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We're looking for a senior Rust engineer to design and build high-performance data pipelines, annotation tooling, and evaluation systems used by leading AI research labs.This is a fully remote contract role with meaningful technical depth — real production systems, high-impact engineering decisions, and direct collaboration with some of the best research teams in AI.Organization: AlignerrType: Hourly ContractLocation: RemoteCommitment: 20–40 hours/weekWhat You'll DoDesign, build, and optimize high-performance Rust systems supporting large-scale AI data pipelines and evaluation workflowsDevelop full-stack tooling and backend services for data annotation, validation, and quality control at scaleImprove reliability, performance, and safety across existing Rust codebasesIdentify and resolve bottlenecks and edge cases in data and system behaviorCollaborate with data, research, and engineering teams to support model training and evaluation workflowsParticipate in synchronous design reviews and iterate on architecture and implementation decisionsWho You AreNative or fluent English speaker with strong written and verbal communication skills3–5+ years of professional experience writing production RustDeep command of Rust lifetimes, ownership mechanics, and idiomatic error handlingProven experience building I/O-bound data pipelines with robust retry/backoff logic for production systemsAble to commit 20–40 hours per week with consistency and reliabilityNice to HavePrior experience with data annotation, data quality, or evaluation systemsFamiliarity with AI/ML workflows, model training, or benchmarking pipelinesExperience with distributed systems or developer toolingBackground contributing to or maintaining large Rust codebasesWhy Join UsWork on production systems that directly influence how leading AI labs build and evaluate next-generation modelsFully remote and async-friendly — work from wherever you do your best engineeringFreelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, technically challenging workCollaborate with top-tier researchers and engineers across data, infrastructure, and AIPotential for ongoing work and contract extension across new projects as they launch","company":"Alignerr","rawCompany":"alignerr","city":"Seattle","state":"WA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-11-06T15:35:16.492Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Systems Programmer","description":"About The RoleWhat if your Rust expertise could directly shape the infrastructure powering the next generation of AI? 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