Remote Rust Backend Engineer (Contract) — APIs & AI Tools

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Rust Developer for a remote contract to design and optimize backend APIs, including REST and GraphQL endpoints. You will work 10-40 hrs/week on data validation, security, migrations, and AI-assisted coding with Cursor.

Collaboration with the research team via Slack and detailed incident reports is expected. Ideal candidates have strong Rust backend experience, expertise in building RESTful and GraphQL APIs, and a proven track record in database migrations and schema