Lead Systems Engineer (Rust) - AI Platform
Alignerr · Remote · Data annotation / labeling
Lead Systems Engineer (Rust) - AI Platform is an open role at Alignerr, available remotely, with pay listed as $50–$75/hr.
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At a glance
- Pay
- $50–$75/hrStated by Alignerr
- Location
- Remote
- Time commitment
- 20-40 hours a week
- Experience
- 5+ years of production Rust
- Languages
- Native or fluent English
- Work type
- Data annotation / labeling
- Listed
- Since Oct 4, last confirmed Oct 24
The work
Build and tune fast Rust software for AI data processing and model evaluation, and lead design reviews.
What you would do
- Design and optimize fast Rust systems used in AI data and evaluation work
- Develop backend services and full-stack tools for labeling, validating and quality-checking large datasets
- Lead live design reviews and steer architecture choices
You're a fit if you
- have 5+ years of production Rust experience
- know FFI and unsafe Rust boundaries well
- are skilled with async runtimes and thread safety in multi-threaded code
- can commit 20-40 hours a week
Summarised by HumanSourcer from Alignerr’s listing. Check the listing before you apply.
How the pay compares
Higher than 77% of the 84 distinct hourly rates advertised for Data annotation / labeling roles right now. Hourly USD, top of each advertised range, one count per distinct rate. Same method as the Pay Index.
From Alignerr’s listing
“Lead Systems Engineer (Rust) — AI Platform About the Role What if your mastery of Rust could directly shape the infrastructure powering the next generation of AI?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply for the Lead Systems Engineer (Rust) - AI Platform role at Alignerr?
Applications go through Alignerr's own portal - HumanSourcer links to the listing and never collects applications or handles hiring. Alignerr's access model is "Open / self-serve" (Open roles / applications). This listing was first seen here on October 4, 2026 and was still live at the last check.
Is the Lead Systems Engineer (Rust) - AI Platform role at Alignerr remote?
Yes - Alignerr lists this role as remote.
What does the Lead Systems Engineer (Rust) - AI Platform role at Alignerr pay?
Alignerr lists this role's pay as $50–$75/hr, quoted from the listing rather than estimated.
What kind of work is Lead Systems Engineer (Rust) - AI Platform?
Data annotation / labeling. AI training, evaluation, coding, writing and specialist review
Is Alignerr a legitimate AI-training platform?
Labelbox expert network - and that relationship is rated "Confirmed" here because it can be checked against labelbox.com rather than taken on Alignerr's word. Confidence describes how well the ownership is evidenced. It is not a rating of how the platform treats the people who work for it, which no public source covers reliably.
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