Senior Software Engineer, Media & Intelligence

The Media & Intelligence team at Loom is seeking passionate software engineers to join them in building efficient, reliable, and capable infrastructures to unlock the power of Loom. As a team member, you will create and optimize cross-platform technologies that power the product experience of Loom creation, editing, and viewing. You will have the opportunity to influence the roadmap and chart the future of Loom innovations. This role requires deep knowledge and hands-on experience with complicated distributed systems, as well as proficiency in C++.

• Architect and build server-side and client-side infrastructure for video messaging products
• Design and implement innovative media features to differentiate Loom's products and services
• Identify and drive initiatives to improve media infrastructure and reduce operation and engineering costs
• Uphold a high standard of engineering excellence to enhance the product experience and brand perception
• Diagnose and improve the quality of the end-to-end video experience across multiple platforms
• Influence the team's roadmap and impact the company's strategy
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers
• Have 4+ years of experience in software development
• Possess deep knowledge and hands-on experience with distributed systems
• Work across multiple platforms, operating systems, and programming languages
• Understand concurrency, multithreading, and real-time systems
• Proficient in C++
• Experience with profiling and optimizing resource-intensive applications
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Optional/preferred qualifications include experience with cloud services, streaming technologies, FFmpeg, media codecs and container formats, video/audio distribution or streaming technologies, and JavaScript
• Enjoy competitive compensation and equity package, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid holidays and breaks, flexible spending accounts, healthcare reimbursement, insurance coverage, 401(k) with company matching, wellness stipends, flexible PTO, paid parental leave, remote work opportunities, professional development reimbursement, and home office and technology reimbursement
• Work with freedom and flexibility, allowing for remote work and accommodating different life choices
• Engage in a workday that balances different ways of working, including sync, async, text, and video communication.

4+ years of experience in a professional hands-on software development position.

Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with complicated distributed systems.

Experience and passion for working across multiple platforms, operating systems, and programming languages.

Solid understanding and experience with concurrency, multithreading, and real-time systems.

Strong proficiency in C++.

Experience with profiling and optimizing resource-intensive applications.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally between groups with different technologies and pipelines.

Experience with developing cloud service (AWS, GCP, etc.) and streaming technologies.

Experience building FFmpeg filters or have worked with FFmpeg APIs and tools.

Experience with at least one mainstream media codecs and container format (VP8/x264/AAC/HLS etc.).

Experience with video/audio distribution or streaming technologies.

Experience with JavaScript.

• Healthcare benefits for employees and dependents (for US employees)
• 14 paid company holidays plus Summer Break in July and Winter Break in December
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA)
• Healthcare reimbursement (for International employees)
• Life, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) with 4% company matching
• Wellness stipends
• Flexible PTO
• Paid parental leave
• Remote work opportunities
• Professional development reimbursement
• Home office & technology reimbursement