Senior Backend Engineer - Video Processing
Remote (Preference for Western Europe)
€100K–€125K + Equity
A high-growth sports media SaaS company, backed by elite investors and professional athletes, is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer with deep technical expertise in video processing. This is a pivotal role supporting the only current video engineer on the team and helping scale a product used by some of the most prominent sports organizations globally.
The position is remote-first, with occasional in-person meetings in Paris. Candidates in Western Europe are preferred for time zone alignment.
The Role
You’ll work side by side with the company’s current video engineer to scale, optimise, and innovate on their backend video infrastructure. The platform supports live and on-demand sports media workflows and requires high-performance video clipping, transcoding, and distribution pipelines.
You’ll be building critical backend systems that:
* Transcode and clip video content for real-time delivery
* Handle multiple input and output formats with low latency
* Support live media ingestion and distribution
* Integrate tightly with the AWS stack and cloud-native infrastructure
* Power end-to-end media delivery pipelines for elite sports clients
Key Responsibilities
* Architect, build, and maintain video processing pipelines using tools like FFmpeg
* Design and scale backend services for live and on-demand video workflows
* Work closely with the video engineer to own technical decision-making and system design
* Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance across all media systems
* Develop tools to support internal automation and media workflows
* Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver video-based features and solutions end to end
Required Experience & Qualifications
* 5+ years of experience as a backend developer with deep expertise in video engineering
* Proven track record building and maintaining video-centric backend systems
* Strong programming skills in C, C++, Python, or Go
* Expert-level knowledge of FFmpeg, video codecs, containers, multimedia formats, and streaming protocols
* Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
* Familiarity with containerisation technologies like Docker
* Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
* Experience with version control, CI/CD, and automated testing
* Previous work in companies with video-heavy products—such as livestreaming platforms (e.g., Twitch), video infrastructure (e.g., MUX), AI video generation, video conferencing tools, or broadcast tech companies
Why Join
* Help shape the core media infrastructure for a company trusted by top-tier sports organizations worldwide
* Be part of a lean and expert team, with full ownership of your domain
* Build innovative solutions from the ground up in an AI-powered sports tech environment
* Join a Series A start-up with strong funding, growing fast in a high-demand industry
* Receive a competitive salary and meaningful equity stake
* Work remotely with flexible hours and the opportunity to collaborate in-person in Paris
1. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of critical video backend systems at the heart of a fast-scaling sports technology company. If you're passionate about high-performance media infrastructure and want to build at the intersection of sports, video, and innovation, we'd love to hear from you.