Experienced Rust Video Engineer – TikTok-Style Video Infrastructure

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Design and develop scalable infrastructure for short-form videos.

• Architect pipelines for video ingestion and transcoding.

• Enhance playback performance on both mobile and web platforms.

• Create scalable systems for media delivery.

• Develop APIs that support high-volume video interactions.

• Assist in designing recommendation and engagement systems.

• Work on low-latency infrastructure for media.

• Collaborate with engineers from frontend, mobile, AI, and platform teams.

• Help refine infrastructure to support large-scale global fan engagement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficient in Rust with a strong background in backend engineering.

• Proven experience in designing scalable distributed systems.

• Skilled in building high-scale APIs.

• Familiarity with media or video infrastructure.

• Experience working with real-time system architectures.

• Strong grasp of concurrency and low-latency infrastructure.

• Background in developing scalable content delivery systems.

• Experience in optimizing backend performance for high-traffic scenarios.

• Comprehensive understanding of scalable media pipelines.

• Experience with any 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.

🏝️ Benefits

• Solutions-focused approach rather than problem-oriented.

• A creative problem solver who confidently proposes and supports new ideas within the organization.

• Ability to adapt to diverse challenges using a wide range of technologies.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and the growing pains of an early-stage tech company.

• Exceptional entrepreneurial judgment that promotes independence over micro-management.

• Knowledge of football and international sports is a significant advantage.