Experienced Video Engineer – Rust, TikTok-Style Video Infrastructure

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

📋 Description

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

• Design the architecture for video ingestion and transcoding workflows.

• Enhance playback performance on both mobile devices and web platforms.

• Construct scalable systems for media delivery.

• Develop APIs that facilitate high-volume video interaction.

• Assist in designing systems for recommendations and user engagement.

• Work on media infrastructure that ensures low latency.

• Collaborate with engineers specializing in frontend, mobile, AI, and platform development.

• Aid in optimizing infrastructure to support global fan engagement at scale.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficient backend engineering experience using Rust.

• Skilled in designing scalable distributed systems.

• Proven experience in building high-scale APIs.

• Background in media or video infrastructure.

• Experience with real-time systems.

• Deep understanding of concurrency and low-latency infrastructure.

• Experience in creating scalable content delivery systems.

• Proven ability to optimize backend performance for high-traffic scenarios.

• Strong grasp of scalable media pipelines.

• Experience with any of the following is highly desirable: Video ingestion workflows, Video transcoding systems, Streaming infrastructure, CDN optimization, Short-form video feed systems, Recommendation or engagement systems, Real-time media delivery, Upload and processing workflows, Distributed event systems, Large-scale consumer platforms, High-concurrency backend systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Focus on solutions rather than problems.

• A creative problem solver who can confidently propose and advocate for new ideas within our organization.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances.