Senior Backend Rust Engineer

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Rust developer to join our core engineering team building high-performance backend services. You’ll work on scalable APIs, data pipelines and video-processing infrastructure to deliver a cutting‑edge platform to millions of users.

• Backend services in Rust (non‑blockchain; token experience a plus)
• Designing and implementing APIs (REST and / or Graph
  
  QL)
• Building and maintaining Postgre
  
  SQL data stores
• Deploying and scaling systems on AWS
• Participating in the full SDLC: requirements, design, coding, testing (unit, integration, end‑to‑end) and release
• Optional projects: ETL / ELT data pipelines, large‑scale video processing / storage / serving on AWS

• 24 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong production Rust skills (not just hobby projects)
• Solid understanding of REST and Graph
  
  QL (able to explain trade‑offs)
• Postgre
  
  SQL experience
• Familiarity with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, etc.)
• Experience with agile or scrum workflows and multiple types of testing

• Rust Graph
  
  QL experience (substantial bonus)
• ETL / ELT pipeline development
• Experience processing, storing or serving large volumes of video content on AWS

• A decentralized social graph with public profiles, clubs and messaging
• Real‑time chat and video sharing (similar to Whats App and Tik Tok)
• A blockchain‑integrated no‑fee marketplace with cashback in Ole Ole tokens
• A multilingual content engine with AI translation into 200 languages
• A mini‑program ecosystem allowing brands, teams and creators to build apps inside Ole Ole (like WeChat)

• Authentication and user identity (phone‑based and wallet‑based)
• Token‑based rewards system
• API architecture for mobile and web front‑ends
• Messaging and real‑time communication (event streams, sockets)
• Smart routing, caching layers and database infrastructure

This isn’t a basic MVP. Ole Ole is aiming to be the dominant global platform for sports fans:

• Supporting over 200 countries, 20,000 professional teams and millions of fans
• Disrupting the ticketing, media, betting, content and e‑commerce industries across football, basketball and beyond
• Backed by exclusive partnerships with federations like the Asian Football Confederation and expansion plans into Latin America, Europe and Asia
• Launching in 200 languages with global crypto wallets, real‑time updates and embedded commerce

We’re not just building an app. We’re building an ecosystem.

• 7-10 years of software engineering experience (preferably at early‑stage startups or high‑growth platforms)
• 4 years of experience working in Rust in production environments, ideally on scalable web or blockchain‑native backends
• Strong experience designing modern scalable backend architectures from scratch (authentication, real‑time messaging microservices, APIs, caching and database design)
• Proficiency with Rust frameworks like Actix, Axum, Tokio or Rocket
• Experience with Web Assembly, gRPC or Graph
  
  QL is a plus
• Passion for decentralization, crypto, Web3 and building products that empower users
• Comfortable working without product managers defining scope and leading engineering direction
• Bonus: experience with blockchain integration, tokenomics or building in no‑fee marketplaces

• Creative problem solver who can courageously propose and support new ideas in our organization. Not interested in best practices, let’s build something better!
• Ability to adapt. An ideal candidate will welcome the opportunity to solve a broad range of problems using a wide array of technologies.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and the general growing pains of an early‑stage technology company.
• An exceptional entrepreneurial judgment that fosters independence over micro‑management.
• Understanding of football and international sports — a huge plus.

• Founding engineer‑level equity and token allocation
• Deferred salary until funding is secured
• All current team members are working on a deferred compensation basis. We lost our funding two months ago and made the decision to build while we raise. This comes with real risk. Closing funding could take two months or it could take five but we’re committed to this vision and were looking for someone who’s equally passionate and resilient.
• Long‑term ownership and technical leadership
• A mission‑driven elite team with deep experience in sports media, crypto and startups

You’ll be one of the first engineers, which means maximum influence and upside.

Ole Ole is located in beautiful Austin, Texas; however, this role requires some travel. We are privately held and rapidly growing!

Remote Work:
Yes

Employment Type:

Full‑time

Business Intelligence, Bidding, Accounts Assistant Credit Control, Account Development, Content Development, Lab Testing

Experience:

years

Vacancy: 1