Video Encoder Lead

Description

We're looking for people to join our growing team who:

• Seek out challenges and are comfortable with the unknown
• Thrive in fast-paced, innovative, creative environments
• Are expert communicators and collaborate well with others
• Take initiative to solve tough problems
• Are passionate about revolutionizing storytelling through virtual reality
• Most importantly, have got grit

Responsibilities

• Join the team that manages all our digital video encoding, streaming, and decoding.
• Collaborate with teams responsible for architecting high performance, scalable mobile solutions for media consumption
• Test encoding solutions to ensure delivery of high resolution and high frame rate video
• Help build the best consumer experience for video delivery and viewing

Qualifications

• Proven experience with video encoding
• Top-notch programming skills and in-depth knowledge of C/C++
• Understanding of media delivery system requirements and ability to execute them
• Experience with ffmpeg and H.26x codecs
• Solid understanding of the full software development life cycle.

Optional, but a major plus

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Experience working with a start-up