We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. Meaning, that with people across 20+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. This is a 3 month fixed term salaried contract, located in Ontario Canada.

We are seeking a Full Stack Rust Engineer to join the team as a hands-on contributor building and maintaining production Rust applications. This role spans backend systems engineering, database query development, and frontend contribution — with the center of gravity firmly on backend Rust development in a distributed, containerized environment. This is a build-and-ship role.

The successful candidate writes production Rust, debugs production Rust, and owns the quality and performance of the systems they deliver. Write and optimize complex SQL queries for performance and correctness at scale Debug and troubleshoot Rust applications in production environments, including memory safety issues, concurrency bugs, and performance regressions Contribute to frontend development using React where needed, including integration with micro frontend architectures Participate in the design and implementation of microservice and distributed system architectures Write and maintain comprehensive test suites: unit tests, integration tests, and end-toend tests following established best practices Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs clearly to team members at all levels Leverage agentic coding assistive tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude CLI) responsibly to accelerate development while maintaining code quality and security standards Proficiency with common Rust web frameworks and libraries (Actix, Axum, Warp, or equivalent) ~ Demonstrated ability to debug Rust applications in production: diagnosing panics, memory issues, deadlocks,



and performance bottlenecks ~ Strong systems/backend engineering experience in a production setting — this is not a prototyping or research role ~ Experience designing and building APIs, background workers, data pipelines, or other backend services that run reliably at scale ~ SQL and Data Strong experience creating scalable and efficient SQL queries, including complex joins, window functions, indexing strategy, and query plan analysis ~ Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or equivalent) in production ~ Familiarity with testing best practices in Rust and broader software engineering ~ Experience writing and maintaining unit tests, integration tests, and ideally propertybased or fuzz tests ~ Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how testing fits into a production deployment workflow ~ Experience with observability and alerting in mission-critical distributed systems: structured logging, distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, or equivalent), metrics (Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent), and alerting configuration ~ Willingness and ability to mentor junior engineers: code review, pair programming, and knowledge sharing on Rust and systems engineering topics The anticipated hourly range for this position is $75 hourly . Rate is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, expertise, and organizational impact.

Keep in mind, we're versatile. We’re committed to an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process and workplace, regardless of anyone’s lived experience, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and genetic information. DEPT® participates in E-Verify, meaning your Form I-9 information will be sent to the federal government to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.DEPT® is a pioneering technology and marketing services company that creates integrated end-to-end digital experiences for brands such as Google, KFC, Philips, Audi, Twitch, Patagonia, eBay and more.

Its team of 2,500+ digital specialists across 30+ locations on 5 continents delivers pioneering work on a global scale with a boutique culture. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION

📌 Senior Full Stack Rust Engineer DEPT · Canada posted 1 month ago (Toronto)
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