Rust backend architect Engineer - Twitter/X Style Infrastructure

Senior Backend Rust Engineer – Twitter/X Style 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. About the Role 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, notifications, trending systems, real‑time communication, scalable social infrastructure. 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 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, and 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 Required Technical Experience Experience building high‑scale APIs Experience with event‑driven architecture Experience building real‑time systems Strong understanding of concurrency and low‑latency infrastructure Experience working with high‑volume user engagement platforms Strong understanding of backend performance optimization Preferred Experience 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 High‑concurrency backend systems Ideal Backgrounds Experience with Twitter/X, Bluesky, Reddit, Discord, Twitch chat systems, real‑time messaging infrastructure 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 Compensation Compensation is currently deferred until funding closes. Equity and token participation may be available for the right candidate. #J-18808-Ljbffr Travoom