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. 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!