Rust Tech Interviewer

General requirements:

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, ideally in product-focused or tech-driven companies.
• Strong experience in Rust, distributed systems, and backend application development.
• Experience with video and media files:
  • Experience processing video: rendering, trimming, transcoding, preview generation, metadata extraction, understanding video file formats and codecs.
  • Insight into the challenges of storing and streaming large media files efficiently.
  • Optimizing low-latency access and bandwidth efficiency.
  • Familiarity with ffmpeg-next, GStreamer, or similar tools.
• Understanding of designing and implementing APIs.
• Proficiency in working with relational databases. Experience with NoSQL databases is a plus.
• Familiarity with Git-based version control and agile methodologies.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver quality solutions under shifting priorities.

Will be a great plus:

• Experience with local and networked storage
  • Working with NAS, RAID, and network file systems (e.g., SMB, NFS).
  • Building systems that allow secure remote access to local file systems.
  • Experience optimizing read/write operations for large files across a network.
• Experience with distributed and hybrid architecture
  • Building solutions that split logic between local (on-prem) and cloud environments.
  • Syncing data between local storage and the cloud without full duplication.
  • Familiarity with architectures like P2P, edge computing, or remote mounting.
• Experience with networking
  • Implementing or optimizing custom data transfer protocols.
  • Understanding of NAT traversal, VPN, tunneling, and working across varied network conditions.
  • Building resilient systems that maintain performance over unstable or high-latency connections.
• Experience with media workflows or creative tools
  • Previous work on tools for video editors or content creators, understanding of creative pipelines.