Substack is hiring: Software Engineer (Video) in New York

Overview

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As a Software Engineer on the Video team, you’ll work on live streaming, video recording, uploading, clipping, and everything related to a high-quality video product experience. Full Stack Engineers collaborate closely with designers, product thinkers, and customers to build new product offerings and tooling across the platform.

Responsibilities

• With the support of the engineering team, develop the core Substack product for readers and writers. Be prepared to jump into different areas of the product, learn quickly, and add value.
• Support and collaborate with other team members, including engineers, designers, writers, support staff, and others.
• Own your work and deliver high-quality solutions from product concept and proposal to implementation, experimentation, and measurement.
• Work directly with customers to solve their problems. The entire company participates in customer support to drive empathy for our users and help build better products.
• We work with TypeScript, Node/Express, React, and Postgres. Proficiency in these technologies is helpful; if not, we’ll help you learn.

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional full-stack web development using Node.js.
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
• Independent and autonomous. We’re looking for engineers who own their work and can take a leadership role.
• Proficiency with video processing frameworks and libraries such as FFmpeg.
• Proficiency with Python.
• Experience with workflow systems such as Temporal is an advantage.
• Take pride in building elegant and delightful product experiences and help writers focus on their craft.
• Excellent collaboration with a diverse team and commitment to Substack’s mission.

Compensation

Substack’s compensation package includes a market-competitive salary, equity for all full-time roles, and exceptional benefits. The cash compensation salary range for this role is $175,000 - $215,000. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Equal Opportunity

Substack is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or transgender status), age, national origin, veteran or disability status. We’re seeking people passionate about enabling independent expression and building a better business model for creators. If you want to see what media, communities, and content can become when unmoored from advertising models, and you have the skills and experience to contribute, we’d love to meet you.

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Online Audio and Video Media