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Rust Developer Jobs
Rust is the fastest-growing systems programming language for teams that need memory safety without garbage collection — used across fintech, blockchain, embedded systems, and high-throughput backends. ApTask places senior Rust engineers at teams building infrastructure that can't afford correctness bugs. Roughly 60% of these roles are remote.
3 live roles in adjacent skills
No Rust Developer roles are open right now. These live roles use adjacent skills. Submit your résumé to be considered when a matching Rust Developer role opens.
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- 2 weeks ago
Senior/Lead Java Engineer with Kubernetes Ingress
Hybrid contract role in Plano, TX, paying $60–$63/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
Plano, TX · Hybrid$60–$63/hr - 1 month ago
Multi-Cloud Architect (GCP + AWS)
Remote contract role in Hartford, CT, paying $90–$99/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
Hartford, CT · Remote$90–$99/hr - 1 month ago
Golang Developer
Hybrid contract role in Menlo Park, CA, paying $70–$73/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
Menlo Park, CA · Hybrid$70–$73/hr
About Rust Developer roles at ApTask
What Rust roles does ApTask place?
Systems engineers, blockchain / crypto engineers, WebAssembly / edge-compute engineers, and performance-critical backend developers.
What bill rates are typical?
Rust talent is scarce; senior engineers bill $130-$185/hr for contract. Principal levels with production Rust experience can command $200/hr+.
Are Rust roles remote?
Roughly 60% remote — Rust teams skew toward remote-first startups and platform teams.
How do Rust Developer rates compare with national wage data?
The closest occupation the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks for Rust Developer roles is software developers, which had a median annual wage of 135,980 US dollars in May 2025 (BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, page last modified August 27, 2026). BLS reports the median wage of all employees in that occupation nationwide; the amounts elsewhere on this page are whatever each ApTask posting or FAQ answer states for itself, so read the BLS figure as national context rather than a like-for-like comparison.
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