Alignerr
Principal Rust Engineer - ML Infrastructure
Join Alignerr to apply for the Principal Rust Engineer - ML Infrastructure role. Alignerr connects top technical experts with leading AI labs to build, evaluate, and improve next-generation models, working on real production systems and high-impact research workflows across data, tooling, and infrastructure.
Base Pay Range $50.00/hr - $75.00/hr
Position Senior Rust Full-Stack Engineer — AI Data & Infrastructure Type: Contract, Remote Commitment: 20–40 hours/week Compensation: Competitive, hourly (based on experience)
Role Responsibilities
Design, build, and optimize high-performance systems in Rust supporting AI data pipelines and evaluation workflows
Develop full-stack tooling and backend services for large-scale data annotation, validation, and quality control
Improve reliability, performance, and safety across existing Rust codebases
Collaborate with data, research, and engineering teams to support model training and evaluation workflows
Identify bottlenecks and edge cases in data and system behavior, and implement scalable fixes
Participate in synchronous reviews to iterate on system design and implementation decisions
Qualifications Must-Have
Native or fluent English speaker
5+ years of professional experience writing production Rust for data-intensive applications
Strong background in memory management and zero-copy deserialization mechanisms with minimal runtime overhead
Experience integrating Rust with machine learning frameworks or columnar data standards to support model training workflows
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Ability to commit 20–40 hours per week
Preferred
Prior experience with data annotation, data quality, or evaluation systems
Familiarity with AI/ML workflows, model training, or benchmarking pipelines
Experience with distributed systems or developer tooling
Application Process
Submit your resume
Complete a short technical screening
Project matching and onboarding
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Base Pay Range $50.00/hr - $75.00/hr
Position Senior Rust Full-Stack Engineer — AI Data & Infrastructure Type: Contract, Remote Commitment: 20–40 hours/week Compensation: Competitive, hourly (based on experience)
Role Responsibilities
Design, build, and optimize high-performance systems in Rust supporting AI data pipelines and evaluation workflows
Develop full-stack tooling and backend services for large-scale data annotation, validation, and quality control
Improve reliability, performance, and safety across existing Rust codebases
Collaborate with data, research, and engineering teams to support model training and evaluation workflows
Identify bottlenecks and edge cases in data and system behavior, and implement scalable fixes
Participate in synchronous reviews to iterate on system design and implementation decisions
Qualifications Must-Have
Native or fluent English speaker
5+ years of professional experience writing production Rust for data-intensive applications
Strong background in memory management and zero-copy deserialization mechanisms with minimal runtime overhead
Experience integrating Rust with machine learning frameworks or columnar data standards to support model training workflows
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Ability to commit 20–40 hours per week
Preferred
Prior experience with data annotation, data quality, or evaluation systems
Familiarity with AI/ML workflows, model training, or benchmarking pipelines
Experience with distributed systems or developer tooling
Application Process
Submit your resume
Complete a short technical screening
Project matching and onboarding
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Alignerr by 2x.
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