Sr. Backend Software Engineer (Video Engineering)

Philo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) With Employer Contributions

Flexible Working Hours

Paid Parental Leave

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Annual Vacation Bonus

Professional Development and Education

Home Office and TV Stipend

Office Attendance Bonus

Commuter Benefits

Gympass Subscription

Dog-Friendly Office

Company Stock Options

Job summary

Philo in New York is seeking a senior software engineer to design, deploy, and monitor a scalable video streaming pipeline and data services. You will work with content partners and internal teams to boost reliability, latency, security, and video quality across client platforms.

The role requires 8+ years of software development experience with Go, Java, or C++, and expertise in concurrent programming, REST services, and cloud/container deployments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go, Java, or C++.
• Experience with concurrent programming and high-throughput REST services.
• Cloud and container deployment experience.
• Data and database expertise.
• Video transcoding familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and monitor Philo’s video streaming pipeline and scalable data services.
• Collaborate with content partners and internal video, advertising, and data teams to improve reliability and performance.
• Improve latency, security, video quality, and delivery costs; test streaming quality on new client platforms.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Golang

Java

C++

Concurrent Programming

RESTful APIs

Cloud Computing

Distributed Systems

Microservices

Video Transcoding

Video Streaming

Data Pipelines

Relational DB

NoSQL DB

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Design, deploy, and monitor Philo’s video streaming pipeline and scalable data services, collaborating with content partners and internal video, advertising, and data teams. Improve platform reliability, performance, latency, security, video quality, and delivery costs, and support testing streaming quality across new client platforms.

Requirements: Requires 8+ years of software development experience, strong proficiency in a language such as Go, Java, or C++, and experience with concurrent programming and highly available, high-throughput REST services. Candidates should also have cloud and container deployment experience, data and database expertise, and the ability to lead complex work and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders; video transcoding familiarity is also sought.

Key Skills: Backend Software Engineering, Golang, Java, C++, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Web Services, Cloud Computing, Docker, Kubernetes, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Video Transcoding, Video Streaming, Data Pipelines, Relational and Non-Relational Databases

Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(k) With Employer Contributions, Flexible Working Hours, Paid Parental Leave, Unlimited Paid Time Off, Annual Vacation Bonus, Professional Development and Educational Assistance, Home Office and TV Stipend, Office Attendance Bonus, Commuter Benefits, Gympass Subscription, Dog-Friendly Office, Company Stock Options