---
title: "Staff Rust Developer"
company: "dottxt"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/dottxt"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/dottxt-staff-rust-developer-3ff66a60-e227-4994-90fc-932fc0cfcd01"
apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/dottxt/0b6f6632-5fab-4f74-97f8-1e8fdadd72a6"
workplace: remote
location: "Remote - USA"
remote_scope: "USA"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: staff
role: software-engineering
region: united-states
skills: ["cpp", "python", "rust"]
salary: "$160,000–$210,000 per year"
date_posted: 2026-09-02T16:20:12.630Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-19T22:59:08.129Z
---

# Staff Rust Developer

**dottxt** · Remote - USA

Salary: $160,000–$210,000 per year

Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/dottxt/0b6f6632-5fab-4f74-97f8-1e8fdadd72a6

## About the role

[.txt](https://dottxt.ai) builds structured generation: we make language models produce output that follows a given format, by deciding at every decoding step which tokens are allowed. We compile a JSON Schema, a regex, a grammar, a list of function definitions or a policy into that decision, fast enough to run inside the decoding loop. This is how .txt builds reliable and safe agents. We're looking for a developer to work on the parsers and compilers at the center of it.

#### The Role

.txt builds structured generation: we make language models produce output that follows a given format, by deciding at every decoding step which tokens are allowed. We compile a JSON Schema, a regex, a grammar, a list of function definitions or a policy into that decision, fast enough to run inside the decoding loop. This is how .txt builds reliable and safe agents. We're looking for a Rust developer to own the part of it that has to be fast: the automata, indexes and parsers that run at every decoding step. You'd turn what the rest of the team writes into production-ready Rust, with the Python bindings and C++/CUDA glue to put it inside an inference engine, and the benchmarks to prove it stays fast.

#### What You Will Do

- Project Leadership: Initiate and drive the development of mission-critical Rust projects from conception through deployment.

- Performance Engineering: Write and optimize parsing code with a strong emphasis on performance, supported by automated benchmarking.

- Data Structures & Algorithms: Ability to design, implement, and readily debug formal grammars, efficient parsers, standard and non-standard automata, and general text-based indexing/search.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with other teams to integration their work into production-ready Rust.

- Tooling & CI/CD: Utilize advanced profiling, debugging, and continuous integration tools to maintain and enhance code quality in non-trivial and consistent ways.

#### About You

- Proven Rust Experience: Demonstrated ability to lead and contribute to sophisticated, collaborative Rust projects.

- Professional Development Skills: A track record of developing well-tested, high-performance software.

- Tooling Expertise: Expertise with code profiling and debugging. Experience with automated workflows in CI.

- Multi-language Proficiency: Ability to learn and/or work with the following technologies: CUDA, C/C++, Rust/Python bindings.

- A Collaborative Mindset: Excellent communication skills and a proactive approach, ideally suited for an early-stage startup culture.

#### Why You Should Join Us:

🧭 **The problem matters**
Every agent that takes real actions needs a layer that guarantees it can only do what it was asked. The parser and compiler work in this role is what enables this guarantee.

**🌐 Remote first**
Work from anywhere in the world. We communicate mostly in writing and favor occasional organic discussions over recurring large team meetings.

**💸 Competitive compensation and benefits**
Market-rate salary plus stock options, health and dental insurance, and a 401(k) for US employees. We'll also get you a GPU if you don't have one.

#### Location

.txt is a fully remote company with the majority of the team in the US and EU.

To facilitate real-time collaboration, we require team members to be available, on a daily basis, for at least 3 hours of overlap with morning New York City ([Eastern Time Zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone)) business hours, 8am - 1pm.

#### Applying

Please provide a 1-page resume in English.

Only apply to one position at a time.

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