Software Engineer - Media
Software Engineer - Media
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$ 127000 - 297000
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Job Description
Are you prepared to join the X team and help build the ultimate realtime informationsharing app revolutionizing how people connect At X were on a mission to become the trusted global digital public square committed to protecting freedom of speech and building the future unlimited interactivity. Our goal is to empower every user to freely create and share ideas fostering open public discourse without barriers. Join us in shaping this thrilling journey where your contribution will be invaluable to our success!
Role: Software Engineer Media (All Levels)Location: Palo Alto or London (Onsite)
Base Salary Range: $127000 to $297000 Equity
Who We Are:
Were Media Engineering at X. If it involves a media feature on X including video uploading downloading playback live streaming audiovideo calling audio and video Spaces images we build it. Our backend services run in AWS and onprem. 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 metics
User experience across all client surfaces that involve media.
Endtoend 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 endtoend 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 endtoend media quality and performance
Qualifications:
Proven experience in building and operating services at scale.
Indepth knowledge and experience with media processing pipelines in C/C.
Extensive experience ensuring endtoend 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
Join our small team and shape the media experiences of billions.
Employment Type
Full-Time
