Rust Software Engineer – AI Dataset Projects-[3 Months Contract]

Work Type: Contractor | Permanent Remote

Note

• This is a contract-based, fully remote opportunity. Payments are made based on actual hours worked. No paid leaves or benefits are included. The contractor must handle their own taxes and statutory compliances.

Job Overview

• We are looking for a Senior Rust Engineer to join a project focused on building high-quality training and evaluation datasets for LLMs using real-world GitHub repositories. You’ll work closely with researchers to identify and evaluate repositories, set up environments, validate bug-fix performance, and contribute to real software engineering challenges. This is a great opportunity to blend AI research with hands-on coding.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and triage GitHub issues from trending open-source repositories
• Set up and configure code environments using Docker and related tools
• Evaluate code quality and unit test coverage
• Modify and run codebases to test LLMs in real-world scenarios
• Collaborate with researchers to define and select challenge repositories
• Optionally lead junior engineers in contributing to project tasks

Must-Have Skills

• 3–4+ years of hands-on Rust development experience
• Strong familiarity with Git, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with complex, real-world codebases
• Ability to test, debug, and run open-source projects locally
• Prior exposure to GitHub workflows and issue triaging