[Remote] Software Engineer (C++)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Telestream provides digital media tools and software solutions for broadcast, streaming, and media industries. The Software Engineer will build and maintain high-performance backend services in C++ and Go for real-time processing and analysis of live audio, video, and ancillary data, while collaborating across engineering, product, and QA teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend components, primarily using C++, with contributions in Go
• Build and extend a real-time system for processing and analyzing live audio, video, and ancillary data (e.g., captions, timecode) carried over the network
• Work on problems where correctness under concurrency and timing constraints genuinely matters, not just general application logic
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and QA to implement new product features and enhance existing functionality
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and Agile development workflows
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code in a Linux-based environment

Skills

• We are looking for a skilled and motivated Software Engineer with 3–5 years of experience to join our talented development team
• The ideal candidate brings solid experience in C++ and a willingness to learn Go and expand their understanding of audio/video systems
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• This role is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization or visa sponsorship of any kind, now or in the future
• 3–5 years of professional experience in software development
• Strong proficiency in modern C++, including solid multithreading and memory management fundamentals
• Comfort reasoning about performance- and timing-sensitive code, not just general application logic
• Interest in learning and contributing to Go-based services
• Solid grasp of software design principles and debugging techniques
• Comfortable working in a Linux environment
• Experience or interest in audio/video technologies such as encoding, playback, streaming, or ancillary data (e.g., closed captioning, timecode)
• Exposure to real-time or embedded systems programming, or low-level network protocol work
• Familiarity with microservice architecture and gRPC
• Experience with message-queue-based architectures (e.g., RabbitMQ/AMQP)
• Comfortable working in a CI/CD environment with tools like Jenkins and Bitbucket
• Experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, k3s)
• Awareness of modern frontend/backend integration patterns (e.g., REST or gRPC APIs with React.js frontends)

Benefits

• Day-one medical, dental & vision coverage
• 100% company-paid life + disability insurance
• 401(k) with a sweet company match (up to 8%)
• Quarterly HSA boosts & flexible spending accounts
• Flexible time off (salaried) or PTO (hourly) + generous paid holidays
• Pet insurance (yes, your dog gets benefits too)
• Legal plan + extras like accident & critical illness coverage
• US Hybrid (Beaverton, OR/Remote)

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