What is Rust and how common is it in AI job postings?

Rust is a skill in the "Languages" category. It currently appears in 177 active AI roles across 28 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Rust?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Rust are: Anduril (64), NVIDIA (24), OpenAI (11), Amazon (9), Microsoft (8).

Is demand for Rust growing?

Over the last 11 weeks, 98 new AI postings mentioned Rust. Demand has been relatively stable over this period.

At which stage of AI development is Rust used?

Roles requiring Rust are concentrated in: agents (48%), serving infrastructure (26%), application (13%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Rust?

Job postings that mention Rust most often also require: C++, Python, Software Engineering, Go, Computer Architecture.

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177 active AI roles across 28 companies mention Rust. Category: Languages.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Rust per week — 98 total over 11 weeks.

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All Defense · 70 AI Frontier · 31 Big Tech · 28 Semiconductors · 25 Enterprise · 8 Data AI · 5 Robotics · 3 Banking · 3 Fintech · 2 Consumer · 2 Retail · 1

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178 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
NVIDIA	Senior Research Engineer, Robotics Systems	Semiconductors	8	L6
Mistral AI	Research Software Engineer - Paris/London	AI Frontier	8	L3
NVIDIA	Machine Learning Applications and Compiler Engineer, LPX - New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	8	L3
JPMorgan Chase	Executive Director Principal Software Engineer - Agentic Engineering	Banking	8	L4
Microsoft	Senior Research Software Engineer	Big Tech	8	L4
Apple	Machine Learning Engineer, Siri Speech	Big Tech	8	L2
Perplexity	Member of Technical Staff (AI Inference Engineer)	AI Frontier	8	L3
Visa	Machine Learning Engineer	Fintech	8	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Machine Learning Applications and Compiler Engineer, LPX	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Machine Learning Applications and Compiler Engineer, LPX	Semiconductors	8	L3
Anthropic	Staff Software Engineer, Inference	AI Frontier	8	L3
OpenAI	Training, Process Management Engineer	AI Frontier	8	L0
Microsoft	MTS - Platform Engineer (Tools)	Big Tech	8	L4
OpenAI	Software Engineer, Codex Cloud	AI Frontier	8	L4
Anthropic	Staff+ Software Engineer, Claude App Infrastructure	AI Frontier	8	L4
OpenAI	Software Engineer, Codex Ecosystem & Enterprise	AI Frontier	8	L6
NVIDIA	Principal Software Engineer – Large-Scale LLM Memory and Storage Systems	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Distinguished Engineer - Dynamo	Semiconductors	8	L3
Anduril	Senior Machine Learning Engineer	Defense	8	L6
Samsara	Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Edge AI	Enterprise	8	L3
Samsara	Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Edge AI	Enterprise	8	L3
ByteDance	Senior Software Engineer / Researcher, AI-Native database systems	Big Tech	8	L4
Anthropic	Senior Software Engineer, Inference	AI Frontier	8	L3
OpenAI	Software Engineer, AI Safety	AI Frontier	8	L4
Anduril	Lead Systems Engineer, Battlespace	Defense	7	L4
Anduril	Systems Engineer, Battlespace	Defense	7	L4
Anduril	Systems Engineer, Battlespace	Defense	7	L4
Microsoft	Senior Software Engineer	Big Tech	7	L3
Anduril	Senior Systems Engineer, Battlespace	Defense	7	L4
Oracle	Software Developer 3	Enterprise	7	L3

Frequently asked questions

What is Rust and how common is it in AI job postings?
Rust is a skill in the "Languages" category. It currently appears in 177 active AI roles across 28 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Rust?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Rust are: Anduril (64), NVIDIA (24), OpenAI (11), Amazon (9), Microsoft (8).
Is demand for Rust growing?
Over the last 11 weeks, 98 new AI postings mentioned Rust. Demand has been relatively stable over this period.
At which stage of AI development is Rust used?
Roles requiring Rust are concentrated in: agents (48%), serving infrastructure (26%), application (13%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Rust?
Job postings that mention Rust most often also require: C++, Python, Software Engineering, Go, Computer Architecture.

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