About the Role
About the Role
We’re looking for exceptional media engineers who want to join us on a new project to deeply integrate SpaceXAI’s advanced AI infrastructure into a platform used by around 600 million users every month. We’re bringing SpaceXAI's technology stack and using it to transform the video product experience - video playback, live streaming, Spaces, audio/video calls, and more. This is your chance to contribute in a major way while leveraging all of the powerful AI tools and talented colleagues at SpaceXAI.
Responsibilities
- Build the next generation of large-scale video services
- Contribute to and rebuild core media processing and distribution pipelines in high-performance languages (Rust, C++ or Go)
- Obsess over every millisecond and pixel, ensuring end-to-end media quality and performance at scale across a rich suite of products and user platforms
Basic Qualifications
- At least 5 years of experience
- Obsessed with media quality, performance, and product experience
- Proficient in high performance C++ or Go
- In-depth knowledge of either WebRTC or LL-HLS or video transcoding pipelines
- Familiar with building and running scalable and resilient distributed systems
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Go, C++, Rust, Java, Scala
- Kubernetes, FoundationDB, ValKey, Envoy, S3
- H.264, H.265, AV1, MP4, CMAF, VMAF, RTP, RTMP, LL-HLS, HDR, DRM
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
Requirements
Media Quality Focus
Obsessed with media quality, performance, and product experience.
High Performance Languages
Proficient in high performance C++ or Go.
Video Processing Knowledge
In-depth knowledge of either WebRTC or LL-HLS or video transcoding pipelines.
Distributed Systems Experience
Familiar with building and running scalable and resilient distributed systems.
Nice to Have
Experience with Rust is a plus.
Familiarity with Kubernetes and related technologies.
Knowledge of H.264, H.265, AV1, and other video codecs.
Benefits
Equity
Employees receive equity as part of the compensation package.
Comprehensive Health Coverage
Includes medical, vision, and dental coverage.
Retirement Plan
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Disability Insurance
Short & long-term disability insurance is provided.
Life Insurance
Life insurance is included in the benefits package.