Lead Software Engineer

Milestone Systems; United States; Remote; USD 185,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Open Platform IP Video Management Systems seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join their innovative VSaaS engineering team. The role involves architecting and building cloud-based video surveillance systems, driving engineering decisions, and mentoring team members. This fully remote position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Medical/Dental Benefits

401k with 6% Safe Harbor Employer Match

Paid Parental Leave

Generous PTO

Short and Long Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of software development experience.
• Minimum of 5 years programming in Go, C++, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and build scalable distributed data systems.
• Mentor other engineers and drive design decisions.

Skills

Communication

Software Design Patterns

Data Modeling

Microservice Architecture

Tools

FFMPEG

Git

Job description

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Base pay range

$185,102.00/yr - $212,537.00/yr

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Be the key in unlocking business opportunities in the convergent world of Open Platform IP Video Management Systems! Join Milestone, a global market leader!

Milestone seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join our fast-moving, innovative VSaaS engineering team. In this role, you will architect, design, and build highly scalable distributed data systems to enable new and innovative solutions in cloud-based video surveillance and IoT control systems. To be successful, you must have proven experience in driving critical engineering and architectural decisions for the development team. You will provide sound technical directions and dive into solving complex system design and implementation challenges. You will learn and share knowledge with the best and help us architect and build modern cloud-native applications. You will drive decisions on technology and processes to maximize our products' performance, scalability, and reliability.

This is a fully remote role that can be located anywhere in the US.

As a Milestone Employee, YOU are the key to our success. Come join our dynamic international team and be a part of our rapidly growing, successful business.

Responsibilities

• Work with product managers and technology teams to understand roadmap priorities and shape product features that address customers' needs.
• Employ advanced knowledge of data structures, data modeling, and design, and common software design patterns, focusing on microservice architecture.
• Articulate design and architecture trade-offs and apply software design patterns to solve complex engineering problems efficiently.
• Drive design and implementation based on sound engineering principles and best practices, focusing on testability, maintainability, and scalability.
• Provide overall project design and estimates that meet business and technology strategy needs during project scoping phases.
• Manage the velocity of delivery without compromising the quality of product releases.
• Mentor other engineers to make sound technical decisions and help build effective software engineering practices, especially in adopting formal testing as part of the software development process.
• Embrace the “you build it, you run it” engineering principle.
• Champion good software engineering habits, such as. clean code principles, security, tech debt balance, TDD, and “going end-to-end early”.
• Own, diagnose, and resolve complex system technical issues and code defects.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to help establish the technical roadmap to facilitate innovation and enhancement of product capabilities.
• Provide leadership with a point of view on "what’s next" in technology, coding tools, applications, and concepts.
• Drive a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, and lifelong learning.
• Identify and work with SRE to implement automation opportunities to enhance efficiency in the software delivery cycle and the reliability of Milestone’s VSaaS product.

Professional Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of software development experience with a distinguished track record in audio/video content delivery, media streaming platforms, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience programming in Go, C++, or an equivalent compiled language.
• Strong understanding of modern CI/CD methodologies and Git-based workflows.
• Clear and persuasive written and oral communication skills to lead or persuade fellow engineers and non-technical audience.
• A breadth of technology and engineering skills, knowledge, and experience -comfortable with topics spanning programming languages, AI/ML, advanced networking, compute and data platforms, as well as automation and big data

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced experience with FFMPEG (C API, Golang wrappers, and/or CLI)
• Experience with media codecs and protocols (e.g. H.264, AV1, Opus, AAC, RTSP)
• Familiarity with ProtoBuf, REST, WebRTC, WebSocket, and other web technologies
• Familiarity with developing applications deployed on public cloud infrastructure such as GCP, AWS, or

Why Milestone?

Ranked among the 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon, Milestone offers great benefits and a great culture. Employees here have flexible work environments, opportunities for further education, and the ability to directly affect change in our Organization.

This position's annual salary ranges from $159,072 to $239,412, with most candidates falling in the $185,102 to $212,537 range. Pay is based on the level, location, complexity, responsibility, and job duties of the specific position and is just one component of Milestone’s total compensation package. Additionally, we offer an attractive benefits package that includes medical/dental benefits, FSA or HSA, 401k with 6% Safe Harbor employer match, paid parental leave, generous PTO (20 days' vacation, 10 days paid sick time, and 12 company holidays), fully paid Short Term disability policy, fully paid Long Term disability policy, and Life Insurance. If you are selected for an interview, please feel welcome to speak to our Talent Partner about our compensation philosophy.

Milestone is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Contact and application

Please apply at our website: www.milestonesys.com

If you have any questions, you are very welcome to contact Cindy Phillips, Talent Acquisition Partner, at [e-mail]

We are excited to receive your application.

Seniority level

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• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media

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