Experienced Video Engineer – Rust, TikTok-Style Video Infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable short‑form video infrastructure
• Architect video ingestion and transcoding pipelines
• Optimize playback performance across mobile and web
• Design scalable media delivery systems
• Build APIs supporting high-volume video engagement
• Help architect recommendation and engagement systems
• Work on low‑latency media infrastructure
• Collaborate with frontend, mobile, AI, and platform engineers
• Help optimize infrastructure for global fan engagement at scale

Requirements

• Strong Rust backend engineering experience
• Experience designing scalable distributed systems
• Experience building high‑scale APIs
• Experience with media or video infrastructure
• Experience working with real‑time systems
• Strong understanding of concurrency and low‑latency infrastructure
• Experience building scalable content delivery systems
• Experience optimizing backend performance for high‑volume traffic
• Strong understanding of scalable media pipelines
• Experience with one or more 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, Large‑scale consumer platforms, High‑concurrency backend systems.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and building scalable video infrastructure, including video ingestion and transcoding pipelines, while optimizing backend performance for high‑volume traffic. Proficient in developing high‑scale APIs and understanding low‑latency media systems to enhance global fan engagement.