Senior Software Development Engineer, Streaming Media

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance, latency-sensitive media servers.
• Optimize network efficiency for media delivery, balancing cost and quality.
• Design, implement, and optimize media protocols, while staying current with industry trends.
• Leverage AI technologies to enhance streaming media scenarios and improve the flexibility and performance of the Media Network.
• Design and build resilient, decoupled systems to minimize single points of failure and improve overall reliability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands‑on experience with streaming transport protocols such as RTP/RTCP, RTMP, DASH, and CMAF.
• Familiarity with audio and video codec standards, including OPUS, AAC, and H.264.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, NAT, IPv4/IPv6, routing protocols, and packet processing (e.g., iptables, deep packet inspection).
• Proficiency in at least one programming language: C, C++, Java, Python, Rust, or Go.

• Experience with CDN, multimedia systems, live streaming, or WebRTC.
• Experience building or operating large‑scale distributed systems.
• Experience applying AI/ML techniques to improve efficiency or performance in streaming media systems.

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually):
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $212,800 - $450,000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.

Benefits:
Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

• Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
  1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
  2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and 3. Exercising sound judgment.