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[Remote] Software Engineer, Video
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Whatnot is seeking a Software Engineer, Video to strengthen the video and live-streaming experience on its commerce platform. The role focuses on video quality, measurement and observability, recording infrastructure, seller tools, and the long-term video strategy.
Responsibilities
- Implement robust measurement and observability
- Build video recording pipeline for T&S and user experience
- Develop initial seller tools for enhanced livestream interaction
- Advance our video features for flawless user experiences
- Inform long term video strategy including framework success criteria and creation
- Lead the innovation in seller tools, enabling peak streaming performance
- Evaluate and onboard new video providers
Skills
- 6+ years of software engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Experience with scaled WebRTC system
- Excellent ability to translate product requirements to a scalable system
- You are known for the high quality of your engineering designs
- You're an excellent problem solver and don't need to be told exactly what to do
- AWS/DevOps experience
Benefits
- Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
- Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
- Work From Home Support
- Home office setup allowance
- Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
- Care benefits
- Monthly allowance for wellness
- Annual allowance towards Childcare
- Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
- Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
- Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work; company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements, which take precedence
- Flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs; team members in this role must live within commuting distance of the San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, or Seattle hubs
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