Senior Backend Engineer – TikTok-Style Video Infrastructure (Rust) at Travoom

Austin, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Rust, Distributed Systems, Video Infrastructure, API Design, Concurrency, Low-latency Infrastructure, Content Delivery Networks, Media Pipelines, Transcoding, Real-time Systems, FFmpeg, WebRTC, Scalable Caching, Distributed Databases, Pub/Sub Infrastructure, Cloud-native Infrastructure

Industry

Travel Arrangements

Description

Company Description OleOle OleOle is building a global football super app combining social networking, messaging, live scores, short-form video, gambling, commerce, payments, translation, and mini programs into a single ecosystem focused entirely on football. The vision is to create the first true “WeChat for football” — a platform where fans, clubs, brands, leagues, sportsbooks, creators, and merchants can communicate, transact, and engage directly inside one global environment. Unlike traditional social media platforms, OleOle is built specifically for sports fans and designed around communication, real-time engagement, commerce, and community. The platform combines elements of: Twitter/X style social conversation TikTok-style short-form video WhatsApp-style messaging live score platforms programmable commerce mini program ecosystems similar to WeChat All integrated into a single football-first platform. Core Platform Vision OleOle is designed around several key ideas: Communication First Fans can communicate directly with: clubs brands sportsbooks creators media companies other fans through follows, messaging, sharing, comments, and real-time translated conversations. Mini Program Ecosystem OleOle is building a mini program platform that allows brands and partners to launch experiences directly inside the platform without requiring fans to download separate applications. Initial mini program categories include: Games News Merchandise Ticket Sales VIP Hospitality Gambling Fans can: follow or unfollow mini programs communicate directly with brands share mini programs with friends receive translated content automatically Brands can communicate directly with followers within platform communication limits designed to prevent spam and preserve user experience. Real-Time Translation A core component of the platform is AI-driven real-time translation across conversations, content, video, messaging, and mini programs. The goal is to remove language barriers between global football fans and allow mini programs to operate across dozens of languages automatically. This creates a global communication layer connecting fans, clubs, brands, and creators worldwide. Wallet + Payments Infrastructure OleOle includes an integrated Wallet ID and payment infrastructure powering: commerce rewards gambling digital collectibles mini program transactions creator payouts The platform is designed around programmable commerce and frictionless fan engagement. Technology Stack OleOle is being built as a native Rust platform focused on: scalability performance real-time communication low-latency systems global infrastructure payments social engagement video delivery The company is also building: AI translation systems football history AI infrastructure developer platforms mini program tooling programmable payment rails The Long-Term Vision OleOle’s long-term vision is to become the global operating system for football fans: social networking communication commerce gaming gambling content ticketing rewards programmable fan experiences all inside one interconnected ecosystem. OleOle – Where Fans Kick Off Job Description Senior Rust Engineer – Short-Form Video Feed Infrastructure OleOle is building a global football super app combining social networking, messaging, live scores, short-form video, gambling, commerce, payments, translation, and mini programs into a single platform focused entirely on football fans worldwide. We are looking for a senior Rust engineer to help architect and build the short-form video infrastructure powering the platform. This role is focused specifically on: TikTok-style video feeds video ingestion pipelines transcoding systems media delivery infrastructure playback optimization recommendation and engagement systems upload systems scalable video APIs CDN and streaming optimization real-time media infrastructure This is not a generic backend role. The platform combines elements of: TikTok Instagram Reels YouTube Shorts live football content social engagement real-time translated communication inside a football-focused ecosystem. Core Responsibilities Design and build scalable short-form video infrastructure Architect video ingestion and transcoding pipelines Optimize playback performance across mobile and web Design scalable media delivery systems Build APIs supporting high-volume video engagement Help architect recommendation and engagement systems Work on low-latency media infrastructure Collaborate with frontend, mobile, AI, and platform engineers Help optimize infrastructure for global fan engagement at scale Technical Environment OleOle is being built primarily in Rust. Rust is a critical requirement for this role due to: performance concurrency media pipeline efficiency scalability low-latency infrastructure high-volume content delivery requirements The platform architecture is expected to include: Rust backend services distributed media infrastructure scalable upload pipelines transcoding systems real-time streaming infrastructure CDN optimization event-driven systems recommendation infrastructure AI translation systems high-scale engagement systems What We’re Building OleOle’s vision is to become the global operating system for football fans. The platform combines: social networking messaging short-form video live scores gambling commerce mini programs AI translation football history AI inside one interconnected ecosystem. A major focus of the platform is real-time fan engagement through video, social interaction, and globally translated content. Fans should be able to: upload and share football content instantly consume short-form football video globally interact socially around matches and clubs receive translated video content and engagement participate in football conversations in real time Ideal Backgrounds This role may be a strong fit for engineers with experience related to: TikTok YouTube Twitch Instagram Reels video streaming platforms media infrastructure large-scale content delivery systems real-time streaming systems Compensation Compensation is currently deferred until funding closes. Equity and token participation may be available for the right candidate. OleOle – Where Fans Kick Off Qualifications Qualifications – Senior Rust Engineer – Short-Form Video Feed Infrastructure Required Technical Experience Strong Rust backend engineering experience Experience designing scalable distributed systems Experience building high-scale APIs Experience with media or video infrastructure Experience working with real-time systems Strong understanding of concurrency and low-latency infrastructure Experience building scalable content delivery systems Experience optimizing backend performance for high-volume traffic Strong understanding of scalable media pipelines Preferred Experience Experience with one or more of the following is highly preferred: Video ingestion pipelines Video transcoding systems Streaming infrastructure CDN optimization Short-form video feed systems Recommendation or engagement systems Real-time media delivery Upload and processing pipelines Distributed event systems Large-scale consumer platforms High-concurrency backend systems Ideal Backgrounds This role may be a strong fit for engineers with experience related to: TikTok YouTube Twitch Instagram Reels media delivery infrastructure streaming platforms scalable video systems real-time content delivery systems Additional Preferred Skills Experience with FFmpeg or media processing pipelines Experience with WebRTC or streaming technologies Experience with scalable caching systems Experience with distributed databases Experience with pub/sub infrastructure Experience with cloud-native infrastructure Experience building globally distributed systems Experience with recommendation systems or engagement ranking Experience with AI-assisted moderation or translation systems Experience working in startup environments Interest in sports, football, or fan engagement products Soft Skills Strong product thinking Ability to work independently in an early-stage startup environment Comfortable helping shape architecture from the ground up Comfortable operating with evolving product requirements Strong communication and collaboration skills Interest in ambitious long-term platform design Additional Information Solutions not problems . Creative problem solver who can courageously propose and support new ideas to our organization. Not interested in best practices, lets build something better! Ability to adapt. An ideal candidate will welcome the opportunity to solve a broad range of problems using a wide array of technologies. Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and general growing pains of an early-stage technology company An exceptional entrepreneurial judgment that fosters independence over micro-management Understanding of football and international sports a huge plus Ole Ole is located in beautiful Austin Texas, however, this role requires some travel we are privately held and rapidly growing!

Responsibilities

Architect and build scalable short-form video infrastructure, including ingestion pipelines, transcoding systems, and media delivery. Optimize playback performance and develop high-volume APIs to support global fan engagement.