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Travoom · 9 hours ago

Senior Backend Rust Engineer

Austin, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Travoom is pausing to focus on OleOle, a startup developing a decentralized social network for football fans. They are seeking an experienced Rust developer to build high-performance backend services, scalable APIs, and data pipelines for a cutting-edge platform aimed at millions of users.

Travel

Responsibilities

Backend services in Rust (non-blockchain; token experience a plus)

Designing and implementing APIs (REST and/or GraphQL)

Building and maintaining PostgreSQL data stores

Deploying and scaling systems on AWS

Participating in the full Software Development Lifecycle (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

Qualification

RustAPI designPostgreSQLAWSRESTGraphQLETL/ELTAgile workflowsVideo processingSoft skills

Required

3–5+ years of professional software engineering experience

Strong production Rust skills (not just hobby projects)

Solid understanding of REST and GraphQL (able to explain trade-offs)

PostgreSQL experience

Familiarity with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, etc.)

Experience with agile or scrum workflows and multiple types of testing

Participating in the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): requirements, design, coding, testing (unit, integration, end-to-end), and release

Preferred

Rust + GraphQL experience (substantial bonus)

ETL/ELT pipeline development

Experience processing, storing, or serving large volumes of video content on AWS

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 — including authentication, real-time messaging, microservices, APIs, caching, and database design

Proficiency with Rust frameworks like Actix, Axum, Tokio, or Rocket

Experience with WebAssembly, gRPC, or GraphQL 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

Understanding of football and international sports a huge plus

ETL/ELT data pipelines

Large-scale video processing/storage/serving on AWS