Staff Software Engineer - Video Processing

LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Media Infrastructure organization. This role focuses on handling all media creation and consumption on LinkedIn, where video has become a key driver of business growth. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement between Mountain View, CA or Bellevue, WA offices and remote work.

The Media Infrastructure team is a small but highly impactful organization responsible for providing a platform for LinkedIn product teams to incorporate media features. Their optimizations in video performance have significantly influenced LinkedIn's core business metrics. As a Media specialist, you'll work on optimizing media transcoding processes and tuning encoding parameters to enhance delivery capabilities.

The role requires deep expertise in video processing, including working with various codecs (H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1) and FFMPEG tools. You'll be responsible for defining and maintaining media quality metrics, integrating and optimizing video codecs under Linux environments, and implementing system-level optimizations across worker nodes.

Key technical requirements include 8+ years of experience in software development, proficiency in languages like Java, Python, Go, or Rust, and extensive knowledge of media processing. The role offers competitive compensation ($156,000-$255,000), equity, and comprehensive benefits.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer passionate about media technology to make a significant impact at scale, working with cutting-edge video processing technologies while contributing to LinkedIn's mission of creating economic opportunity for the global workforce.