[Hiring] Senior Backend Software Engineer @Philo
Senior Backend Software Engineer @Philo
Software Development
Salary usd 150,000 - 2..
Remote Location
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA Only
Employment Type full-time
Posted 2d ago

[Hiring] Senior Backend Software Engineer @Philo

2d ago - Philo is hiring a remote Senior Backend Software Engineer. ๐Ÿ’ธ Salary: usd 150,000 - 235,000 per year ๐Ÿ“Location: USA

Role Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Software Engineer to help us build and optimize the next generation of our video ingest, transcode and delivery platform. This is a high impact role that influences every video stream that Philo serves. If you endeavor to see how your work directly impacts end-users this is the role for you.

  • Design, implement, deploy and monitor the next generation of Philoโ€™s video streaming pipeline, using a combination of in-house technology and open source software.
  • Collaborate with content partners to engineer systems that deliver the best possible TV watching experience for Philoโ€™s users.
  • Build scalable and resilient data pipelines for ingesting video and analytics events using distributed computing and micro-services architecture principles.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders across video delivery, ad operations, and data science teams to ensure we are measuring and optimizing every aspect of our video delivery process and our usersโ€™ viewing experience.
  • Drive continuous improvements to the reliability, performance, latency and security of Philoโ€™s video streaming platform.
  • Drive evaluation, selection, and development of video encoding technologies to optimize video quality and reduce CDN delivery costs.
  • Assist our client engineering teams in testing and improving video streaming QoE as we develop Philo apps for several new platforms.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of software development experience.
  • Proven track record of building highly efficient and highly available software using Golang, Java, C++ or similar programming languages.
  • Deep experience with concurrent programming.
  • Experience building concurrent HA and high throughput RESTful web services.
  • Experience operating in cloud computing environments using modern software deployment technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Demonstrated ability to own and drive complex architectural/development tasks to completion by following Scrum/Agile methodologies.
  • Experience working with large amounts of data and making data-based decisions to prioritize projects, including familiarity with relational and non-relational databases and modern data warehousing and querying.
  • Experience and aptitude for collaborating and communicating with internal and external stakeholders in both business and technical roles.
  • Familiarity with cloud video transcoding services such as AWS Elemental and Azure Media Services. Knowledge of FFmpeg is a plus.

Requirements

  • Experience building or integrating audio and video codecs such as AAC, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC and AV1.
  • Experience with video quality assessment tools such as VMAF, SSIM, etc.
  • Experience with video streaming protocols such as MPEG-DASH, HLS, MPEG TS, fMP4, CMAF, Zixi, and SRT.
  • Experience with OTT video packaging and DRM.
  • Familiarity with Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI).

Benefits

  • Full health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family.
  • 401(k) plan with employer contributions (we match 100% of deferrals up to 3% of pay and 50% of the next 2% of pay).
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Up to 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
  • Unlimited paid time off for vacation and sick leave.
  • $2,000 annual vacation bonus (we pay you to take a two week vacation).
  • $5,250 annually for professional development and educational assistance.
  • $1,250 annual home office + TV stipend during first year of employment ($250 annually thereafter).
  • $500/month ($6,000/year) bonus for employees who commit to working at least 3 days per week in our offices, plus generous commuter benefits ($315/month towards transit, rideshare, bike rental, or parking at our HQ office in San Francisco).
  • Free Gympass subscription โ€” an all-in-one corporate benefit that gives employees the largest selection of gyms, studios, classes, training and wellness apps.
  • Dog-friendly office.
  • And much more!
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Senior Backend Software Engineer @Philo
Software Development
Salary usd 150,000 - 2..
Remote Location
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA Only
Employment Type full-time
Posted 2d ago
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