Remote Principal Software Engineer, Architecture

Delivering video and audio to hundreds of millions of users globally is no small feat, and we’re looking for a seasoned engineering leader to help grow that by an order of magnitude.

The Principal Engineer, Architecture will work with engineering teams and product management to execute on our vision to become the leading unified solution for video streaming by strengthening architecture, developing innovative proofs-of-concept and prototypes, defining and implementing reliable solution architectures, establishing and promoting technology standards and leading adoption of architecture best practices.  This individual will engage hands-on with engineers across the world within our engineering teams, rapidly innovating solutions, and creating strong bonds between Engineering and Product organizations that foster unparalleled video experiences for our customers.

The purpose of this role will be to provide technical leadership in the design, development and operations of key products and services that make up Brightcove’s world class video platform. This individual will also help teams adopt and effectively utilize modern best practices for agile/evolutionary architecture, site reliability engineering, and devops.  The successful candidate will have expertise in disciplines such as, native cloud (SaaS) application development, systems architecture, data, testing, SRE/devops and security.

Team Overview

Brightcove manages and distributes over a hundred million videos and adds hundreds of thousands to that catalog every day. That’s no surprise given the explosive growth of online video, but managing that content presents a huge challenge for our clients.  To help solve this problem, we’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help us evolve our architectural standards and internal development platform.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead on demanding, cross-functional projects
• Ensure quality and reliability of system architectures and design
• Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions
• Fully and completely understand system inter dependencies, non-functional requirements, and limitations
• Effectively deploy expert knowledge to improve system performance, scalability, security, and reliability
• Actively mentor individuals and the community on advanced technical issues as well as reliability and architecture best practices
• Drive modern system design principles
• Apply cloud-native architecture, application and service scaling, SRE, and DevOps principles and practices to existing and new service designs
• Build prototypes and POCs to validate architecture

Skills/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience required. Master’s degree is a plus.
• 10+ years of experience as an architect and engineering leader in a B2B, SaaS environment
• 5+ years of experience as an architect and technical leader in a B2B, SaaS environment
• Extensive knowledge of agile and evolutionary architecture methodologies, continuous integration/delivery, automated end-to-end testing, SRE and DevOps practices and well versed in modern architecture
• Experience with multi-tenant SaaS solutions, hybrid cloud deployments, and on-premise-to-cloud migration deployments
• Results driven with an unwavering commitment to reliability and quality
• Passion for wowing and delighting customers and stakeholders
• Expertise in cloud based systems and products (e.g., applications, infrastructure, storage, platforms, data and security), and deep understanding of market trends and emerging technologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to influence, educate and inspire others
• Collaborative “One Team” Mindset - focus on building trust and respect that goes beyond organizational boundaries
• Roll Up Your Sleeves Attitude - willingness to support day to day operations
• Strategic Thinker - ability to see and think ahead to future possibilities and translate into durable solutions

Working at Brightcove

As the undisputed global leader in powering premium video for our customers, Brightcove recruits and retains highly qualified and motivated individuals, creating an environment where people can innovate and achieve their best, and we reward them for their performance by giving them the opportunity to share in the company’s success. We offer competitive benefits and compensation packages.

If you’ve gotten all the way to the bottom of this description, thank you for your interest in Brightcove!  If this role sounds like something that is exciting to you please don’t hesitate to apply, even if you don’t meet all of our qualifications.  We recognize that no candidate is perfect and Brightcove would love to have the chance to get to know you.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Send us your resume if you are interested and want to learn more!

About Brightcove

Brightcove is a diverse, global team of smart, passionate people who are revolutionizing the way organizations deliver video. We’re hyped up about storytelling, and about helping organizations reach their audiences in bold and innovative ways. When video is done right, it can have a powerful and lasting effect. Hearts open. Minds change.

Since 2004, Brightcove has been supporting customers that are some of the largest media companies, enterprises, events, and non-profit organizations in the world. There are over 600 Brightcovers globally, each of us representing our unique talents and we have built a culture that values authenticity, individual empowerment, excellence and collaboration. This culture enables us to harness the incredible power of video and create an environment where you will want to grow, stay and thrive. Bottom line: We take our video seriously, and we take great pride in doing it as #oneteam.

WORKING AT BRIGHTCOVE

We strive to provide our employees with an environment where they can do their best work and be their best selves. This includes a focus on our employees’ work experience, actively creating a culture where inclusion and growth are at the center, and hiring, recognizing, promoting employees who are committed to living and breathing these same ideals. We value collaboration, creativity, work/life balance, professional growth and creating an empowering space for open communication. Whether you’re in one of our offices around the world or working remotely you have plenty of opportunities to meet colleagues and celebrate a variety of personal interests with organized groups and clubs including an Employee Action Committee, Women of Brightcove, Pride of Brightcove, Parents of Brightcove … and more to come!

We recognize that no candidate is perfect and Brightcove would love to have the chance to get to know you. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Brightcove embraces diversity and seeks candidates who support persons of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply. If you need any accommodations for your interview, please email [email protected].

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