Software Engineer

Job Description

SnapStream helps you capture and harness the video you care about. Our platform makes it dead simple to record, search, clip, and share video from the sources you depend on.

From late-night writers crafting the perfect segment to journalists breaking stories to communications teams tracking brand mentions, our customers use SnapStream to stay on top of what's happening and respond fast. When something happens on TV, teams at Politico, Last Week Tonight, The New York Times, and CBS turn to us to find it, grab it, and put it to work.

SnapStream Core Values

Our core values serve as our operating system at SnapStream. They shape how we work, who we hire, and why we win. The SnapStream Way is to:

Be Curious - cultivate a culture of learning & continuous improvement
Walk in the Customer's Shoes - spend time deeply understanding our customers so you can see the world through their eyes
Experiment without Fear - experiment boldly and be unafraid to change your thinking along the way
Be an Owner - have a sense of personal responsibility, sweat the details, and think long term
Enjoy the Journey...Together - work as one team by respecting, inspiring, and uplifting others

Responsibilities

We're looking for engineers who are ready to level up. Whether you're an ambitious junior developer eager to expand your skills or a mid-level engineer with cloud experience looking for bigger challenges, you'll find opportunities to grow quickly here. You will join us in an ambitious effort to migrate our legacy application to a modern tech stack- contributing to building cloud-native services and features that power our video recording and monitoring platform. This is a hands-on role where you'll write code daily and see your work directly impact high-profile customers across news, sports, entertainment, and government. The scope of your responsibilities will match your experience level, with opportunities to take on increasing ownership as you grow.

• Familiarize yourself with our legacy stack as we migrate, including C#, SQL Server, Lucene, and ASP.Net
• Develop features using TypeScript, Vue, FFMpeg, and AWS services like ECS, S3, Lambda, and MediaConvert
• Write clean, maintainable code with support from senior team members
• Participate in code reviews and apply best practices for cloud development
• Collaborate with our technical support team to investigate and resolve customer issues while contributing to product reliability
• Participate in on-call support rotations to ensure system reliability and rapid incident response 

Requirements

• 1-5 years of professional software development experience

• Experience with / understanding of cloud computing concepts and distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript or similar modern programming languages
• Comfort with leveraging AI tools to develop robust software more efficiently
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with team members and customers
• Self-directed, proactive, and comfortable operating in ambiguity
• Exposure to Docker, Git, and Terraform is preferred
• Experience developing software for video, media, or streaming technologies such as FFMpeg, HLS, RTMP, and SRT is valuable
• Experience with other cloud providers is a plus
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Benefits

We know you're looking for more than just a job. At SnapStream, we invest in our people by offering a comprehensive benefits package and meaningful opportunities for growth.

• Learn from and collaborate with a talented, focused team of experienced engineers
• Be part of building something meaningful with real impact
• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental, vision, FSA or HSA options, life insurance, and disability insurance
• Paid time off and paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Enjoy flexibility and collaboration in an intentional, remote-first work environment equipped with the tools and technology you need to succeed

SnapStream is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.