Backend Developer (Rust)

Building high-performance and memory-safe system services in Rust

Backend Engineering Junior Middle Senior Lead / Staff Principal
Full Matrix Career Track PDF
68 skills
5 levels
201 mandatory
337 requirements

Backend Developer (Rust) is a role in the Backend Engineering family. It has 68 skills across 5 levels (from Junior to Principal). 201 skills are mandatory. Key domains: Programming Fundamentals, Backend Development, Database Management.

Technology Stack

Junior Rust 1.75+, Axum/Actix-web, sqlx, PostgreSQL, serde, tokio basics, cargo test, Docker
Middle Rust 1.75+, Axum, tokio, PostgreSQL/Redis, tonic (gRPC), tracing, criterion (benchmarks), Docker
Senior Rust 1.75+, Custom async, PostgreSQL/Redis/ClickHouse, Kafka (rdkafka), unsafe optimization, WASM, OpenTelemetry
Lead / Staff Rust platform, Kubernetes, Cross-compilation, FFI strategies, Nix builds, Custom allocators
Principal Rust at scale, Compiler plugins, Cross-language architecture, Performance engineering

Focus by Level

Junior

Building HTTP handlers with Actix/Axum. Writing tests. Working with ownership/borrowing. Learning async Rust. Working with sqlx.

Middle

Designing APIs with Axum/Actix. Working with tokio runtime. Optimizing allocations. Unsafe Rust when necessary. FFI with C/C++.

Senior

Designing high-load systems. Building crate libraries. Zero-copy optimization. Async runtime design. Embedded Rust.

Lead / Staff

Rust platform architecture. Performance and safety standards. Choosing Rust vs Go/C++ for tasks. Rust in production ecosystem.

Principal

Rust ecosystem strategy. Contributions to Rust core/ecosystem. Architecture for extreme performance. Cross-language interop strategy.

Skill Matrix

68 skills × 5 levels. Click on a cell for details.

A Awareness W Working V Advanced E Expert

AI-Assisted Development

4 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
GitHub Copilot A W A E E
Cursor IDE A W A A
ChatGPT / Claude A W A E E
Prompt Engineering for Code A W A E E

API & Integration

8 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
REST API Design A W A E E
GraphQL Design A W A E E
WebSocket API Design A W A E E
gRPC & Protocol Buffers A W A E E
gRPC & Protocol Buffers A W A E E
API Versioning Strategies A W A E E
API Documentation A W A E E
Rate Limiting & Throttling A W A E E

Architecture & System Design

4 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
System Design Fundamentals A W A E E
Clean Architecture A W A E E
CQRS A W A E E
Event-Driven Architecture A W A E E

Backend Development

6 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
Python Web Frameworks A W A E E
Rust Web Frameworks A W A E E
Apache Kafka A W A E E
Message Broker Patterns A W A E E
Redis A W A E E
Caching Strategies A W A E E

Cloud & Infrastructure

5 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
Docker A W A E E
Kubernetes Core A W A E E
Terraform A W A E E
AWS A W A E E
Network Fundamentals A W A

Database Management

7 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
PostgreSQL A W A E E
Database Indexing A W A E E
Query Optimization A W A E E
Connection Pooling A W A E E
Database Sharding A W A E E
Data Modeling & Schema Design A W A E E
Database Migrations A W A E E

DevOps & CI/CD

1 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
GitHub Actions / GitLab CI A W A E E

Observability & Monitoring

5 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
Structured Logging A W A E E
ELK Stack A W A E E
Prometheus & Grafana A W A E E
OpenTelemetry A W A E E
SLI / SLO / SLA A W A E E

Performance Engineering

5 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
CPU Profiling A W A E E
Memory Profiling A W A E E
Latency Optimization A W A E E
Throughput Optimization A W A E E
Performance Budgets A W A E E

Programming Fundamentals

11 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
Algorithms & Complexity A W A E E
Data Structures A W A E E
OOP & SOLID Principles A W A E E
Design Patterns A W A E E
Multithreading A W A E E
Async Programming A W A E E
Code Quality & Refactoring A W A E E
Type Safety & Type Systems A W A E E
Generics & Parametric Polymorphism A W A E E
Memory Management A W A E E
Memory Profiling A W A E E

Security

4 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
OWASP & Application Security A W A E E
Secure Coding Practices A W A E E
Secrets Management A W A E E
JWT / OAuth2 / OIDC A W A E E

Testing & QA

5 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
TDD & BDD A W A E E
Property-Based Testing A W A E E
Unit Testing A W A E E
Integration Testing A W A E E
E2E Testing A W A E E

Version Control & Collaboration

3 skills
Skills Jun Mid Sen Lead Princ
Git Advanced A W A E E
Code Review A W A E E
Documentation as Code A W A E E

FAQ

What skills are needed for the Backend Developer (Rust) role?

The Backend Developer (Rust) role requires 68 skills, of which 201 are mandatory. Skills are distributed across 5 levels: from Junior to Principal. See full matrix.

How to advance to the next level in the Backend Developer (Rust) role?

Use the Grade Calculator to assess your current level and get personalized recommendations. The system will show which skills need to be developed for the next level.

What tech stack is used in the Backend Developer (Rust) role?

The stack includes 5 technologies at different levels. Rust 1.75+, Axum/Actix-web, sqlx, PostgreSQL, serde, tokio basics, cargo test, Docker, Rust 1.75+, Axum, tokio, PostgreSQL/Redis, tonic (gRPC), tracing, criterion (benchmarks), Docker, Rust 1.75+, Custom async, PostgreSQL/Redis/ClickHouse, Kafka (rdkafka), unsafe optimization, WASM, OpenTelemetry...

How does the community define requirements for the Backend Developer (Rust) role?

Role requirements are shaped by the community through a proposal system. Any member can suggest changes that go through voting and expert review.

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