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JU-9244 Principal Recently added

Senior Backend Engineer / AI Engineer

Germany
25 years
Remote
Freelancer

Engineered high-performance backend systems for AI-driven applications. Specialized in building scalable distributed systems and microservices with a focus on REST and WebSockets.

  • Built AI-driven backend systems
  • Specialized in distributed systems
  • Utilized REST and WebSockets extensively
Backend Engineering Platform Engineering Distributed Systems Microservices REST WebSockets
Interviewing now $80k-95k/yr
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WX-7625 Principal Recently added

Backend Developer .NET

Netherlands
30 years
Hybrid
Employee / Freelancer

Provided expert consulting on Rust-based system architectures for financial services. Developed high-performance data processing pipelines for real-time analytics. Integrated cross-platform solutions with C# and Python for enterprise clients.

  • Consulted on Rust architectures
  • Developed real-time data pipelines
  • Integrated cross-platform solutions
C# .NET .NET Core ASP.NET ASP.NET Web API Python
Interviewing now €80k-90k/yr
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Senior Rust Backend Engineer

Canada
8 years
Remote
Employee
Experienced software engineer with strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture. Proven track record delivering production systems at scale. Skilled in designing fault-tolerant services, optimising CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring junior developers across cross-functional teams.
  • Led migration of monolithic system to microservices architecture
  • Built high-throughput data pipeline processing 1M+ events per second
  • Designed and implemented real-time monitoring and alerting platform
Rust Actix gRPC Kafka Kubernetes Terraform Redis Docker
Hired Salary: $XXX,XXX
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QA-8730 Senior

Senior Backend Engineer

France
8 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Develops asynchronous concurrent Rust services on Tokio for algorithmic digital-asset trading across more than 140 centralized and decentralized exchanges. Built exchange connectivity for roughly 20 venues using FIX, REST, and WebSocket protocols, with latency-sensitive order and market-data paths below 100 milliseconds.

  • Founded an audited on-chain protocol
  • Supported more than 12,000 blockchain identities
  • Implemented NATS-based service messaging
  • Built EVM integrations using The Graph and Multicall
Rust Tokio Asynchronous Programming Concurrent Programming TypeScript Node.js
Available in 1 month Salary on request
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SL-4391 Senior

Senior Backend & Data Engineer

United States
10 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Engineered scalable backend services for data-intensive applications, focusing on microservices architecture and container orchestration. Implemented data transformation pipelines using Rust to enhance data processing efficiency.

  • Designed RESTful APIs with TypeScript and Rust
  • Automated infrastructure with Docker and Bash scripting
  • Built CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration
Python Rust TypeScript Bash Powershell Docker
Interviewing now $80k-100k/yr
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JJ-2389 Senior

Rust Software Engineer

United Kingdom
7 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Specialized in developing high-performance systems with Rust, emphasizing concurrency and memory safety. Contributed to open-source projects, enhancing libraries used in real-time data processing.

  • Developed cross-platform libraries in Rust and C++
  • Optimized TypeScript front-end applications for performance
  • Implemented real-time analytics systems in Python
Rust C C++ JavaScript TypeScript Python
Interviewing now $80k-90k/yr
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EW-9676 Principal

Senior Software Engineer

United States
17 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected a high-performance file system for a custom Linux distribution. Spearheaded kernel module development to enhance I/O operations and system stability.

  • Led migration of legacy systems to Rust
  • Developed multi-threaded network services
  • Contributed to open-source kernel patches
C Rust C++ Systems Programming Operating Systems Linux Kernel Development
Interviewing now Salary on request
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NQ-3471 Mid-level

Software Engineer

Germany
3 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Specialized in backend development with RESTful APIs and Websockets, enhancing communication efficiency. Developed Telegram Bots for automating user interactions.

  • Developed RESTful APIs for backend services
  • Implemented Websocket communication for efficiency
  • Built Telegram Bots for automated interactions
Backend development RESTful API Websocket Telegram Bots development Django DRF
Available in 2 months €30k-50k/yr
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SV-8325 Senior

Senior Freelance Consultant

France
9 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Builds backend platforms around PHP 8+, Symfony, Laravel, and NestJS, using domain-driven, hexagonal, and event-driven architectures for REST APIs and microservices. Has implemented distributed integrations across AWS messaging services, Kubernetes deployments, relational and document databases, and regulated authentication flows.

  • Designed OpenAPI contracts for service integrations
  • Implemented OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, and Keycloak security
  • Applied TDD with PHPUnit, Jest, and SonarQube
  • Built event workflows with AWS SNS and SQS
PHP PHP 8+ Symfony Laravel Lumen NestJS
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AH-4885 Lead

Team Lead - Backend

Spain
7 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed backend systems using Rust and Go for high-performance applications. Managed data persistence with PostgreSQL and caching strategies using Redis.

  • Integrated NestJS for modular server-side applications
  • Developed API gateways for microservice communication
  • Optimized Node.js applications for concurrency
Node.js Go Rust NestJS PostgreSQL Redis
Interviewing now Salary on request
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DW-8746 Principal

Senior / Staff / Principal Backend Engineer

Brazil
17 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Led development of microservices architecture for high-traffic web applications. Specialized in database schema design and query optimization for large-scale systems.

  • Built real-time data processing pipelines
  • Implemented RESTful APIs with Rust
  • Migrated monolithic applications to microservices
Rust Go Ruby TypeScript SQL Backend Services
Interviewing now $120k-180k/yr
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WH-6752 Principal

Staff Software Engineer

India
14 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected scalable data infrastructure using cloud-native technologies, focusing on distributed systems. Designed query engines optimized for low-latency data retrieval. Led the development of API abstraction layers to unify backend platform interfaces.

  • Developed microservices for cloud platforms
  • Implemented fault-tolerant data replication protocols
  • Enhanced backend performance through custom caching solutions
Data infrastructure Query engines API abstraction layers Backend platform architecture Distributed systems Cloud-native systems
Interviewing now $80k-200k/yr
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UT-9876 Principal

Senior Backend Engineer

Ukraine
15 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and optimized distributed databases using PostgreSQL and ClickHouse, focusing on high availability and consistency. Built backend services in Rust to handle millions of requests per second.

  • Implemented complex queries for data analytics
  • Enhanced SQL performance with custom indexing
  • Developed data pipelines for ETL processes
Rust JavaScript TypeScript SQL PostgreSQL ClickHouse
$100k-120k/yr
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JS-6970 Lead

Senior Backend Engineer

Colombia
10 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected high-throughput distributed systems using Rust and Elixir for real-time data processing. Developed scalable backend services for financial platforms, focusing on fault tolerance and concurrency.

  • Led migration of legacy systems to microservices architecture
  • Implemented event-driven architecture with Kafka and RabbitMQ
  • Optimized database queries reducing latency by 40%
Elixir Rust C# Python Swift JavaScript
Interviewing now $96k-120k/yr
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JS-5317 Mid-level

Backend Engineer

India
3 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented microservices for financial transactions with consensus mechanisms. Worked on scalable systems using distributed architecture principles.

  • Implemented custom rate limiting solutions for high-traffic APIs.
  • Optimized load balancing strategies for microservices.
  • Worked on data consistency across distributed systems.
System Design Distributed Systems Microservices Architecture Consensus Mechanisms Rate Limiting Load Balancing
Interviewing now $30k-40k/yr
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