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Stealth Startup is hiring: Lead Streaming Video Software Engineer [29648] in Cal

Stealth Startup, California, MO, US, 65018

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Lead Streaming Video Software Engineer [29648]

Were 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 Youll 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

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