Senior Software Engineer, Media Experience
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Media Experience to join the team of a leader in the Media space.
In this role, you will help build and scale engaging media experiences that reach a global audience. You will partner closely with product and design teams to translate ideas into polished, high-quality features from concept through launch. This position offers the opportunity to improve media performance, support distributed systems at scale, and contribute to a fast-moving engineering organization in a remote environment.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $190,000 – $267,000 annually
Responsibilities
Collaborate with product and design teams to bring innovative products to life
Engage in the end-to-end development process from design to launch
Review code and design documents, providing constructive feedback
Mentor junior engineers and advocate for best practices
Balance rapid development with maintaining high quality
Work with various engineering teams to optimize media performance globally
Qualifications
BS degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
3+ years in large-scale distributed systems
5+ years of software development using languages like Go, Python, Ruby, Java, or C++
Experience with API design and technologies like GraphQL and REST
Proficient in distributed caching and data storage systems, e.g., Redis
Familiarity with media processing technologies and streaming protocols
Strong organizational and communication skills in a remote setting
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs
401k plan with employer match
Flexible global benefits catering to diverse lifestyles
Family planning and gender-affirming care support
Mental health and coaching resources
Flexible vacation policies and paid volunteer time off
Generous paid parental leave
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product and design teams to bring innovative products to life
- Engage in the end-to-end development process from design to launch
- Review code and design documents, providing constructive feedback
- Mentor junior engineers and advocate for best practices
- Balance rapid development with maintaining high quality
- Work with various engineering teams to optimize media performance globally
Qualifications
- BS degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years in large-scale distributed systems
- 5+ years of software development using languages like Go, Python, Ruby, Java, or C++
- Experience with API design and technologies like GraphQL and REST
- Proficient in distributed caching and data storage systems, e.g., Redis
- Familiarity with media processing technologies and streaming protocols
- Strong organizational and communication skills in a remote setting
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs
- 401k plan with employer match
- Flexible global benefits catering to diverse lifestyles
- Family planning and gender-affirming care support
- Mental health and coaching resources
- Flexible vacation policies and paid volunteer time off
- Generous paid parental leave
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
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