Senior Backend Engineer – Twitter/X Style 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, Event-Driven Architecture, API Design, Concurrency, Low-Latency Infrastructure, Social Graph Systems, Real-Time Communication, WebSockets, Scalable Caching, Distributed Databases, Pub/Sub Infrastructure, Cloud-Native Infrastructure, Backend Performance Optimization, Microservices, System Architecture

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 – Microblogging & Social 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 core microblogging and social feed infrastructure powering the platform. This role is focused specifically on: social feeds timelines follows fan conversations repost systems engagement systems notifications trending systems real-time communication scalable social infrastructure This is not a generic backend role. The platform combines elements of: Twitter/X Bluesky Reddit WhatsApp live score systems real-time translated communication inside a football-focused ecosystem. Core Responsibilities Design and build scalable social feed infrastructure Architect timeline and follow systems Build real-time fan conversation infrastructure Design notification and engagement systems Help architect distributed event-driven systems Build scalable APIs for social interaction Work on moderation and communication infrastructure Help optimize systems for global scale and low latency Collaborate with frontend, mobile, AI, and platform engineers Technical Environment OleOle is being built primarily in Rust. Rust is a critical requirement for this role due to: scale concurrency performance low-latency communication real-time interaction requirements The platform architecture is expected to include: Rust backend services distributed systems real-time messaging infrastructure event-driven architecture scalable APIs social graph systems notification infrastructure AI translation systems high-scale communication 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 translated communication between football fans globally. Fans should be able to: follow clubs and countries communicate globally without language barriers engage in live conversations share content socially receive real-time notifications and updates Qualifications Required Technical Experience Strong Rust backend engineering experience Experience designing scalable distributed systems Experience building high-scale APIs Experience with event-driven architecture Experience building real-time systems Strong understanding of concurrency and low-latency infrastructure Experience designing scalable communication systems Experience working with high-volume user engagement platforms Strong understanding of backend performance optimization Preferred Experience Experience with one or more of the following is highly preferred: Social feed infrastructure Timeline systems Follow/follower systems Notification systems Social graph infrastructure Messaging systems Real-time communication platforms Distributed event systems Trending or recommendation systems Moderation infrastructure Large-scale consumer platforms High-concurrency backend systems Ideal Backgrounds This role may be a strong fit for engineers with experience related to: Twitter/X Bluesky Reddit Discord Mastodon Twitch chat systems real-time messaging infrastructure large-scale social engagement systems Additional Preferred Skills Experience with WebSockets or real-time streaming systems 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 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 Compensation Compensation is currently deferred until funding closes. Equity and token participation may be available for the right candidate. 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 social feed, timeline, and follow systems using Rust. Design real-time fan conversation infrastructure and distributed event-driven systems for a global football super app.