Senior Software Engineer

EPITEC; Seattle (WA); Remote; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Software Engineer III to enhance their media applications. The role involves backend development, working with technologies like PHP, React, and C++. Candidates should have strong experience in media stack principles and be proactive in their approach.

Benefits

Vision insurance

401(k)

Medical insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on media full stack and backend development.
• Expertise in PHP, React, and C++ for building media-related applications.
• Familiarity with media ingestion and encoding formats such as Av1 and HVEC.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with a senior engineer to identify root causes and assign bug/performance tasks.
• Independently own stack tasks, write code, and suggest improvements.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of software systems.

Skills

PHP

React

C++

Media stack experience

Backend engineering principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or relevant field

Job description

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Base pay range

$92.00/hr - $100.00/hr

Position: Software Engineer III

Location: Remote, PST

Pay: $92-100/hr

Type: W2, Contract

Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our team, with a strong focus on media full stack and backend development. The ideal candidate will have expertise inPHP, React, and C++ which is used for building media-related applications and services, as well as a solid understanding of media ingestion and encoding, backend engineering principles, and media stack knowledge. In this role, the candidate will work closely with a senior software engineer to design, develop, test, and debug complex software systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.

Responsibilities:

Working closely with the senior engineer on the team to identify areas of root cause and will assign out bug/performance improvement task

Will be independent of owning their stack tasks, writing code, and suggesting improvements

Needs to be flexible, proactive, and work independently

Must-Have Skills

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on media full stack and backend development
• Media stack experience (ingestion and encoding) and familiarity with encoding formats Av1, HVEC
• Expertise in PHP, React, and C++ which is used for building media-related applications and services, as well as a solid understanding of media ingestion and encoding, backend engineering principles, and media stack knowledge

Nice-to-have Skills

• Former media companies would be a plus
• Needs to be flexible, proactive, and work independently

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or relevant field required.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on media full stack and backend development.
• Media stack experience (ingestion and encoding) and familiarity with encoding formats Av1, HVEC is highly desirable.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media

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401(k)

Medical insurance

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