Mid Video Engineer Node.js
Remote · United States or Mexico
Job Summary
Mid-Level Video Engineer to design, implement, and optimize scalable video streaming solutions using Node.js in a microservices-based backend. You will build and support workflows for video segments, manage data streams, and troubleshoot HLS/adaptive streaming, FFmpeg, codecs, and metadata handling. The role emphasizes real-time video processing, distributed systems, and collaboration across engineering, QA, and operations to improve streaming quality, performance, and reliability at scale. Availability to support APAC time zones (6:00 PM–5:00 AM CDMX) with remote work across listed regions; experienced with backend APIs, microservices, and streaming pipelines, plus familiarity with related tools and protocols (S3, CDNs, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Prometheus, Grafana, RTMP/WebRTC) is preferred.
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience with Node.js in backend, microservices, or data-streaming environments
- Experience building and maintaining APIs and backend services
- Experience working with microservices architectures
- Working knowledge of HLS and adaptive streaming
- Understanding of video formats, segmented video, and media delivery workflows
- Hands-on experience with FFmpeg, media codecs, and video processing concepts
- Experience with data streams and event-driven architectures
- Ability to work in distributed systems and scalable environments
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