Bond · 21 hours ago
Staff WebRTC/SIP Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
10+ years expBond is a fast-growing startup focused on improving communication for the Deaf community through innovative technology. They are seeking a Staff WebRTC/SIP Engineer to build reliable real-time infrastructure for video communication, ensuring seamless connectivity between Deaf users and interpreters.
Telecommunications
Responsibilities
Build Infrastructure That Never Fails: Design and implement highly-available, fault-tolerant backend services that power real-time video communication. When a Deaf user needs an interpreter, your systems must connect them instantly and reliably—every single time
Scale Real-Time Communication Systems: Own the backend infrastructure that handles video routing, session management, call state, and integration with third-party platforms. You'll make architectural decisions that enable Bond to grow from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of concurrent calls
Enable Frontend Teams Through Platform Excellence: Build the APIs and services that frontend engineers depend on to deliver great user experiences. You'll design intuitive contracts, provide clear documentation, and ensure your platform is a force multiplier for the team
Deliver Operational Excellence and Observability: Instrument what matters, establish SLOs that reflect user impact, and build systems that surface problems before users notice. You own uptime—incidents, post-mortems, and continuous improvement
Contribute to a Purpose-Driven, User-Centered Culture: Understand how platform decisions impact real users, advocate for reliability in technical discussions, and connect your work to our mission of improving access and communication for the Deaf community
Qualification
Required
10+ years building, deploying, and operating backend services in production
Hands-on experience with GStreamer (required), SIP/RTP, and WebRTC
Familiarity with SFU media servers (we use Janus)
Deep understanding of distributed systems, fault tolerance patterns, and reliability engineering
Ability to articulate real-world tradeoffs between consistency and availability, and design systems that handle partial failures gracefully
You instrument your systems, use metrics and logs to diagnose issues systematically, and make architectural decisions based on evidence
Ability to distinguish signal from noise when systems are under stress
You thrive in ambiguous environments, build with incomplete requirements, and make sound engineering tradeoffs under uncertainty
Preferred
Strong awareness of Deaf culture and accessibility needs is a major plus; personal or professional experience with the Deaf community is ideal
Track record of designing APIs or internal platforms that other engineering teams build on
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Unlimited PTO, in addition to standard holidays
401(k) plan
Company
Bond
Bond is an FCC-certified Video Relay Service (VRS) provider that makes it easy to invite top ASL interpreters to video calls on any platform (Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, WebEx, etc.).
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase