Staff Software Engineer designing, building, and maintaining full-stack features for video applications at Solink. Collaborating across teams and driving technical decisions to enhance security and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain full-stack features across Solink’s video applications.
Build and evolve core video capabilities including stream lifecycle management, live and recorded video playback, and video export workflows.
Develop and optimize backend services and APIs that support video workflows.
Work closely with edge and cloud components to ensure end-to-end reliability.
Improve storage efficiency and cost-performance of video workflows.
Contribute to design decisions balancing scalability, performance, reliability, security, and developer experience.
Partner closely with Product, QA, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate requirements into solutions.
Mentor and influence other engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
Continuously improve team tooling, observability, and processes.
Requirements
Strong experience as a senior-level full-stack or backend-leaning engineer.
Proficiency with modern web development, including JavaScript/TypeScript and React.
Deep backend experience (Node.js or similar), including API design, distributed systems fundamentals, and production reliability.
VMS / video surveillance domain experience (camera systems, VMS concepts, video workflows, and operational expectations).
Strong hands-on experience with video streaming technologies like RTSP, HLS, and WebRTC.
Practical experience with FFmpeg in production contexts.
Strong understanding of video encoding/decoding fundamentals.
Experience working in Linux environments, ideally including edge-device or performance/IO-sensitive systems.
Comfortable working in a codebase that includes C++ and/or Rust.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and modern deployment patterns.
Experience with video storage/retention strategies at scale.
Familiarity with hardware acceleration and performance tuning for video workloads.
Strong problem-solving skills, ownership mindset, and ability to influence technical decisions beyond your own code.
Benefits
Fully paid health & dental (no waiting period) + $500 health spending account.
Monthly reimbursement for fitness, wellness, or mental health programs.
Advancement is based on contribution, initiative, and the ability to raise the bar - together.
Clear expectations, honest feedback, and no politics.
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