Job Title: Software Engineer III
Desired Location: Remote
Duration: 9 months, open to extension

Job Summary:

• We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our team, with a strong focus on media full stack and backend development. The ideal candidate will have expertise in PHP, React, and C++ which is used for building media-related applications and services, as well as a solid understanding of media ingestion and encoding, backend engineering principles, and media stack knowledge. In this role, the candidate will work closely with a senior software engineer to design, develop, test, and debug complex software systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.

 Must-Have Skills:

1. 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on media full stack and backend development
2. Media stack experience (ingestion and encoding) and familiarity with encoding formats Av1, HVEC
3. Expertise in PHP, React, and C++ which is used for building media-related applications and services, as well as a solid understanding of media ingestion and encoding, backend engineering principles, and media stack knowledge

 
Nice-to-have Skills:

1. Former media companies would be a plus
2. Needs to be flexible, proactive, and work independently

Job Responsibilities:

• Debug complex systems, including those related to media ingestion, to identify and fix issues that impact performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Implement best practices for operational excellence, ensuring reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Develop and implement monitoring and alerting systems to detect issues before they become critical, ensuring prompt resolution and minimizing downtime.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, communicating technical information effectively to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring that all parties understand the nature of issues and the steps being taken to resolve them.
• Design and develop media full stack and backend systems, utilizing PHP, React, and C++ programming languages.
• Collaborate with media engineers to optimize media ingestion and encoding processes, improving overall system performance and user experience.
• Troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issues specifically in the media stack.

Skills

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, customer service, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage one's time.
• Basic mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing, and delivery.
• Strong understanding of media ingestion and encoding, backend engineering principles, and media stack knowledge.
• Proficiency in PHP, React, and C++ programming languages.
• Experience with media full stack and backend development, including design, implementation, and maintenance of complex software systems.

 
Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or relevant field required.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on media full stack and backend development.
• Media stack experience (ingestion and encoding) and familiarity with encoding formats Av1, HVEC is highly desirable.

 
Story Behind the Need – Business Group & Key Projects
Key Projects/Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Working closely with the senior engineer on the team to identify areas of root cause and will assign out bug/performance improvement task
• Will be independent of owning their stack tasks, writing code, and suggesting improvements
• Needs to be flexible, proactive, and work independently

Years of Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on media full stack and backend development

 
Degrees/Certifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required

 
Difficult Aspects of Job

• Biggest challenge will be the fast pace of the role and dealing with escalations.
• Will be stepping into a stack so they will have to jump in with minimal support

How many rounds of interviews?

• 2 rounds, one with CWAM and second round with a coder pad

• Types of Interviews: Zoom
• Interview Duration: 45 minutes

  

 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $90.00/hr.