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          "text": "<p>Senior Rust Engineer – Short-Form Video Feed Infrastructure</p><p>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 platform focused entirely on football fans worldwide.</p><p>We are looking for a senior Rust engineer to help architect and build the short-form video infrastructure powering the platform.</p><p>This role is focused specifically on:</p><ul><li>TikTok-style video feeds</li><li>video ingestion pipelines</li><li>transcoding systems</li><li>media delivery infrastructure</li><li>playback optimization</li><li>recommendation and engagement systems</li><li>upload systems</li><li>scalable video APIs</li><li>CDN and streaming optimization</li><li>real-time media infrastructure</li></ul><p>This is not a generic backend role.</p><p>The platform combines elements of:</p><ul><li>TikTok</li><li>Instagram Reels</li><li>YouTube Shorts</li><li>live football content</li><li>social engagement</li><li>real-time translated communication</li></ul><p>inside a football-focused ecosystem.</p><p>Core Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Design and build scalable short-form video infrastructure</li><li>Architect video ingestion and transcoding pipelines</li><li>Optimize playback performance across mobile and web</li><li>Design scalable media delivery systems</li><li>Build APIs supporting high-volume video engagement</li><li>Help architect recommendation and engagement systems</li><li>Work on low-latency media infrastructure</li><li>Collaborate with frontend, mobile, AI, and platform engineers</li><li>Help optimize infrastructure for global fan engagement at scale</li></ul><p>Technical Environment</p><p>OleOle is being built primarily in Rust.</p><p>Rust is a critical requirement for this role due to:</p><ul><li>performance</li><li>concurrency</li><li>media pipeline efficiency</li><li>scalability</li><li>low-latency infrastructure</li><li>high-volume content delivery requirements</li></ul><p>The platform architecture is expected to include:</p><ul><li>Rust backend services</li><li>distributed media infrastructure</li><li>scalable upload pipelines</li><li>transcoding systems</li><li>real-time streaming infrastructure</li><li>CDN optimization</li><li>event-driven systems</li><li>recommendation infrastructure</li><li>AI translation systems</li><li>high-scale engagement systems</li></ul><p>What We’re Building</p><p>OleOle’s vision is to become the global operating system for football fans.</p><p>The platform combines:</p><ul><li>social networking</li><li>messaging</li><li>short-form video</li><li>live scores</li><li>gambling</li><li>commerce</li><li>mini programs</li><li>AI translation</li><li>football history AI</li></ul><p>inside one interconnected ecosystem.</p><p>A major focus of the platform is real-time fan engagement through video, social interaction, and globally translated content.</p><p>Fans should be able to:</p><ul><li>upload and share football content instantly</li><li>consume short-form football video globally</li><li>interact socially around matches and clubs</li><li>receive translated video content and engagement</li><li>participate in football conversations in real time</li></ul><p>Ideal Backgrounds</p><p>This role may be a strong fit for engineers with experience related to:</p><ul><li>TikTok</li><li>YouTube</li><li>Twitch</li><li>Instagram Reels</li><li>video streaming platforms</li><li>media infrastructure</li><li>large-scale content delivery systems</li><li>real-time streaming systems</li></ul><p>Compensation</p><p>Compensation is currently deferred until funding closes. Equity and token participation may be available for the right candidate.</p><p>OleOle – Where Fans Kick Off</p>",
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          "text": "<p>Qualifications – Senior Rust Engineer – Short-Form Video Feed Infrastructure</p><p>Required Technical Experience</p><ul><li>Strong Rust backend engineering experience</li><li>Experience designing scalable distributed systems</li><li>Experience building high-scale APIs</li><li>Experience with media or video infrastructure</li><li>Experience working with real-time systems</li><li>Strong understanding of concurrency and low-latency infrastructure</li><li>Experience building scalable content delivery systems</li><li>Experience optimizing backend performance for high-volume traffic</li><li>Strong understanding of scalable media pipelines</li></ul><p>Preferred Experience</p><p>Experience with one or more of the following is highly preferred:</p><ul><li>Video ingestion pipelines</li><li>Video transcoding systems</li><li>Streaming infrastructure</li><li>CDN optimization</li><li>Short-form video feed systems</li><li>Recommendation or engagement systems</li><li>Real-time media delivery</li><li>Upload and processing pipelines</li><li>Distributed event systems</li><li>Large-scale consumer platforms</li><li>High-concurrency backend systems</li></ul><p>Ideal Backgrounds</p><p>This role may be a strong fit for engineers with experience related to:</p><ul><li>TikTok</li><li>YouTube</li><li>Twitch</li><li>Instagram Reels</li><li>media delivery infrastructure</li><li>streaming platforms</li><li>scalable video systems</li><li>real-time content delivery systems</li></ul><p>Additional Preferred Skills</p><ul><li>Experience with FFmpeg or media processing pipelines</li><li>Experience with WebRTC or streaming technologies</li><li>Experience with scalable caching systems</li><li>Experience with distributed databases</li><li>Experience with pub/sub infrastructure</li><li>Experience with cloud-native infrastructure</li><li>Experience building globally distributed systems</li><li>Experience with recommendation systems or engagement ranking</li><li>Experience with AI-assisted moderation or translation systems</li><li>Experience working in startup environments</li><li>Interest in sports, football, or fan engagement products</li></ul><p>Soft Skills</p><ul><li>Strong product thinking</li><li>Ability to work independently in an early-stage startup environment</li><li>Comfortable helping shape architecture from the ground up</li><li>Comfortable operating with evolving product requirements</li><li>Strong communication and collaboration skills</li><li>Interest in ambitious long-term platform design</li></ul>",
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