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Job ID : 1595192 Date Updated : June 10th, 2026
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Senior Rust Engineer

Hiring Company Randstad
Location Tokyo - 23 Wards, Toshima-ku
Job Type Contract
Salary 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen

Job Description

Responsibilities
-Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software applications, with a specific emphasis on API development, using Rust.
-Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement software requirements.
-Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
-Develop and maintain APIs to support seamless integration with external systems.
-Debug and troubleshoot software issues, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
-Stay up-to-date with the latest Rust developments and best practices.
-Contribute to the design and architecture of software projects.
-Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
-Create and maintain technical documentation.
-Work on continuous improvement initiatives to enhance software quality and development processes.
-Participate in agile development practices and methodologies.

General Requirements

Minimum Experience Level Over 3 years
Career Level Mid Career
Minimum English Level Business Level (Amount Used: English Only)
Minimum Japanese Level None
Minimum Education Level Bachelor's Degree
Visa Status No permission to work in Japan required

Required Skills

-Strong knowledge of at least one programming language (experience with Rust is a plus).
-Willingness to learn and develop expertise in Rust.
-Proficient in understanding software architecture and design, with the ability to align the overall service architecture.
-Hands-on experience in building distributed systems, emphasizing scalability and high throughput software.
-Proven track record of maintaining and advancing existing code bases.
-Comfortable with knowledge sharing, collaborative teamwork, and relationship building.
-Demonstrates a keen interest in the organization's engineering and product development strategy, aligning with the overall business strategy.
-Ability to define task outlines and deliverables, showcasing a sense of urgency when required.
-Capable of managing ambiguity and exercising good judgment when needed.
-Effective in giving and receiving constructive feedback tactfully, both upstream and downstream.
-Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
-Familiarity with the following technologies is a plus:
Akka Cluster, Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka
-Experience with Event Sourcing and CQRS
-Understanding of JVM internals and performance optimization
-Experience with CircleCI, AWS, Fargate, Terraform, Datadog
-Previous experience working on a payment platform or in the fintech field.

Job Location

  • Tokyo - 23 Wards, Toshima-ku

Work Conditions

Job Type Contract
Salary 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen
Industry Other (Banking and Financial Services)

Job Category

Company Details

Company Type International Company
Non-Japanese Ratio Majority Non-Japanese