Travoom

Technology

SeniorBackendRustEngineer

$155–210k ~AI est. Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Backend Rust Engineer at Travoom. Skills: Video infrastructure, Rust, Scalability, Real-time systems. Design scalable video infrastructure. Build scalable video infrastructure”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Creative problem solver; Solve broad problems

Eligibility Requirements

Some travel required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years Rust experience, Experience with video ingestion, Experience with transcoding systems, Experience with media delivery, Experience with playback optimization, Experience with recommendation systems, Experience with upload systems, Experience with scalable video APIs, Experience with CDN optimization, Experience with streaming optimization, Experience with real-time media infrastructure

Nice to Have

Experience with FFmpeg, Experience with media processing pipelines, Experience with WebRTC, Experience with 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, Experience with AI-assisted moderation, Experience with AI-assisted translation, Experience in startup environments, Interest in sports products

What You'll Do.

Design scalable video infrastructure

Build scalable video infrastructure

Architect video ingestion pipelines

Architect transcoding pipelines

Optimize playback performance

Design scalable media delivery systems

Build APIs for video engagement

Architect recommendation systems

Architect engagement systems

Work on low-latency media infrastructure

Collaborate with frontend engineers

Collaborate with mobile engineers

Collaborate with AI engineers

Collaborate with platform engineers

Optimize infrastructure for global engagement

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Frontend engineers; Mobile engineers; AI engineers; Platform engineers

Full Job 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

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