Backend Engineer (Golang & AWS)

Summary

Join our Video Ingestion team as an experienced Software Engineer to build robust and scalable systems for ingesting video content. Design and develop RESTful APIs, integrate with cloud storage services, automate testing and deployment, and collaborate cross-functionally.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Proficient in Go (Golang) and building RESTful APIs
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures and containerization using Kubernetes
• Familiarity with JSON data formats and parsing
• Experience with at least one scripting language (Python, Node.js, or JavaScript)
• Familiarity with AWS services such as S3, SQS, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch
• Ability to write unit, integration, and performance tests
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Good communication and collaboration abilities

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RESTful APIs and microservices for ingesting video, audio, and metadata from content providers
• Integrate with cloud storage services (e.g. AWS S3, DynamoDb) for reliable media storage and delivery
• Automate testing and deployment through CICD tools like Jenkins and Spinnaker
• Create monitors of ingestion systems using tools like Cloudwatch or DataDog
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams within Brightcove's video cloud, including Video Catalog, Delivery, Playback and Encoding teams
• Continuously optimize the ingestion pipeline for performance, reliability, and scalability
• Collaborate with the Customer Success team to respond to customer requests, questions, and issues
• Provide technical expertise and support to help resolve customer-facing problems in a timely manner

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Java
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment tools like Jenkins
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Experience with media processing and video streaming technologies
• Familiarity with content management systems and digital asset management