Senior Software Engineer – Streaming

Clarus Advisers; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarus Advisers is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Streaming to join a team building ultra low-latency media and data streaming applications. You will design, optimize, and debug C++ software across Windows, Linux, and embedded platforms, focusing on high-performance streaming capabilities.

The ideal candidate has a Master's degree and 4–9 years of hands-on experience with WebRTC, GStreamer, RTP/RTCP, and related protocols, plus strong multithreading, memory management, and systems

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 4–9 years of proven C++ software development, optimization, and debugging.
• Strong OS, multithreading, memory management, networking, and systems programming knowledge.
• Ability to debug complex issues across software, OS, media pipelines, and hardware boundaries.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, optimize, and debug C++ software for ultra low-latency streaming systems.
• Build and improve media streaming pipelines using WebRTC, GStreamer, RTP/RTCP.
• Analyze CPU, memory, networking, media pipeline across workloads.
• Work across Windows, Linux, QNX, embedded platforms.
• Define and implement KPIs for networking quality and user experience.
• Integrate streaming software with platform services and automotive components.

Skills

C++

Streaming

WebRTC

Multithreading

OS concepts

Networking

Performance debugging

Media pipelines

Analytical skills

Education

Master's degree in CS/EE

Tools

GStreamer

QNX

Linux

Windows

Job description

Company Overview

Our client is a Research lead organisation focusing on cutting-edge software, AI, and hardware innovation.

Position Overview

Senior Software Engineer – Streaming with strong C++ skills and a deep interest in streaming technologies to join a team of highly skilled and motivated software engineers who help build the next generation of applications with media and data streaming capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, optimize, and debug C++ software for ultra low-latency streaming systems.
• Build and improve media streaming pipelines using technologies such as WebRTC, GStreamer, RTP/RTCP, and related protocols.
• Analyze CPU, memory, networking, media pipeline, and scheduling behavior across real-world workloads.
• Work across Windows, Linux, QNX, applications frameworks, and embedded platforms.
• Define and implement KPIs for networking quality, streaming quality, and user experience.
• Integrate streaming software with platform services, connectivity layers, and/or automotive system components.

Skills & Experience

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 4-9 years of proven experience in C++ software development, optimization, and debugging.
• Strong understanding of operating systems, multithreading, memory management, networking, and systems programming.
• Ability to debug complex issues across software, OS, media pipelines, platform, and hardware boundaries.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a self-motivated approach.
• In-depth knowledge of WebRTC architecture, peer connection lifecycle, ICE handshake, and real-time protocols (SRTP, DTLS-SRTP, SCTP).
• Good To Have:-
• Hands-on experience with streaming protocols and technologies such as RTP, WebRTC, WebSockets, and QUIC.
• Experience with video codecs and formats such as H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, AV1, color spaces, or hardware-accelerated encode/decode.
• Experience with QNX, QNX Safety, Linux, or embedded operating systems for safety-critical platforms is a strong plus.
• Experience with automotive software, telematics, connected vehicle platforms, infotainment, or car connectivity.