You will architect high-performance backend systems for a platform that processes live global content in real-time. By building low-latency pipelines for audio and video integration, you will help bridge communication gaps for international audiences. This high-ownership role involves designing scalable, event-driven architectures and optimizing sophisticated streaming services at scale.
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Senior Software Engineer at Series A media tech startup
Are you ready to build the future of global media? You will tackle fascinating technical challenges by architecting sub-second latency pipelines for real-time content streams. If you have 8+ years of experience and a passion for high-performance systems and Kubernetes, this high-ownership role offers the chance to define a next-generation technology stack from the ground up.
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Location
Palo Alto, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed + Equity
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Series A media tech startup
What you will do
- Design and optimize real-time processing pipelines for high-throughput, low-latency media streams.
- Implement robust backend services using systems-level programming to handle complex event-driven workloads.
- Architect and manage distributed systems on Kubernetes while ensuring deep observability and reliability.
Who this is a fit for
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on building sub-second latency production systems.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, gRPC, and operating containerized workloads at significant scale.
- Strong background in systems languages and the ability to reason through complex concurrency and performance tradeoffs.
Why this role is remarkable
- Work on mission-critical streaming technology that defines how global audiences consume live digital media.
- Join a well-funded Series A team backed by top-tier VCs with significant customer traction.
- High-impact opportunity to influence technical direction and scale an engineering headquarters in a premier tech hub.
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