Lead Backend Rust Engineer

Travoom • Austin, TX

28d

About The Position

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, helping us deliver a cutting-edge platform for millions of users. 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, helping us deliver a cutting-edge platform for millions of users.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

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

Benefits

• Founding engineer-level equity and token allocation
• Deferred salary until funding is secured
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees