Lead Streaming Video Software Engineer [29648]

Lead Streaming Video Software Engineer [29648] We’re Media Engineering. If it involves a media feature – including video uploading, downloading, playback, live streaming, audio-video calling, audio and video Spaces, images – we build it. Our backend services run in AWS and on-prem. They are written in Golang or Scala with core media processing components in C/C++. Our remit includes: Services for media ingest, processing, CDN origin, call signaling, webRTC. APIs for media features, metadata, lifecycle, metrics … User experience across all client surfaces that involve media. End-to-end media quality and performance. Scaling to handle concurrent audiences of millions. Who You Are: We are hiring at all levels, but there are a few candidate archetype basis dimensions. One knows how to build and operate backend services at scale. Another knows media processing in C/C++. A third is deep experience in end-to-end media quality and performance, someone who makes ABR work right, gets the video to start in 200 ms, and get the live stream to look good from a Cybertruck driving through Baja. What You’ll Do: Collaborate on building and operating services at scale, ensuring seamless performance for concurrent audiences of millions. Contribute to media processing pipelines in C/C++, the core components that drive our media services. Iteratively improve end-to-end media quality and performance. Qualifications: Proven experience in building and operating services at scale. In-depth knowledge and experience with media processing pipelines in C/C++. Extensive experience ensuring end-to-end media quality and performance. Acronyms you know all about: H.264, H.265, AV1, MP4, CMAF, VMAF, moq, RTP, RTMP, HLS, HDR, DRM. Alternative acronyms and tech you know all about: CRUD, Redis, DynamoDb, S3, Route53, GraphQL. Total compensation: $1,500,000/yr Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Software Development #J-18808-Ljbffr Stealth Startup