Senior Streaming & Encoding Engineer — Own End-to-End VOD

Paylocity; Provo, Northern (UT, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Angel Studios in the United States is seeking a senior software engineer to help shape the streaming backend. You will own encoding, adaptive bitrate ladders, and dynamic HLS manifest delivery, collaborating with product and operations to ensure reliable delivery.

Candidates bring 6+ years of software experience, expertise in Elixir/Phoenix and modern APIs, and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset to work in a fast-growing team.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• 4+ years of experience as a Sr. Software Engineer or equivalent.
• Expert knowledge of Elixir/Phoenix, GraphQL/REST/Protobuf/HTTPs.
• Proactive in dynamic environments with diverse users and changing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own the Streaming Backend: Encoding, adaptive bitrate ladders, and HLS delivery.
• Act Like a Founder: Take ownership and operate as if this were your own startup inside Angel Studios.
• Radiate Your Domain: Clarify designs and plans for others to maximize collaboration opportunities.
• Execute End-to-End: Leverage ai, testing, data, customer feedback, and intuition to make confidence changes.

Skills

High-performance coding

Ownership mindset

AI model integration

Tools

Elixir/Phoenix

GraphQL/REST/Protobuf/HTTPs

RabbitMQ

Docker/Kubernetes

S3/Postgres/Redis

Datadog

Job description

Angel Studios in the United States is seeking a senior software engineer to help shape the streaming backend. You will own encoding, adaptive bitrate ladders, and dynamic HLS manifest delivery, collaborating with product and operations to ensure reliable delivery.

Candidates bring 6+ years of software experience, expertise in Elixir/Phoenix and modern APIs, and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset to work in a fast-growing team.