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Principal Rust Engineer - ML Infrastructure

  • Software Engineering
  • Platform: Alignerr
  • Level: Expert

$50-75/hrAs published by the platform.

About this job

This contract role centers on building and tuning high-performance Rust systems that support AI model development, including data pipelines, annotation tooling and evaluation infrastructure. It is aimed at senior engineers with deep Rust expertise who want to work fully remotely alongside research and engineering teams.

What you'll do

  • Design and optimize high-performance Rust systems for AI data pipelines and model evaluation.
  • Build backend services and tooling for large-scale data annotation, validation and quality control.
  • Improve reliability, performance and safety across production Rust codebases.
  • Find bottlenecks and edge cases in data and system behavior and implement lasting fixes.

Requirements

RustMachine Learning
  • 5+ years of experience

Pay

$50-75/hr

Pay as published by the platform. It is not a guarantee of income or hours.

Location

The platform has not published which countries are eligible for this job.

How to apply

You apply on Alignerr, Labelbox's expert network: create a profile, complete an AI-led interview and skills assessment, then get matched to projects in your field.

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Source

Official posting: https://www.alignerr.com/jobs/0a10c2c7-d5ba-429b-b1f8-1e5244d924b1

Last checked on October 8, 2026.

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