Backend Engineer, Video Streaming
LiveReach AI
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This role on the market
56 open streaming roles across 20 companies are on ApplySarthi right now, most of them in Delhi NCR (5), Bengaluru (1).
- Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Data StreamingCamunda
- Senior Software Engineer - GeForce NOW Video StreamingNvidia
- Principal Product Manager, Technical, Streaming TV AdsAmazon
- Staff Software Engineer, Event Streaming SystemsDeliveroo
- Staff Software Engineer, Event Streaming SystemsDeliveroo
What streaming roles keep asking for: System design (41%), Kafka (36%), Java (34%), Observability (27%), AWS (25%), Kubernetes (25%), Azure (23%), Docker (21%) — counted across their open postings here.
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LiveReach AI has 3 open roles listed here.
- Account Executive, LiveReach AI East Coast (NY/NJ/PA preferred) · $200K–$250K OTE
- Account Executive, 200-250K OTE, Bay Area/CA Based
Counted across 14 company job boards, updated as roles open and close.
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Interviews for streaming roles keep coming back to System design, Kafka, Java, Observability. Practise those questions before you sit with LiveReach AI.
Questions you are likely to be asked
- Why do you want to join LiveReach AI?
- What is your experience with Linux? Tell me one thing you learned the hard way.
- Tell me about a hard bug you tracked down. How did you find the cause?
- How do you decide what to test, and what does good code review look like to you?
- Describe a time a deadline forced a trade-off in quality. What did you choose and why?
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Practise the Backend Engineer, Video Streaming at LiveReach AI interview free →* Ability and motivation to understand top to bottom architecture and functional details of a complex system with multiple inter-dependencies •Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate under aggressive schedules •Experience in the field of video streaming, including knowledge of commonly used streaming protocols such as HLS, DASH, WebRTC, etc •Requires strong software development experience in C / C++, with proficiency in multi-threaded development and synchronization primitives •Knowledge of audio, visual and caption format standards (AVC, HEVC, AAC, ATMOS, WebVTT, IMSC, etc) and the associated media file formats (ISO base media file format, CMAF, fMP4, MPEG-2 TS) •BS/MS in CS/CE or equivalent with 3-5 years of experience •Have a recognizable presence in the industry (contributions in the standards space, industry forums, W3C/HTML5, etc) •Knowledge of MSE and EME technology stacks for web video delivery •Demonstrated ability to work with a large cross-functional teams - Familiar with Linux servers, Linux device drivers, Linux kernel patches, secure operating systems and security focused programming - Be the lead on the streaming team for all things embedded •Lead code reviews, debugging, and bug fixes •Experiment/test with new development boards •Make regular contributions to existing code base to push new features OTA on a frequent basis •Collaborate with senior leadership to define new specs for future products
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