Playit - https://playit.gg
Playit - https://playit.gg
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Jose is a founding engineer with strong full-stack credentials, Rust experience, and proven ability to build complex systems at scale (real-time voice infrastructure, multi-datacenter deployments, 100K+ user systems). His networking background (WebRTC, Twilio), infrastructure expertise (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP), and experience with reliability at scale align well with Playit's needs. However, he lacks demonstrated low-level networking experience (AF-XDP, custom DDoS mitigation) and his primary background is in AI/Python rather than systems-level Rust development, which are core to Playit's tech stack.
Hook: Your experience shipping real-time systems across distributed infrastructure and scaling to millions of users makes you an excellent fit for building the next generation of Playit's global gaming network.
Missing: Low-level networking (AF-XDP, packet manipulation), Custom DDoS mitigation implementation, Deep systems-level Rust expertise, Gaming infrastructure domain knowledge
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Playit - https://playit.gg Eugene, Oregon. REMOTE okay. Oregon USA only. Looking to hire our first full time engineer besides myself. High impact role, over 100k monthly active users. Cash flow positive. We run a global network to help people host game servers at home. Most of our backend is in Rust with Postgres DB, website is React SPA in typescript. Engineering work touches many areas: * low level AF-XDP networking * state synchronization across 20 datacenters * custom ddos mitigation logic * product feature development * front end website dev * front end TUI dev * reliability monitoring and alerting * so much, think creating cloudflare from scratch with focus on gaming and you’re not far off Send resume over email to apply@playit.gg. Note I (a human with limited time) will read your email and resume. Please don't send me a tailored AI resume or email to waste my time. Please.