Front-end Lead Engineer

  • Full-time

Company Description

We are an award-winning leading provider of online video optimization and online video analytics, founded by Carnegie Mellon alumnus.  Our Big data solutions provide content providers with detailed information on viewer engagement and video performance and allow them to pre-emptively locate video streaming issues and make adjustments to avoid buffering and low quality.

We work with most household media brands,  Online Video Platform (OVP) companies , and with content delivery networks (CDN).

We are a fast-growing multicultural company working on cutting-edge technologies.  We provide excellent compensation and benefits packages, dynamic work environment, flexible schedules,  free lunches, commuter benefits, and other perks.

Job Description

Job Description

As an UI-focused Web Application Developer, your work will elegantly visualize the real-time performance of billions of online video streams per month, helping to improve the viewing experience for millions of viewers watching content from hundreds of premium providers all over the globe. This is big data with a capital B and you’ll be responsible for putting a handsome, accessible face to it.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain the front-end of our real-time video streaming monitor and control solutions.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, UX & Design teams to continuously optimize & improve the user experience.
  • Write web application code following best practices of accessibility, internationalization, TDD.
  • Perform detailed application design, coding and unit testing

Qualifications

Must-haves:
  • At least 5 years of industry experience implementing major UI components preferably in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Unparalleled expertise working with object oriented JavaScript/HTML5/CSS/JSON/XML
  • Understanding of browser DOM APIs
  • Understanding of UX and IA (Information Architecture)
  • Knowledge of a server-side language, e.g., Python or Java.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Knowledge of best software engineering practices including test driven development.
  • BS in Computer Science or a similar discipline from a top school
Pluses:
  • MS or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering
  • Experience leading a UI or full-stack development team
  • Examples of previous work

Additional Information

We are based in Foster City, CA.  For CalTrain riders, we provide a shuttle bus.