Rust Jobs for Rustaceans

About the Role
The Rust Backend Developer role at ESTIDAMA UAE focuses on designing and implementing scalable, high-performance backend services. Key responsibilities include developing real-time messaging and media features, optimizing latency-sensitive components, and ensuring robust security. The position requires a minimum of three years of backend development experience, with at least one year specifically in Rust, and proficiency in asynchronous Rust frameworks like Tokio or Actix. A strong understanding of system design, microservices, RESTful APIs, and experience with databases such as PostgreSQL and Redis are also essential.

Our Assessment
Difficulty Level
Medium

Green Flags

• • Clear emphasis on modern technologies (Rust, Tokio/Actix)
• • Focus on performance and scalability
• • Inclusion of security as a core responsibility

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance backend services using Rust
• Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps
• Build real-time messaging and media features
• Optimize latency-sensitive and concurrency-heavy components for efficiency and reliability
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices
• Ensure robust security and data protection measures are embedded across all backend systems

Impact & Influence

• Development of core backend services
• Enhancement of real-time messaging and media features
• Improvement of system efficiency and reliability
• Strengthening of security and data protection

Challenges

• Optimizing for latency and concurrency
• Ensuring robust security and data protection
• Working with real-time messaging and media features

Requirements:

• Rust
• Tokio
• Actix
• System Design
• Microservices Architecture
• RESTful APIs
• PostgreSQL
• Redis

Soft Skills

• Collaborative
• Agile Mindset
• Analytical Skills
• Problem-solving Skills
• Clean Code Practices
• Well-documented Code

Experience

• Minimum 3 years backend development experience
• At least 1 year working in Rust