Experienced Video Engineer – Rust, TikTok-Style Video Infrastructure

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Senior Rust Engineer building TikTok-style video infrastructure for OleOle’s football super app. Responsibilities include designing scalable systems and collaborating across teams to optimize video engagement.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building scalable video infrastructure, including video ingestion and transcoding pipelines, while optimizing backend performance for high-volume traffic. Proficient in developing high-scale APIs and understanding low-latency media systems to enhance global fan engagement.

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Rust Backend EngineeringScalable Distributed SystemsHigh-Scale API DevelopmentMedia Infrastructure ExperienceReal-Time Systems

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Hard Skills

Video Ingestion PipelinesVideo Transcoding SystemsStreaming InfrastructureCDN OptimizationShort-Form Video Feed SystemsRecommendation SystemsEngagement SystemsReal-Time Media DeliveryUpload and Processing PipelinesHigh-Concurrency Backend Systems

Industry Keywords

Scalable Media Delivery SystemsPlayback Performance OptimizationLow-Latency Media InfrastructureGlobal Fan EngagementDistributed Event Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Solutions not problems
Creative problem solver who can courageously propose and support new ideas to our organization.
Ability to adapt.