Software Engineer - Rust

Rust Developer

Location: Remote | Type: Full-time or Contract | Start Date: ASAP

We’re looking for a sharp and curious Rust Developer to join our platform engineering team. Whether you’re deep into systems programming, backend services, or building blazing-fast web infrastructure, this role is perfect for someone who knows their way around Rust and is passionate about performance, safety, and reliability.

You’ll collaborate closely with engineering leadership (including the CTO) on building out high-performance, production-grade Rust systems, and have a say in how we approach architecture, scale, and innovation.

About Dataswyft

At Dataswyft, we believe that people — not platforms — should own and control their personal data. Our mission is to make data ownership as fundamental as owning a bank account. Through our self-sovereign data infrastructure, we enable individuals and businesses to create Personal Data Accounts that unlock secure, ethical, and interoperable data flows. We're building the backbone of a new digital economy — one that’s private, human-first, and future-ready.

Remote Expectations

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop scalable software solutions using Rust.

• Write clean, maintainable, and performant code with a focus on safety and concurrency.

• Collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to define system requirements and technical direction.

• Optimize performance across services, APIs, or internal tooling.

• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and deployment processes.

• Contribute to documentation, testing strategies, and internal tooling improvements.

What You Bring

• 4+ years of professional experience in Rust, or strong systems/backend experience with a transition to Rust.

• Solid understanding of systems-level concepts: memory management, multithreading, safety, and performance.

• Comfortable working with asynchronous programming (e.g., tokio, async/await).

• Familiarity with common Rust tooling: cargo, clippy, rustfmt, bacon, crates.io.

• Experience integrating with REST/gRPC APIs, databases, or working with distributed systems.

Our Tech Stack

• Axum, sqlx, redis, postgresql running on AWS

Bonus Points For

• Experience with WASM, embedded systems, or blockchain applications.

• Any Security Experience relating to SaaS or devices.

• Familiarity with Scala, Elixir, Phoenix, or other parts of our tech stack.

• Prior contributions to open-source Rust projects.

• Knowledge of DevOps practices or deployment workflows.

Why Join Us

• You’ll work directly with leadership on meaningful, performance-critical systems.

• We avoid unnecessary meetings, and value quality over ego.

• Fully remote team, flexible hours, and a supportive learning culture.

• An opportunity to help define how Rust fits into our broader tech vision.

The Interview Process

• Submit your CV, Github and LinkedIn to tyler.weir@dataswyft.com and tell us you are interested.
• Technical Interview. Show-and-tell your work.
• Meet the other team members. Do we fit?
• Offer!