AlignerrCoding & software eval
Backend & Tooling Engineer (Rust)
up to $75/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your Rust expertise could directly shape the infrastructure powering the world's most advanced AI systems? We're looking for a Senior Rust Engineer to build and optimize the data pipelines, annotation tooling, and evaluation systems that leading AI labs depend on to train and improve their models.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and optimize high-performance systems in Rust supporting AI data pipelines and evaluation workflows
- Develop backend services and full-stack tooling for large-scale data annotation, validation, and quality control
- Improve reliability, performance, and safety across existing Rust codebases
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- Collaborate with data, research, and engineering teams to support model training and evaluation workflows
- Identify bottlenecks and edge cases in data and system behavior — then implement scalable, production-ready fixes
- Participate in synchronous design reviews to iterate on architecture and implementation decisions
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Native or fluent English speaker with clear written and verbal communication skills
- 5+ years of professional experience writing production-grade Rust
- Proven track record building high-performance backend web services and robust CLI tools
- Experienced with type-safe database interactions and connection pooling for large-scale data workloads
- Self-directed and reliable — able to commit 20–40 hours per week and deliver consistently
- Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments alongside world-class teams
Nice to Have
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- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality, or evaluation systems
- Familiarity with AI/ML workflows, model training, or benchmarking pipelines
- Experience with distributed systems or developer tooling at scale
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Alignerr's words
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Backend & Tooling Engineer (Rust)
About the Role
What if your Rust expertise could directly shape the infrastructure powering the world's most advanced AI systems? We're looking for a Senior Rust Engineer to build and optimize the data pipelines, annotation tooling, and evaluation systems that leading AI labs depend on to train and improve their models.
This is real, high-impact engineering work — not a side project. You'll be embedded in production workflows, solving hard problems at scale, and collaborating with research and engineering teams at the frontier of AI development.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Design, build, and optimize high-performance systems in Rust supporting AI data pipelines and evaluation workflows * Develop backend services and full-stack tooling for large-scale data annotation, validation, and quality control * Improve reliability, performance, and safety across existing Rust codebases * Collaborate with data, research, and engineering teams to support model training and evaluation workflows * Identify bottlenecks and edge cases in data and system behavior — then implement scalable, production-ready fixes * Participate in synchronous design reviews to iterate on architecture and implementation decisions
Who You Are
* Native or fluent English speaker with clear written and verbal communication skills * 5+ years of professional experience writing production-grade Rust * Proven track record building high-performance backend web services and robust CLI tools * Experienced with type-safe database interactions and connection pooling for large-scale data workloads * Self-directed and reliable — able to commit 20–40 hours per week and deliver consistently * Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments alongside world-class teams
Nice to Have
* Prior experience with data annotation, data quality, or evaluation systems * Familiarity with AI/ML workflows, model training, or benchmarking pipelines * Experience with distributed systems or developer tooling at scale
Why Join Us
* Work on production systems powering cutting-edge AI research at leading labs * Fully remote and async-friendly — work from wherever you do your best work * Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, long-term technical work * Collaborate with world-class engineers and researchers on problems that genuinely matter * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
Working with AlignerrPay, getting started and work, from Alignerr's own pages
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- Getting paid
- Billed weekly, Monday to Sunday, with approved work paid by the following Friday, according to Labelbox's help center. Payment goes through Stripe Connect or PayPal depending on your location, with one provider per country. intercom.help/labelbox/en/articles/13600616-alignerr-paym..., alignerr.com/process
- Before your first paid task
- Sign up, apply, verify your identity, set up billing and onboard. Some jobs add a Zara AI interview or domain assessments. alignerr.com/process
- How much work
- Time to your first project depends on demand and your skills, and there is no minimum number of hours. alignerr.com/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, under terms with ALIGNERR LLC. alignerr.com/faqs, alignerr.com/privacy
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How does the pay compare?Across Coding & software eval roles, not this role alone
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Pay across the field: Coding & software eval
Across 393 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 14 platforms, the middle half pays $65 to $120 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $95. This role's top rate, $75, is in the middle half. Of the 141 distinct rates we count, 45 are lower and 92 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 136 | $50 to $400 · median $100 |
| micro1 | 46 | $35 to $350 · median $110 |
| Handshake AI | 43 | $47 to $125 · median $80 |
| Meridial (Invisible) | 34 | $22 to $150 · median $60 |
| Mercor | 33 | $60 to $200 · median $105 |
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- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Alignerr
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- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 079a6903-e02e-4969-a8af-1422c6fe21af
Pay as the source states it: “$50-75/hr”.
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