via ats_lever · 14 July 2026 ·7 days ago

Senior Software Engineer - Video Platform

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UK Full-time
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Accountabilities

  • Design, develop, and optimize video processing pipelines for encoding, decoding, transcoding, and rendering across multiple platforms.

  • Build and enhance cross-platform rendering infrastructure using modern graphics technologies and GPU-accelerated frameworks.

  • Develop and maintain WebAssembly-based solutions, optimizing performance, memory usage, and browser execution.

  • Integrate native video and rendering capabilities with web and mobile applications, including iOS platform support.

  • Improve system performance, scalability, observability, and reliability through profiling, monitoring, and continuous optimization.

  • Collaborate closely with frontend, editor, and platform engineers to deliver seamless user experiences.

  • Troubleshoot complex multimedia, rendering, and cross-platform integration challenges while maintaining high engineering standards.

  • Contribute to architectural decisions, code reviews, technical documentation, and engineering best practices.

Requirements
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.

  • Strong proficiency in C or C++, with additional expertise in TypeScript and/or Swift.

  • Experience building video processing solutions using technologies such as FFmpeg, GStreamer, libav, or similar frameworks.

  • Strong understanding of graphics rendering technologies including Skia, WebGPU, Metal, WebGL, OpenGL, or related platforms.

  • Experience with WebAssembly, Emscripten, WebCodecs, or other cross-platform compilation technologies.

  • Knowledge of modern video codecs and container formats such as H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1, and related media standards.

  • Experience integrating native code with web or mobile platforms and optimizing performance in GPU-accelerated or memory-constrained environments.

  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a distributed engineering team.

  • Interest in leveraging AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve engineering productivity.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary based on location and experience.

  • Meaningful equity package.

  • Fully remote work within supported time zones.

  • Unlimited paid time off.

  • Monthly wellness stipend.

  • Health insurance stipend.

  • Home office budget.

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge video, graphics, and cross-platform technologies alongside a highly skilled engineering team.

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