CashKaro.com - Rust API Developer

Role Overview :

We are looking for a highly skilled Rust API Developer with at least 2 years of experience in developing and maintaining APIs using Rust. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in building scalable, fast, and reliable API solutions to support the growing infrastructure of CashKaro & EarnKaro.

Key Responsibilities :

- Develop and maintain backend APIs using Rust, ensuring performance, security, and scalability.

- Collaborate with frontend, product, and DevOps teams to build efficient systems that integrate seamlessly with other platforms.

- Write clean, modular, and well-tested code that follows industry best practices.

- Design efficient data structures and algorithms to support API development.

- Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve performance issues, ensuring fast response times and availability.

- Stay updated on Rust best practices and bring innovative approaches to solve complex backend challenges.

- Document API features and ensure they are well-communicated to internal teams and external partners.

Must-Have Skills :

1. Proficiency in Rust Programming

- Strong skills in developing RESTful APIs and experience with Actix or Rocket frameworks.

- Mandatory expertise in the Actix or Rocket framework.

- Experience with async programming and Rusts ownership model to manage concurrency.

- Should be working on high-performance and large scale applications.

- Deep understanding of Rust, including performance optimization techniques, with an excellent grasp of memory management

2. API Security Best Practices :

- Should have a strong understanding of OAuth2 and JWT and how to implement the same when building APIs

- Should be able to talk about role based access control

- Should have a strong understanding on input validation to prevent SQL injection, XSS etc

- Rate limiting and throttling.

- Should be able to demonstrate these in their current work also.

Database Integration :

- Experience with integrating databases (SQL or NoSQL) into API systems.

Version Control & Team Collaboration :

- Familiarity with Git and collaboration in a team environment using CI/CD pipelines.

Strict adherence to Coding Standards :

- Should have a strong process for adherence to coding standards.

Commitment to Continuous Learning :

- Should be constantly clear