Job Summary
You will own the video and streaming backend that powers Signals, taking it from a third-party vendor into internal ownership. This is the highest-traffic backend in the Signals platform, and the technical decisions you make here will shape Signals for years.
Location: ONSITE - Sunnyvale, CA
About the Role
You will own the video and streaming backend that powers Signals, taking it from a third-party vendor into internal ownership. This is the highest-traffic backend in the Signals platform, and the technical decisions you make here will shape Signals for years.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the video and streaming backend for Signals end to end.
- Lead vendor knowledge transfer on video pipeline architecture and operations.
- Partner with the Video UI frontend team on end-to-end streaming experience.
- Partner with the ML/CV team on model serving for ICM 2.0.
- Establish SLOs, on-call rotation, and cost optimization for the video pipeline.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years in backend engineering, including staff-level architectural ownership.
- Deep experience with video streaming systems (WebRTC, HLS, RTMP, or similar).
- High-throughput real-time systems at scale.
- Strong distributed systems fundamentals.
- Production ownership of media pipelines.
Nice to Have
- Security or surveillance video pipeline experience.
- Edge-to-cloud video ingest and processing architectures.
- Prior insourcing of a media backend from a third party.
Compensation and Benefits
Base Salary: $210,000 to $250,000 (DOE)
Equity: Stock options
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off
Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at Sunnyvale HQ
