GA DHS - Sr. Rust Developer

The Georgia Department of Human Services, Office of Information Technology, is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of a Senior Rust Developer to join the agency based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Senior Rust Developer to take ownership of complex projects, guide technical decisions, and mentor junior team members. This role requires a deep understanding of systems programming concepts, concurrency patterns, and performance optimization techniques.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in systems programming and a passion for building efficient and reliable software. You will be responsible for developing high-performance applications and contributing to the design and architecture of our systems.

Responsibilities :

Design and develop high-performance applications using Rust's ownership model and type system

Write safe, concurrent, and efficient code following Rust best practices and idioms

Lead development of advanced features and systems using Rust

Review and optimize code for performance, safety, and scalability

Mentor junior and mid-level developers through code reviews and training

Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders on technical requirements

Troubleshoot critical issues and provide long-term solutions

Integrate Rust applications with existing systems and third-party services

Deploy and monitor Rust applications in production environments

Collaborate with DevOps teams to optimize build processes and deployment pipelines

Drive the implementation of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration, automated testing, and deployment. Streamline development workflows, optimize build processes, and improve overall development efficiency.

Required / Desired Skills

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related technical field.

Required

Professional software development experience.

Required

10

Years

Rust experience.

Required

Years

Proven experience as a Lead Developer or similar role.

Required

Years

Strong understanding of memory management, concurrency, and systems programming concepts.

Required

Experience with Rust ecosystem tools and popular crates.

Required

Years

Knowledge of async programming in Rust using tokio, async-std, or similar frameworks.

Required

Years

Familiarity with performance profiling and optimization techniques.

Required

Experience with advanced automation platforms like SaltStack for infrastructure and configuration management.

Required

Years

Knowledge and Experience with AWS, GitHub, and GitLab pipelines.

Required

Years

Excellent debugging skills for systems-level and concurrent programming issues.

Required

Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented Rust code.

Required

Self-motivated with the ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies.

Required

Questions

No.

Question

Question1

Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?

Question2

What is your candidate's email address?

Question3

If selected for engagement, your candidate's hourly Pay Rate must be at least $64.51? Your candidate can be paid more; however, the hourly SRP Rate cannot exceed $87.08? Do you agree to these requirements?

Question4

The maximum mark-up for this engagement's SRP rate is 35%. To be competitive on pricing, a mark-up below the 35% threshold is suggested. Do you agree to propose a mark-up at or below 35%?

Question5

This assignment is contingent upon customer renewal and availability of adequate funding. Do you agree to this requirement?

Question6

If selected for engagement, your candidate will be expected to start no later than 2 weeks (10 business days) after the client's selection date? Do you agree to this requirement?

Question7

HYBRID work option : However, the selected candidate must be available to report onsite as directed by the client. Do you accept this requirement?