Media Software Engineer, Speech (All Levels)

What You’ll Do

• Enhance and extend the real-time Cantina media platform.
• Enable new ways for users to interact with their friends and AI bots through voice and video by implementing new features and capabilities.
• Improve and build on the custom, WebRTC-based frameworks we use to provide media services for iOS, Android, and web clients.
• Collect and analyze metrics relating to system performance and user behavior.
• Participate in detailed and constructive design and code reviews.
• Collaborate with other members of the team to deliver new features and enhancements on a regular basis.
• Work with application development teams to define APIs they can use to integrate with the media stack.

What You’ll Bring (Minimum Qualifications)

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Experience with C or C++.
• Strong computer science fundamentals, including familiarity with data structures and concurrent / multithreaded programming.
• Exposure to system programming concepts, including network protocols; memory management; and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Object-oriented programming and design skills.
• Interest in solving challenging, subtle engineering problems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with WebRTC, streaming protocols, or other media-related technologies.
• Familiarity with audio or video processing techniques and algorithms.
• Experience creating backend server infrastructure.
• Experience developing software for iOS and Android.
• Familiarity with building services using Node.js.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, particularly in relation to speech recognition and synthesis.

Compensation

• Anticipated annual base salary range: $120,000-$180,000.