Creospan Inc.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our team, with a strong focus on media full stack and backend development. The ideal candidate will have expertise in PHP, React, and C++ which is used for building media-related applications and services, as well as a solid understanding of media ingestion and encoding, backend engineering principles, and media stack knowledge. In this role, the candidate will work closely with a senior software engineer to design, develop, test, and debug complex software systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.

  

Job Responsibilities:

• Debug complex systems, including those related to media ingestion, to identify and fix issues that impact performance, reliability, and scalability.

• Implement best practices for operational excellence, ensuring reliability, scalability, and maintainability.

• Develop and implement monitoring and alerting systems to detect issues before they become critical, ensuring prompt resolution and minimizing downtime.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, communicating technical information effectively to resolve issues and improve processes.

• Effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring that all parties understand the nature of issues and the steps being taken to resolve them.

• Design and develop media full stack and backend systems, utilizing PHP, React, and C++ programming languages.

• Collaborate with media engineers to optimize media ingestion and encoding processes, improving overall system performance and user experience.

• Troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issues specifically in the media stack.

  

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, customer service, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage one's time.

• Basic mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.

• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing, and delivery.

• Strong understanding of media ingestion and encoding, backend engineering principles, and media stack knowledge.

• Proficiency in PHP, React, and C++ programming languages.

• Experience with media full stack and backend development, including design, implementation, and maintenance of complex software systems.

  

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or relevant field required.

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on media full stack and backend development.

• Media stack experience (ingestion and encoding) and familiarity with encoding formats Av1, HVEC is highly desirable.

Software Development

React

Back-End

Testing

Scalability

Functional Programming

Communications

Support

Ux writing

Analysis

Media

Video Encoding

Monitoring

Problem solving

Customer Care

Mentoring

Performance Optimization

User Testing

Developer - Media (PhP, C++ and React)