Rust Engineer

DEX Labs Open

Remote New York Full-time Mid-level Backend Engineering

At a glance

Mid-level Backend Engineering role at DEX Labs. Remote, United States · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $160,000–$225,000.

Estimated pay

DEX Labs has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.

$160,000 – $225,000

What the middle half of mid-level backend engineering roles in New York paid, among postings that did state a salary.

Worked out from 53 postings that stated pay, median $177,000. Last updated Nov 12, 2026.

RoleBackend Engineering

SeniorityMid-level

LocationNew York

WorkplaceRemote

EmploymentFull-time

PostedAug 26, 2021

Role brief

remoteroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Write low-level Rust for complex exchange infrastructure, balancing speed, readability and concurrent processing
Test your work and shared code with unit and integration checks, then benchmark its performance
Find and improve code across Rust, TypeScript, Python and Solidity projects
Create documentation that helps people use and understand the software

What you bring

You produce reliable software and test it thoroughly
You can work with Docker, Postgres and related infrastructure technologies

Who this fits

This mid-level, full-time role suits a Rust engineer comfortable contributing across DevOps, product code and Solidity contracts. The position is remote and based in New York, and the listing says you can work from anywhere.

From the employer

Rust Engineer

About us

DEX Labs is a tech start-up building cutting-edge, decentralized exchange infrastructure for the cryptocurrency markets. Our goal is to develop creative solutions for the problems decentralized exchanges are facing today and ultimately combine the upsides of centralized finance with those of decentralized finance - a self-governed, decentralized finance platform without compromising on performance or user experience.

We value diversity and inclusion and we are committed to hiring and supporting individuals regardless of identity or background. We're passionate about providing usable and accessible solutions, and your unique perspective and experience will inform improvements and features that make decentralized exchange usable to a wider audience.

Responsibilities

Write (low level) Rust code, that’s sophisticated, fast, and readable for complex, concurrent decentralized exchange infrastructure
Test and measure your (and our) code with unit tests, integration tests, benchmarking, etc.
Proactively improve our Rust, TypeScript, Python, or Solidity codebase
Write the kind of documentation that you would want to use

Requirements

Write great code that is robust and well-tested
Know your way around Docker, Postgres, and other infrastructure-related technologies
Work across different areas like DevOps, the core product’s Rust, TypeScript or Python codebase, and our Solidity smart contracts
Be enthusiastic about building great software that serves a purpose

Ideal

You know your Rust well
Your TypeScript is on point
You are active in the crypto ecosystem or interested in joining
You have worked with or are interested in Intel SGX / Trusted Execution Environments