Philo is hiring a
Sr. Frontend Software Engineer, Remote - Worldwide

Summary

The job is for a Senior Frontend Software Engineer (Video Engineering) at Philo. The role involves building and optimizing the next generation of frontend video platforms. The position is full-time and remote with an annual salary between $162K - $210K, company stock options, and health benefits.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software development experience
• Experience integrating players, including, but not limited to Shaka, media3/Exoplayer, and AVPlayer
• Experience with streaming protocols such as MPEG-DASH, HLS, MPEG TS, fMP4, CMAF, Zixi, and SRT
• Experience with content packaging and DRM
• Familiarity with Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI)
• Proven track record of building highly efficient and feature rich Web, Android, and/or iOS applications using JavaScript/TypeScript, Kotlin, or Swift
• Must be willing to learn new technologies and languages to support our application needs regarding playback and telemetry
• Experience working with large amounts of data to prioritize projects, measure impact, and explore a problem space
• Experience and aptitude for collaborating and communicating with internal and external stakeholders in both business and technical roles

Responsibilities

• Own the application-driven playback quality on all devices playing Philo content
• Design, implement, release and monitor the next generation of Philo’s content streaming frontend infrastructure
• Drive continuous improvements to the reliability, performance, latency, and security of Philo’s streaming platforms, leveraging both in-house technology and, as necessary, contributing to open source projects
• Ensure we are measuring and optimizing every aspect of our content delivery process and the quality of our users’ viewing experience (QoE)

Preferred Qualifications

Active open source contributor to a major video streaming project (eg Shaka, Bento, ffmpeg/libav, media3/Exoplayer, video.js)

Benefits

• Full health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions (we match 100% of deferrals up to 3% of pay and 50% of the next 2% of pay)
• Flexible working hours
• Up to 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Unlimited paid time off for vacation and sick leave
• Annual vacation bonus (we pay you to take a two week vacation)
• $2,000 annual vacation bonus
• $5,250 annually for professional development and educational assistance
• $1,250 annual home office + TV stipend during first year of employment ($250 annually thereafter)
• $500/month bonus for employees who commit to working at least 3 days per week in our offices, plus generous commuter benefits ($315/month towards transit, rideshare, bike rental, or parking at our HQ office in San Francisco)
• Free Gympass subscription
• Dog-friendly office