How many Rust developers are in Austin?
In Austin, 4.9% of the developers in our index work in Rust; the figure for the United States as a whole is 4.7%.
Austin is home to 2.9% of the national Rust pool in our index, for 2.9% of all developers we place in the United States.
Austin sits close to the national average for Rust.
Counted on StarHunt's index: public GitHub profiles located in or around Austin, tagged Rust from the code in their repositories. People who never publish code are not in it, so the real population is larger.
What sets Austin apart
Austin ranks #6 of the 11 cities we track in the United States for Rust, behind San Francisco.
Rust is number 7 technology among the developers we index in Austin, out of 23 languages and frameworks we track.
What Rust developers in Austin also work with
Read the two columns together: a technology far more common here than nationally is a requirement Austin can meet.
| Technology | Austin | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 14% | 13% |
| AWS | 11% | 11% |
| PyTorch | 11% | 6.7% |
| TypeScript | 11% | 8.8% |
| Kubernetes | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| C++ | 7.1% | 3.7% |
What Rust developers in Austin build
The most-starred work created by Rust developers in Austin.
| # | Repository | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | chipsenkbeil/distant.nvim | ★ 1,370 |
| 2 | schneems/Octave | ★ 832 |
| 3 | FerroxLabs/agents-md | ★ 679 |
How to approach a Rust search in Austin
- Widen early. Austin accounts for 2.9% of Rust developers in the United States, so a city-only search leaves most candidates out.
- Email works here: 44% list an address. Open with the commit or project that made you write, not with the company pitch.
- Say what the role is in the first line. 25% have flagged themselves as open to work, and they read concrete offers rather than introductions.
Frequently asked questions
How many Rust developers are in Austin?
Fewer than 5,000 in our index, so we give proportions: 4.9% of Austin developers work in Rust, against 4.7% across the United States, and the city holds 2.9% of the national Rust pool.
Should you search only in Austin for Rust developers?
Rarely. Austin holds 2.9% of the national pool, so most Rust developers in the United States are elsewhere; widen first, then filter.
Which companies employ Rust developers in Austin?
In our Austin sample the most represented employers are cloudflare, from what developers state on their GitHub profiles.
Are Rust developers in Austin active on GitHub?
67% pushed code in the last 90 days, against 65% for Rust across the United States.
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