Mux

Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

San Francisco, California, United States

$188,000 – $200,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Biotechnology, SaaSIndustries

Software Engineer, Video

Salary: $188K - $200K Employment Type: Full-Time Location Type: Remote


About Mux

Mux is video for developers. Our mission is to democratize video by solving the hard problems developers face when building video: video encoding and streaming (Mux Video), video monitoring (Mux Data), and more. Video is a huge part of people’s lives, and we want to help make it better.

We’re committed to building a healthy team that welcomes diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want people who care about our mission, are ready to grow, believe in our values (from Be Human to Turn Customers Into Fans), and want to improve the people around them.

You’ll join a tight-knit team with experience at places like Google, YouTube, Twitch, Reddit, Zencoder, Fastly, and more. Our founders previously started (and sold) Zencoder, an early leader in cloud video technology, and authored Video.js, the biggest HTML5 video player on the web. We organize Demuxed, the premier conference for video engineers in the world. We’re backed by top investors like Coatue, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, and Y Combinator. You’ll get to work with amazing companies: hundreds of startups, plus Strava, Patreon, Vimeo, Robinhood, PBS, and Equinox. Customers, large and small, love working with us and love our team.

We are building something big together. We’d love to hear from you!


About the Role

As a Software Engineer at Mux, you will play a key role in building Mux’s next-generation Video products that power delightful user experiences for millions worldwide.

You will lead and execute complex projects across our Video stack and infrastructure, handling hundreds of thousands of videos ingested and more than a billion encodes per month using our proprietary just-in-time transcoding architecture. You will also help chart the technical direction of our platform and product offerings and work closely with the rest of the engineering team to advance how we build software collaboratively.


What You’ll Do

  • Work cross-functionally with product, customer success, and other engineering teams to execute on product and business strategy and build cutting-edge Video products that our customers will love.
  • Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, launch & on-call. You’ll review code and design docs, give feedback on product specs, and run your code.
  • Take accountability for the planning and delivery of projects, both as a hands-on contributor and architect and as a facilitator.
  • Bring ideas and directly influence your team's roadmap, collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders, especially regarding Video features and functionality.
  • Build & promote best practices in your team for availability, reliability, and production readiness.

Who You Are

  • 3-6 years of experience in production Backend & Video Engineering using Golang, C, C++, or other similar languages, with a successful track record of contributing to sizable projects from start to finish with end-user impact.
  • Expertise in building and operating distributed video systems in a service-oriented architecture, including best practices for fault tolerance, latency, and observability.
  • A track record of writing high-quality, maintainable code across multiple services & team boundaries.
  • Solid operational experience with Kubernetes, monitoring tools (we use Grafana & Prometheus), databases (we use CockroachDB, Clickhouse, & Redis) and data streaming technologies (we use Kafka).
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Note: If you don't have all of these requirements but think your experience could be a great fit, that's okay! Please apply and we can talk about what's most needed in the role.


U.S. Benefits

You'd join an amazing team from places like Google/YouTube, Amazon/Twitch, Facebook/Oculus, Reddit, Brightcove, Bain, and the BBC. We have a supportive culture that cares about both excellent work and work-life balance. We are remote-equal, with office

Skills

Distributed Systems
Video Encoding
Streaming
Video Monitoring
Transcoding Architecture
Software Development
Infrastructure

Mux

Video performance analytics and QoS monitoring

About Mux

Mux specializes in video performance analytics and Quality of Service (QoS) monitoring for the video streaming and digital media market. The company provides tools that help businesses optimize their video delivery and enhance viewer experience. Its main product is an advanced analytics platform that offers real-time data and insights into various video performance metrics, such as playback failures, startup time, rebuffering, and video quality. This allows clients, including media companies and streaming services, to identify and fix issues that could affect viewer satisfaction. Mux differentiates itself from competitors by offering features like industry benchmarks, real-time dashboards, and subscriber ID tracking, which help businesses make informed decisions to improve their video services. The company's goal is to empower clients to optimize their video delivery and exceed viewer expectations through detailed insights and data-driven strategies.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$169.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Consumer Software, EntertainmentIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Fertility Treatment Support
401(k) Retirement Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Professional Development Budget

Risks

Increased competition in video analytics could erode Mux's market share.
Resolution-based pricing may lead to customer dissatisfaction if costs increase.
Dependency on partners like New Relic may affect Mux's service quality.

Differentiation

Mux offers a best-in-class performance analytics tool trusted by major companies.
Mux Video provides a simple API for video hosting, encoding, and streaming.
Mux's platform includes unique features like automatic thumbnails and data-driven encoding.

Upsides

Increased demand for personalized video experiences boosts Mux's API offerings.
The rise of AI-driven video content creation presents integration opportunities for Mux.
5G network expansion enhances Mux's QoS monitoring tools for better performance insights.

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