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# Rust Developer

- **Company:** Red Oak East Texas LP
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $62,400.0 - $187,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Validation, Cursor, Programming Tools, Github, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Software Security, Backend, Database Migration, Bug Reporting, Free and Open-Source Software, Graphql, Restful APIs, Web Api
- **Published:** September 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/18_5339_308023

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional backend development experience, including strong Rust expertise.
 * Proficiency building and maintaining RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
 * Advanced knowledge of backend data validation, error handling, and API security.
 * Hands-on experience with database migrations, schema design, and performance tuning.
 * Extensive experience using AI coding tools. Familiarity with Cursor is highly desirable.
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including clear incident and bug reporting.
 * Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, confidential, collaborative remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Visible open-source contributions, such as GitHub contributions or stars.
 * Experience designing or evaluating experimental developer tools and workflows.
 * Strong interest in advances in AI-assisted software development.

## Description

* Design, develop, and optimize scalable REST and GraphQL API endpoints.
 * Apply strong data validation, error-handling, and API security practices across backend services.
 * Plan and execute database migrations, performance optimizations, and schema changes.
 * Test new AI-powered models in Cursor and provide actionable feedback through incident reports, bug traces, and screenshots.
 * Participate in intensive four-day testing bursts that examine AI models in real development workflows.
 * Discuss findings and propose improvements with the research team through a dedicated Slack channel.
 * Complete detailed post-testing surveys on model performance and developer experience.


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