Staff Software Engineer, Video Enablement

Role Description

GameChanger users already live stream and watch millions of hours of youth sporting events and clips using the GameChanger app, and we’re looking for a fully-remote Staff Software Engineer/Architect to help lead the expansion of our video capabilities as we form our new Video Engineering team.

• Design, architect, code, and support video features across the video pipeline stack, including live video ingestion, transcoding, integration, storage, and playback/consumption at scale.
• Influence, communicate, and iterate on the strategic roadmap for the technology powering our video features.
• Collaborate closely with mobile, web, machine learning/computer vision, and platform teams on multi-faceted projects.
• Review and provide feedback on designs and code PRs, pair on architectures, and provide guidance and hands-on help as needed.
• Build and connect to internal SDKs, frameworks, and tooling to enable product development teams to easily integrate video.
• Define and build real-time monitoring and measurement systems for critical operational workflows in the video pipeline.
• Lead, mentor, interview, and onboard other software engineers in the video and live-streaming space.
• Be in an on-call rotation to support our production systems if issues arise off hours.

Qualifications

• Strong background in video and audio streaming, preferably with a focus on live-streaming of user-generated content.
• Extensive experience architecting and building scalable and high-performance video pipelines in cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of audio and video packaging principles, codecs, and other associated technologies and tools.
• Hands-on software development experience designing and building live and VOD streaming workflows.
• Proficiency in languages commonly used in the video space, such as C#/Golang/C++/Rust/Python.
• Experience designing/building/connecting internal APIs/SDKs across the stack.
• Experience mentoring/training/working with other teams through documentation and live sessions.
• Familiarity with mobile video broadcasting of user-generated content.
• Hands-on experience with one or more video players.
• Front end development experience in web, iOS (Swift), and/or Android (Kotlin) required.
• Familiarity with CV concepts, architectures, and/or tools is a plus.
• Familiarity with video advertising systems concepts, architectures, and/or tools is a plus.

Requirements

• An excellent communicator and writer capable of breaking down complex projects and technical details.
• Proven track record of effective technical leadership in software engineering roles in the video streaming space.
• Comfortable working across multiple technologies, programming languages, and areas of the video stack.
• Able to foster collaboration and teamwork within technical teams.
• Someone who loves learning the latest tech in the mobile and live streaming spaces.

Benefits

• Work remotely throughout the US or from our well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY.
• Unlimited vacation policy.
• Paid volunteer opportunities.
• Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years after your start.
• WFH stipend - $500 annually.
• Learning stipend - $500 annually towards continued development.
• Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend offered through Holisticly.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend offered through Fringe.
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.
• Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans with an immediate company match.
• Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.
• Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.
• Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Family building benefits offered through Progyny.
• DICK'S Sporting Goods and their family of brands teammate discount.