Description:

Mux is a company focused on video for developers, aiming to democratize video by addressing challenges in video encoding and streaming, as well as video monitoring.
The company values diversity and is committed to building a healthy team that aligns with its mission and values.
The Video Software Engineer will be part of a tight-knit team with experience from notable companies like Google, YouTube, and Twitch.
The role involves building and scaling API-based functionalities for Mux Video, evolving the video transcoding and processing pipeline, and developing features that serve a wide range of customers.
Responsibilities include collaborating on technical roadmaps, building foundations for future media products, evolving the transcoding platform, and ensuring reliability and performance of features as the product grows.

Requirements:

Candidates should have 3+ years of experience in software engineering.
A strong engineering background is required, with comfort in working across multiple platforms and environments.
A solid understanding of engineering fundamentals is necessary, with a Computer Science degree being a plus.
Proficiency in a general-purpose programming language is essential, with a focus on Golang, C, and Modern C++.
Experience in troubleshooting large-scale, highly available distributed systems is required.
Candidates should have experience in designing and building applications with reliability and scale in mind, including SRE principles and observability.
Familiarity with technologies such as Go, C, Modern C++, ffmpeg/libav, HTTP Streaming formats (HLS and DASH), and packaged media formats is preferred.

Mux offers flexible PTO along with 11 company holidays.
The company promotes a healthy work-life balance and has weekly no-meeting days and quarterly focus weeks.
Employees receive competitive health, dental, and vision insurance, with 100% coverage for employees and 65% for dependents.
Fully funded fertility benefits and options for Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) are available.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance, group life insurance, and travel accident insurance are provided.
An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and medical support concierge service are included.
Mux offers a 401(k) plan and paid parental leave.
There is an investment in career growth through a professional development stipend and reimbursements for work-related expenses such as headphones and cell phones.
A lunch reimbursement program is also available.