Whether it's a theater performance, a popular spin class, or your favorite podcaster trying to stream, everyone needs help producing dynamic live video. It's a complicated and technical process, static webcams no longer cut it, and a proper production crew is an impractical solution.

LiveControl has created a video production studio in the cloud. Our clients install our 4k multi-camera setup into their venue, home, or office, and our team fully produces video entirely in the cloud. Completely live and with just the click of a button, we can make your graduation speech or home cooking show look like a Netflix special, all for a fraction of the cost of a typical production crew.

About The Job

As a Live Control team member you will be a part of a revolutionary movement to make professional video production available to everyone.

As a member of our Encoder Team you will be focused on developing our backend infrastructure. You will be challenged to integrate our on-site Encoders, third party services, and our own client application to provide smooth video streaming with little latency. You will develop monitoring tools to ensure high availability and a smooth customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Pioneer new video production and broadcast software for creators across music, comedy, house of worship, and more
• Work with the rest of our engineering team to build world class live stream distribution at scale
• Work with product to deliver against an ambitious product roadmap
• Improve engineering processes to increase team effectiveness
• Participate in code review and collaborate with other engineers on code review feedback
• Collaborate on and propose RFCs to drive engineering focused initiatives and improvements
• Write and maintain automated tests
• Participate in our daily (virtual) engineering standup with an expectation that video will be on
• Develop cloud services that ingest video streams, integrate multiple services, and perform with minimal latency
• Engineer a system that integrates IoT devices, third party services, and our own servers with minimal latency

Experience & Skills

• 5+ years of experience in a software engineering role (i.e. software, systems, architecture)
• Challenges excite you and you have a track record of breaking through walls on your way to success
• You have experience working with a team of engineers, doing code-reviews and setting best engineering practices.
• Self-motivated and enjoys owning projects from inception to completion
• Interest or experience in Machine Learning and building rapid prototypes
• A desire to learn new technologies, discuss new ideas, and work collaboratively with a team of engineers to build our platform
• Fluency with web stacks (Node, TypeScript, React)
• Experience integrating distributed systems with low latency
• Experience with video streaming technologies such as RTSP, RTMP, WebRTC, ffmpeg, Gstreamer, etc

Pluses

• You love video and believe it will continue to be an integral part of the way we live our daily lives
• You can pick up a new programming language and framework in no time
• You enjoy collaborating on and debating technical implementations
• Experience working with live streaming applications, embedded systems or cameras, drones, or smartphones
• Experience working third party stream distribution APIs like YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, and Instagram
• Have experience, or a desire to work with Go
• Experience using Docker
• Experience with IoT devices

Perks & Benefits:

• Fully paid healthcare - including dental, vision, and more

• Unlimited PTO

• 401(k) plan provided

• A focus on learning and growth, we offer annual skill development reimbursements

• A fully remote-friendly environment and workflow, work anywhere within the United States

• Home office setup stipend