Staff Backend Engineer - Video

October 28, 2023

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Description

• As a Staff Software Engineer within the Video team, you would take responsibility (along with a small team) for the design and implementation of this integral part of our video platform. Video lies at the heart of the Gather experience, providing a low-latency, seamless experience for the spontaneous interactions we're known for. Our video infrastructure handles thousands of concurrent users, spanning all continents of the world. Unlike traditional room-based video infrastructure, our video infra allows any two users to have an audio/video connection in an instant — enabling experiences where a speaker can address a large audience while the audience remains quiet to the speaker, yet the audience can still mingle amongst their neighbors, just like in real life. Our self-operated video infrastructure spans 5 data centers, and multiple clouds, and features an SFU design built in-house. • Where you will make an impact: - Deliver the tastiest, most appealing video frames our users’ internet connections can endure - Optimize our video servers until they laugh with glee at the notion of having hundreds of simultaneous meeting participants - Re-architecting our video system, to implement SFU-cascading and replace our current model of multiple simultaneous SFU connections with single connections with backhaul of video between SFU instances - Degrade quality with grace for bandwidth or CPU-constrained devices, and handle spurious spikes in latency/congestion with a shout of “Not today, internet weather!” - Build tools that guide us to our goal of an exceptionally reliable meeting platform - Instrument our service until it looks like a time-traveling Delorean you saw in those movies - Build automated tests that ensure the reliability and performance of our video infrastructure as we make it more awesome

Requirements

• Experience working on a large-scale group video calling platform (e.g. Zoom or Google Meet) • Experience working with WebRTC, either directly or with libraries that use it • Intrinsic motivation and drive to solve difficult problems without guidance • A keen intuition for well-designed software • Ability to thoughtfully stack your priorities in an ever-changing startup environment • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

• Work remotely out of a state-of-the-art virtual office! • Competitive compensation, benefits, and meaningful equity • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents • 401k and matching program • Generous PTO policy and mental health days to recharge • Meal stipend twice a week to keep you nourished • Remote work, education, and health & wellness stipend • Support for family planning & gender-affirmation • The opportunity to join a passionate team in building something that actually makes peoples' lives better, every single day • Gather is committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace for individuals of all backgrounds. We strive to build a workplace where employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work, everyday. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Additionally, we're committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment.