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The Audio & Video engineering team oversees the technology and end-to-end user experience of our video features across desktop and mobile. The team’s mission is to give our users the utmost certainty that our video and client experience is excellent. We want to give our users the ability to actually collaborate during video calls.
We are looking for a highly technical, hands-on, and mission-driven Real-Time Audio/Video Engineer (Client-Side) to help us refine our audio and video technology.
๐ What You'll Be Doing
- Designing, implementing, and testing new features to improve Around’s video call experience and quality.
- Developing troubleshooting, logging, and monitoring systems
- Improving reliability and performance of all audio and video features.
- Collaborating with the rest of the team to improve existing features such as audio quality, EchoTerminator, Noise Suppression, video filters, and enhancements.
โจ Bonus points
- Experience on a real-time video and audio product, preferably client-side (server-side experience is also welcome)
- SFU-based real-time architectures and connection logic experience
- Experience with some of these: TypeScript or JavaScript, C++, WebRTC, and Node.
๐ Tech Stack
- React, Typescript
- C++
- WebRTC
- SFU architecture
- Chromium / CEF / Electron
- Node, PostgreSQL
- Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, AWS
๐๐ฝโ๏ธ About You
- You enjoy dispelling the illusion that things work!
- You have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- You are highly empathetic, genuinely curious, and passionate about building a world-class product.
- You are comfortable improvising, being very hands-on, and working with dozens of hardware configurations. (We'll provide you with an extensive kit of equipment and devices).
- You enjoy learning from others, sharing your knowledge and experience, and working with others to solve problems in a cross-functional way.
- You are excited about the remote collaboration. You see the future in fully distributed teams!
๐ Perks
๐ป MacBook Pro + Accessories + High-Quality Audio/Video Equipment
๐ช Home-Office Setup
๐ฅ US-based: Medical Insurance including Health, Dental, Vision
๐ฐ US-based: 401K + Match
๐ด Unlimited Vacation and Sick Days
๐ถ Parental Leave and Fertility Benefits
๐ Monthly Gym and Wellness Stipend
๐ Learning Budget
๐ Home-Office Stipends for Remote Work
We’re a small, but mighty 100% remote team that’s growing fast, so everyone that joins has a direct impact on the direction and success of the company. Today’s hires will be tomorrow’s leaders. We strive for an open, flat, collaborative, work-hard-play-hard environment.
We are looking for experienced individuals who want to be part of a fast-paced, dynamic environment, where everyone’s opinions and efforts are valued. We hire outstanding engineers and give them the opportunity to thrive in a collaborative atmosphere that values learning, growth, and hard work. If all of this sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you!
Requirements
๐ What You'll Be Doing
- Designing, implementing, and testing new features to improve Around’s video call experience and quality.
- Developing troubleshooting, logging, and monitoring systems
- Improving reliability and performance of all audio and video features.
- Collaborating with the rest of the team to improve existing features such as audio quality, EchoTerminator, Noise Suppression, video filters, and enhancements.
โจ Bonus points
- Experience on a real-time video and audio product, preferably client-side (server-side experience is also welcome)
- SFU-based real-time architectures and connection logic experience
- Experience with some of these: TypeScript or JavaScript, C++, WebRTC, and Node.