It's awful to incorporate as part of a project (all the configuration for compilation, mapping errors etc.). It's also extremely complex language with plenty of footguns. The required TS tooling is also an argument against it.
Why? Most companies require skills in frameworks and libraries. The fact you can glue them together shows a different skill, that you'll most likely use in job daily.
This feels so forced. Make a joke CV, strip it of any mentions of these "bad" things, try applying. Good luck.
Rust was always a corporation/FAANG language when you looked at contributors and sponsors, so it's probably not real reason, I mean it is clear async was rushed out for AWS/Amazon and everyone celebrated it nonetheless.
Understanding your std library performance is lot more important