Software Engineer - Media

at X (Twitter)

📍 Palo Alto, United States

USD 127,000-297,000 per year

MIDDLE SENIOR

✅ On-site

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value. About proficiency levels:

1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;

3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;

7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;

10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.

Redis @ 3 GraphQL @ 3

Details

Are you prepared to join the X team and help build the ultimate real-time information-sharing app, revolutionizing how people connect? At X, we’re on a mission to become the trusted global digital public square, committed to protecting freedom of speech and building the future unlimited interactivity. Our goal is to empower every user to freely create and share ideas, fostering open public discourse without barriers. Join us in shaping this thrilling journey where your contribution will be invaluable to our success!

Responsibilities

Collaborate on building and operating services at scale, ensuring seamless performance for concurrent audiences of millions.
Contribute to media processing pipelines in C/C++, the core components that drive our media services.
Iteratively improve end-to-end media quality and performance.

Requirements

Proven experience in building and operating services at scale.
In-depth knowledge and experience with media processing pipelines in C/C++.
Extensive experience ensuring end-to-end media quality and performance.
Acronyms you know all about: H.264, H.265, AV1, MP4, CMAF, VMAF, moq, RTP, RTMP, HLS, HDR, DRM.
Alternative acronyms and tech you know all about: CRUD, Redis, DynamoDb, S3, Route53, GraphQL.