Backend Media Developer

KellyMitchell Group


Date: 1 day ago
City: Glendale, CA
Salary: $50 - $70 per hour
Contract type: Contractor
Job Summary

Our client is seeking a Backend Media Developer to join their team! This position is located in Glendale, California.

Duties

  • Design and develop media encoding pipelines to ensure efficient and high-quality media processing
  • Create and maintain streaming media workflows
  • Utilize AWS services and infrastructure to optimize media processing and delivery workflows
  • Proficiently operate in both Linux and Windows command line environments
  • Leverage FFmpeg and other multimedia frameworks to handle media transformation tasks effectively
  • Work with IMF and ProRes formats to meet industry standards and requirements
  • Work collaboratively with a team of talented software engineers and subject matter experts to design, build, test and deploy software solutions that contribute to various studio workflows across integrated and specialized systems
  • Troubleshoot production support issues and implement defect fixes
  • Innovate and collaborate with the content security teams to provide safe, secure and reliable applications
  • Familiarity working within an agile scrum process using epics, user stories and tasks, while also being able to prioritize urgent production requests and still deliver planned work on time
  • Provide transparency with the delays/challenges across the project to leads

Desired Skills/Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field
  • 3+ years of Industry experience
  • 2+ years experience required within a large scale platform environment
  • Proven experience in developing media encoding pipelines
  • Proficiency in working with AWS services for media processing and distribution
  • Strong command line skills in both Linux and Windows environments
  • In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with multimedia frameworks like FFmpeg
  • Familiarity with IMF and ProRes standards
  • Proficient in working with API Gateway, Next JS, Node JS, TypeScript and AWS Serverless technologies
  • Knowledge of programming languages such as Java and Python for customization and automation purposes
  • Security experience with SAML, SSO, JWT
  • Ability to be a great team player to support complex technical projects
  • Experience in working with a team to design customized solutions based on evolving business needs
  • Knowledge and experience using source control and CI tools (GitLab/GitHub), Terraform & Agile/Scrum methodologies

Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
  • Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
  • 401K offered

The approximate pay range for this position is between $50.00 and $70.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

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