Audio/video engineer job description

The workplace is getting more distributed. Over the last decade, the biggest advances in productivity have come from new full stack, collaborative tools that manage distributed work. Code has Github. Design has Figma. What about meetings?

The most important stuff in every company is happening in meetings. But our meeting tools were designed in an era when meetings were almost always in person. Today's meeting tools let you see and hear each other. That's it. Vowel is a full stack meeting OS that actually helps you have better meetings, collaborate more effectively, and surface insightful team metrics and trends.

Our team has strong experience starting and running VC-backed companies. Our investors include the same VCs who invested in leading software companies, including Stripe, Twilio, Airtable, Carta, Plaid, and Lever. Plus, our users love Vowel. We won Product of the Day, Product of the Week and the 2020 Golden Kitty Award for ⛱ Remote Work tool of the year on Product Hunt.

We are actively seeking a Senior Audio/Video engineer who will be responsible for implementing key features across our platform, including real-time audio and video streaming, network / infrastructure management and optimization, scaling our SFU and signaling infrastructure, and key RTC features across our web, mobile, and desktop apps.

Ideal candidates are naturally curious and self-aware, have a positive attitude, and are excited to learn new skills. Additionally, having empathy, being self-motivated, and a keen interest in mentoring other engineers (as well as an openness to feedback from others) are also important criteria for candidates.

What you'll do Work closely with other engineers to implement and architect new AV features Manage and monitor the production infrastructure to ensure optimal network performance and call quality Work directly with leadership and other key team members to scale the Vowel platform across desktop and mobile browsers, as well as native mobile and desktop clients You will help scale the team as the company grows Help coordinate new releases

What we look for Strong familiarity with the internals of the JVM, including debugging and profiling Solid understanding of web-rtc, as well as relevant browser standards and concepts Experience using Java, Scala, Kotlin or Javascript, Typescript, React and Redux.Solid understanding of RTP, ICE, VOIP, TURN, and RTC networking fundamentals Familiarity with SFU architecture Advanced experience developing for cloud platforms, such as AWS or Google CloudFamiliarity with test-driven and continuous integration approaches to improve code quality and team collaboration Experience developing, supporting, and scaling a distributed, high-performance, high-traffic SaaS Platform

Extras we'd love to see Familiarity with React-Native and native mobile app development Familiarity with audio and video codecs, such as Opus, AAC, VP8, VP9Familiarity with the Chromium / web-rtc codebase, as well as emerging standards, such as WebCodecs and InsertableStreamsExperience testing and debugging webrtc performance using webrtc-internals Experience developing multithreaded, asynchronous systems Experience using Docker and Kubernetes

BenefitsFully remote post-covid; work from anywhere that makes you most productive and fulfilled Flexible Time Off; work with your manager to build a schedule that allows you and your family to be at your best Medical, dental, and vision insurance Remote office setup stipend
Vowel embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

• Switching:
  • Autonomously setting, programing, operating, and troubleshooting digital switchers/scalers:
    • Analog Way Pulse II, Analog Way QuickVu, Analog Way Ascender
    • Roland V Series
    • BlackMagic
    • Panasonic HS-410, Barco E2, Christie Spyder X20
    • Barco ImagePRO-II, Barco ScreenPRO-II
• Projection:
  • Autonomously setting, focusing, and keystoning projectors up to 20K+ lumens in size.
    • Fluent in their menus, and troubleshooting
    • double-stacking for “hot back-up”
    • Short-throw, Rear Projection
    • Blending, convergence, mapping experience preferred
• Graphics Operation
  • Fluent in PowerPoint and DT Videolabs PlaybackPro
  • Changing the aspect ratio of PPT presentations on-the-fly
  • Providing a lower-third graphic overlay or “flyby”

Professional skillset expectations:

• Ability to work diligently, calmly and professionally under tight, run-of-show deadlines
• Addressing the client and venue employees with extreme professionalism and respect
• VIP customer service. VIP experience preferred
• Attention to detail. The smallest hiccups can have the largest impact!
• Team player mindset from start to finish
• Experience with hotel/corporate operations

Salary:$35 - $65/hour