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Backend Software Engineer

235k – 235kSan Francisco, CAOnsite4+ YOE
Summary

Develops high-performance APIs and real-time video processing pipelines for massive-scale infrastructure handling 3TB/second data. Requires 4+ years systems software experience, customer empathy, and ability to independently own features in a fast-growing startup.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Build the core product, from APIs to real-time video processing pipelines
  • Be independent and own major features through development and deployment
  • Operate, scale and extend extensive video processing infrastructure, responsible for running code in production
  • Work directly with customers to solve their problems and drive product empathy

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of systems software development experience
  • Deep customer empathy, including speaking with customers and making product decisions
  • Strong ability to learn new technologies and be productive in unfamiliar domains

Bonus

  • Previously founded a startup (extra bonus for dev-tools startup)
Skills
APIsreal-time processingvideo processinginfrastructure scalingEC2systems programmingAWS
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