RUST DEVELOPER

Rust Developer Portfolio Guide

Memory-safe systems programming. The future of performance-critical code.

Demand: HighJunior: $85k - $120k | Mid: $120k - $180k
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Performance Without Compromise

Rust offers C/C++ performance with memory safety guarantees. It's becoming the language of choice for performance-critical systems, blockchain, and security-focused applications.

Related Technologies

WebAssemblyTokioActixPostgreSQLgRPCLinuxDockerAWS

Profile Tips for Rust Developers

1

Show Memory-Safe Code

Demonstrate you understand ownership, borrowing, and lifetimes. These concepts are Rust's core differentiator.

2

Build Performance-Critical Projects

Show where Rust's performance matters: parsers, data processing, or system utilities.

3

Include WebAssembly Work

Rust to WASM is powerful for web performance. Show you can bring Rust to the browser.

4

Contribute to Open Source

The Rust community values open source. Contributions to Rust projects show commitment and skill.

Project Ideas to Showcase

CLI Performance Tool

Build a fast CLI tool that demonstrates Rust's speed—parsing, searching, or processing.

Rustclaprayon

Web API with Actix

Create a high-performance web API using Actix-web or Axum.

RustActix-webSQLxPostgreSQL

WebAssembly Module

Build a performance-critical module compiled to WASM for browser use.

Rustwasm-packJavaScript

Recommended Tech Stack

Web Frameworks

  • Actix-web
  • Axum
  • Rocket
  • Warp

Async Runtime

  • Tokio
  • async-std

Database

  • SQLx
  • Diesel
  • SeaORM

Tools

  • Serde
  • clap
  • rayon
  • tracing
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Growing demand, especially in crypto/blockchain, infrastructure, and security. Fewer jobs than JavaScript or Python, but less competition and higher salaries. Niche but valuable.

Yes, the learning curve is steep. Ownership and borrowing concepts take time to internalize. Most developers need 3-6 months to become comfortable. It's worth it for the right roles.

Rust for maximum performance and safety. Go for simplicity and productivity. Go is easier to hire for. Rust for when you need that extra 10% performance or memory safety guarantees.

Cloudflare, Discord, Dropbox, AWS, Microsoft, and many crypto companies. It's particularly strong in infrastructure, security, and performance-critical systems.

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