Company Description

OleOle

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 ecosystem focused entirely on football.

The vision is to create the first true “WeChat for football” — a platform where fans, clubs, brands, leagues, sportsbooks, creators, and merchants can communicate, transact, and engage directly inside one global environment.

Unlike traditional social media platforms, OleOle is built specifically for sports fans and designed around communication, real-time engagement, commerce, and community.

The platform combines elements of:

Twitter/X style social conversation
TikTok-style short-form video
WhatsApp-style messaging
live score platforms
programmable commerce
mini program ecosystems similar to WeChat

All integrated into a single football-first platform.

Core Platform Vision

OleOle is designed around several key ideas:

Communication First

Fans can communicate directly with:

clubs
brands
sportsbooks
creators
media companies
other fans

through follows, messaging, sharing, comments, and real-time translated conversations.

Mini Program Ecosystem

OleOle is building a mini program platform that allows brands and partners to launch experiences directly inside the platform without requiring fans to download separate applications.

Initial mini program categories include:

Games
News
Merchandise
Ticket Sales
VIP Hospitality
Gambling

Fans can:

follow or unfollow mini programs
communicate directly with brands
share mini programs with friends
receive translated content automatically

Brands can communicate directly with followers within platform communication limits designed to prevent spam and preserve user experience.

Real-Time Translation

A core component of the platform is AI-driven real-time translation across conversations, content, video, messaging, and mini programs.

The goal is to remove language barriers between global football fans and allow mini programs to operate across dozens of languages automatically.

This creates a global communication layer connecting fans, clubs, brands, and creators worldwide.

Wallet + Payments Infrastructure

OleOle includes an integrated Wallet ID and payment infrastructure powering:

commerce
rewards
gambling
digital collectibles
mini program transactions
creator payouts

The platform is designed around programmable commerce and frictionless fan engagement.

Technology Stack

OleOle is being built as a native Rust platform focused on:

scalability
performance
real-time communication
low-latency systems
global infrastructure
payments
social engagement
video delivery

The company is also building:

AI translation systems
football history AI infrastructure
developer platforms
mini program tooling
programmable payment rails

The Long-Term Vision

OleOle’s long-term vision is to become the global operating system for football fans:

social networking
communication
commerce
gaming
gambling
content
ticketing
rewards
programmable fan experiences

all inside one interconnected ecosystem.

OleOle – Where Fans Kick Off

Job Description

Senior Rust Engineer – Microblogging & Social Feed Infrastructure

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.

We are looking for a senior Rust engineer to help architect and build the core microblogging and social feed infrastructure powering the platform.

This role is focused specifically on:

social feeds
timelines
follows
fan conversations
repost systems
engagement systems
notifications
trending systems
real-time communication
scalable social infrastructure

This is not a generic backend role.

The platform combines elements of:

Twitter/X
Bluesky
Reddit
WhatsApp
live score systems
real-time translated communication

inside a football-focused ecosystem.

Core Responsibilities

Design and build scalable social feed infrastructure
Architect timeline and follow systems
Build real-time fan conversation infrastructure
Design notification and engagement systems
Help architect distributed event-driven systems
Build scalable APIs for social interaction
Work on moderation and communication infrastructure
Help optimize systems for global scale and low latency
Collaborate with frontend, mobile, AI, and platform engineers

Technical Environment

OleOle is being built primarily in Rust.

Rust is a critical requirement for this role due to:

scale
concurrency
performance
low-latency communication
real-time interaction requirements

The platform architecture is expected to include:

Rust backend services
distributed systems
real-time messaging infrastructure
event-driven architecture
scalable APIs
social graph systems
notification infrastructure
AI translation systems
high-scale communication systems

What We’re Building

OleOle’s vision is to become the global operating system for football fans.

The platform combines:

social networking
messaging
short-form video
live scores
gambling
commerce
mini programs
AI translation
football history AI

inside one interconnected ecosystem.

A major focus of the platform is real-time translated communication between football fans globally.

Fans should be able to:

follow clubs and countries
communicate globally without language barriers
engage in live conversations
share content socially
receive real-time notifications and updates

Qualifications

Required Technical Experience

Strong Rust backend engineering experience
Experience designing scalable distributed systems
Experience building high-scale APIs
Experience with event-driven architecture
Experience building real-time systems
Strong understanding of concurrency and low-latency infrastructure
Experience designing scalable communication systems
Experience working with high-volume user engagement platforms
Strong understanding of backend performance optimization

Preferred Experience

Experience with one or more of the following is highly preferred:

Social feed infrastructure
Timeline systems
Follow/follower systems
Notification systems
Social graph infrastructure
Messaging systems
Real-time communication platforms
Distributed event systems
Trending or recommendation systems
Moderation infrastructure
Large-scale consumer platforms
High-concurrency backend systems

Ideal Backgrounds

This role may be a strong fit for engineers with experience related to:

Twitter/X
Bluesky
Reddit
Discord
Mastodon
Twitch chat systems
real-time messaging infrastructure
large-scale social engagement systems

Additional Preferred Skills

Experience with WebSockets or real-time streaming systems
Experience with scalable caching systems
Experience with distributed databases
Experience with pub/sub infrastructure
Experience with cloud-native infrastructure
Experience building globally distributed systems
Experience with AI-assisted moderation or translation systems
Experience working in startup environments
Interest in sports, football, or fan engagement products

Soft Skills

Strong product thinking
Ability to work independently in an early-stage startup environment
Comfortable helping shape architecture from the ground up
Comfortable operating with evolving product requirements
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Interest in ambitious long-term platform design

Compensation

Compensation is currently deferred until funding closes. Equity and token participation may be available for the right candidate.

Additional Information

Solutions not problems .

Creative problem solver who can courageously propose and support new ideas to our organization. Not interested in best practices, lets 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 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

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

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