Sequence is building the next generation of video post-production tools for creators. This full time role on the founding product team will be pivotal to bring a truly radical & unique video editor to market.
This is a full-time, salaried position. The position starts immediately.
Job Description
We are seeking a Backend Engineer to join our founding product team. You'll work on challenging software applications, distributed systems, and multi-media processing. You take initiative and are comfortable working independently and in group settings to solve design challenges.
Responsibilities
- Prototype, validate and build web and media-processing services
- Design and implement collaborative data model schemas
- Tightly integrate software solutions with cloud native hardware for optimal performance
Requirements
- A proven track record of high quality code and ability to solve difficult problems
- 3+ years industry experience
- Expertise in Rust, Javascript at minimum. Expertise in C/C++, Javascript/Typescript preferred.
- Significant experience building web applications preferred
- Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed
- Passion for delivering products end-to-end, from ideation through planning and scoping to implementation and experimental A/B testing
- Exposure to architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applications, such as well-designed APIs, high volume data pipelines, and efficient algorithms
- Experience or desire to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams
- Minimum Bachelors degree or further education or experience in engineering, computer science or other technical related field with strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, programming languages, distributed systems, and information retrieval
About the Company
Founded by a member of Jimmy Iovine & Dr. Dre's inaugural academy at USC, we're dedicated to combining art & technology into truly transformative products. Sequence is backed by some incredible angel investors including founders from Vercel, Gumroad, and GoFundMe, as well as institutions such as Pentas Ventures and Active Capital.