Experienced Rust video Engineer - TikTok-Style Video Infrastructure

Job Description Senior Rust Engineer – Short‑Form Video Feed Infrastructure We are looking for a senior Rust engineer to architect and build the short‑form video infrastructure powering the platform. Core Responsibilities Design and build scalable short‑form video infrastructure Architect video ingestion and transcoding pipelines Optimize playback performance across mobile and web Build APIs that support high‑volume video engagement Help architect recommendation and engagement systems Work on low‑latency media infrastructure Collaborate with frontend, mobile, AI, and platform engineers Optimize infrastructure for global fan engagement at scale Technical Environment Rust is the core language for this role. Performance Concurrency Scalability Low‑latency infrastructure Platform Architecture Expectations Rust backend services Distributed media infrastructure Transcoding systems Real‑time streaming infrastructure CDN optimization Recommendation infrastructure AI translation systems What We're Building The platform combines social networking, messaging, short‑form video, gambling, commerce, AI translation and football history AI into one interconnected ecosystem focused on real‑time fan engagement. Desired User Experience 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 Experience with TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Instagram Reels, or similar video streaming platforms Experience building media or video infrastructure Experience working with real‑time systems Compensation Compensation is currently deferred until funding closes. Equity and token participation may be available for the right candidate. Location: Austin, Texas (requires some travel). Qualifications – Senior Rust Engineer – Short‑Form Video Feed Infrastructure Required Technical Experience 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 optimizing backend performance for high‑volume traffic Strong understanding of scalable media pipelines Preferred Experience Video transcoding systems Streaming infrastructure CDN optimization Short‑form video feed systems Recommendation or engagement systems Upload and processing pipelines Distributed event systems High‑concurrency backend 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 Additional Information Creative problem solver who can courageously propose and support new ideas. Adaptability to solve a broad range of problems using a wide array of technologies. Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and early‑stage technology company challenges. Entrepreneurial judgment that fosters independence over micro‑management. Understanding of football and international sports is a huge plus. #J-18808-Ljbffr Travoom