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Software Engineer

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Location:
United States, San Francisco

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

191000.00 - 250000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

We are building the next-generation AI-powered platform and web application for easy and fast creation of audio and video content. Building a revolutionary way to record, transcribe, edit, and mix audio and video on the web comes with a series of unique technical challenges and requires solving hard and complex problems. We are looking for an experienced software engineer with significant video expertise to build a best-in-class video editing and streaming platform to power the core functionality of the app.

Job Responsibility:

Build and optimize high availability, high performance systems to handle petabyte-scale data ingest, processing, and serving
Provide a useful media platform to AI research and engineering teams to train and integrate AI features that work on media, including multimodal LLMs, video transformation models, and information
Engage with the open-source media and video engineering community to improve key tools like ffmpeg
Develop tools to develop, test, benchmark, and debug our video and audio processing systems
Discover, evaluate, and adopt new technologies that can enhance our services and/or improve our efficiency
Mentor members on the engineering team, especially when it comes to video and audio technologies

Requirements:

5+ years of professional software development experience
Strong CS fundamentals, backend infrastructure experience, and understanding of digital video technologies, including formats, codecs, and processing tools (e.g. MP4, HVEC, HLS, WebRTC, MPEG-DASH, ffmpeg)
Self-aware of strengths and seeking to constantly learn and improve
Strong written and verbal communication

What we offer:

generous healthcare package
401k matching program
catered lunches
flexible vacation time

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 08, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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