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

  

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


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.