Cantina-posted 28 days ago
$120,000 - $180,000/Yr
Full-time • Entry Level
Hybrid • Sunnyvale, CA
51-100 employees

The media team at Cantina is creating one of the most advanced platforms for real-time and streaming media in the world. We're passionate about building high-performance, high-quality software and services, with a mandate that covers everything from globally distributed infrastructure to optimized device-level audio and video processing frameworks. We are looking for engineers who are excited about working with an exceptional team on challenging problems. We're looking for an enthusiastic Software Engineer to help us provide a compelling experience for users who want to chat with friends and AI-powered bots. In this role, you will extend and improve the audio and video infrastructure that is at the heart of enabling real-time interactions in the Cantina app.

  • Enhance and extend the real-time Cantina media platform.
  • Enable new ways for users to interact with their friends and AI bots through voice and video by implementing new features and capabilities.
  • Improve and build on the custom, WebRTC-based frameworks we use to provide media services for iOS, Android, and web clients.
  • Collect and analyze metrics relating to system performance and user behavior.
  • Participate in detailed and constructive design and code reviews.
  • Collaborate with other members of the team to deliver new features and enhancements on a regular basis.
  • Work with application development teams to define APIs they can use to integrate with the media stack.
  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
  • Excellent communications skills.
  • Experience with C or C++.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals, including familiarity with data structures and concurrent / multithreaded programming.
  • Exposure to system programming concepts, including network protocols; memory management; and distributed systems fundamentals.
  • Object-oriented programming and design skills.
  • Interest in solving challenging, subtle engineering problems.
  • Previous experience with WebRTC, streaming protocols, or other media-related technologies.
  • Familiarity with audio or video processing techniques and algorithms.
  • Experience creating backend server infrastructure.
  • Experience developing software for iOS and Android.
  • Familiarity with building services using Node.js.
  • Familiarity with artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, particularly in relation to speech recognition and synthesis.
  • Health Care — 99% of premiums for medical, vision, dental are fully paid for by Cantina, plus One Medical membership.
  • Monthly Wellness Stipend — $500/month to use on whatever you’d like!
  • Rest and Recharge — 15 PTO days per year, 10 sick days, all Federal holidays, and 2 floating holidays.
  • 401(K) — Eligible to participate on day one of employment.
  • Parental Leave & Fertility Support
  • Competitive Salary & Equity
  • Lunch and snacks provided for in-office employees.
  • WFH equipment provided for full-time hybrid/remote employees.
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