Philo · 1 week ago
Sr. Backend Software Engineer (Video Engineering)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $235K/yr
8+ years expPhilo is a company focused on building the future of television by leveraging modern technology. They are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to optimize their video ingest, transcode, and delivery platform, ensuring a high-quality viewing experience for users.
Digital MediaInformation TechnologyMedia and EntertainmentTV
No H1B
Responsibilities
Design, implement, deploy and monitor the next generation of Philo’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 Philo’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 users’ viewing experience
Drive continuous improvements to the reliability, performance, latency and security of Philo’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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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)
Experienced mentor with a talent for motivating, leading, and inspiring teams to achieve high levels of success
Benefits
Includes annual salary, company stock options, and health 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 — an all-in-one corporate benefit that gives employees the largest selection of gyms, studios, classes, training and wellness apps
Dog-friendly office
Company
Philo
Philo offers an entertainment-focused streaming service nationwide.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$134.2MKey Investors
Republic capitalNational Education AssociationNew Enterprise Associates
2020-08-06Series D· $50M
2020-01-13Series C· $1M
2018-07-03Series C· $41.37M
Leadership Team
Andrew McCollum
Executive Chair
Recent News
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