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# Rust Developer - Remote (UK Based)

- **Company:** iO Associates
- **Location:** Bristol, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £42,000.0 - £72,500.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Distributed Systems, NoSQL, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Backend, Software Coding, Golang
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5836604991

## About the Role

* We are looking for senior backend software engineers with solid recent commercial Rust experience.
 * We value a strong wider backend engineering background in Go, C++, Java, or similar technologies.
 * We want engineers who still enjoy hands-on coding and solving difficult technical problems.
 * We are looking for experience working with backend services and APIs, distributed systems, cloud-native development, and SQL and NoSQL databases.
 * Experience with AI-assisted software engineering tools such as Claude Code, Copilot, or Cursor is an advantage.

## Description

* We will have you work hands-on across Rust development and backend engineering.
 * We will have you build and modernise backend services and APIs.
 * We will have you contribute to distributed systems and cloud-native software development.
 * We will have you work with SQL and NoSQL databases.
 * We will have you help rebuild and modernise a business-critical platform as part of a long-term transformation programme.
 * We will have you use AI-assisted development tools as part of the engineering workflow.

Technologies:

 * AI
 * Backend
 * Claude Code
 * Cloud
 * Copilot
 * Cursor
 * Java
 * NoSQL
 * Rust
 * SQL


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