and popular crates – 5 years.
• Knowledge of async programming in Rust using tokio, async‑std, or similar frameworks – 5 years.
• Familiarity with performance profiling and optimization techniques.
• Experience with advanced automation platforms like Salt Stack for infrastructure and configuration management – 3 years.
• Knowledge and experience with AWS, Git Hub, and Git Lab pipelines – 5 years.
• Excellent debugging skills for systems‑level and concurrent programming issues.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well‑documented Rust code.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies.

• Skill Required – Actual Years of
  
  Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related technical field – Required
  • Professional software development experience – 10 years
  • Rust experience – 5 years
  • Lead Developer role – 3 years
  • Memory management, concurrency, systems programming concepts – applicable
  • Rust ecosystem tools/crates – 5 years
  • Async programming in Rust – 5 years
  • Performance profiling – applicable
  • Salt Stack – 3 years
  • AWS, Git Hub, Git Lab pipelines – 5 years

Inter Sources Inc. is a Small, Women‑Owned and Minority‑Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with over 18 years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/UX Design, System Integration, QA Support, etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees, and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status.

We are also Google Cloud and Oracle partner companies.

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