Backend Software Engineer - Media Engineering
Twitter - San Francisco, California, United States, 94199![Twitter](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.Role:
Backend Software Engineer - Media Engineering (All Levels)Location:
San Francisco or London (onsite)Base Salary Range:
$127,000 to $297,000Who We Are:We’re Media Engineering at X. If it involves a media feature on X – 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 gets 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.Join our small team and shape the media experiences of billions. If you thrive in a dynamic, high-growth tech environment and relish the opportunity to collaborate with passionate, driven over-achievers, your career with us here at X will be both exhilarating and fulfilling!
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