Senior Software Engineer, WebRTC Streaming

Nvidia

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Work type: Remote
Location: Santa Clara, CATXCA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, WebRTC Streaming

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The Senior Software Engineer – WebRTC Streaming will join a team of software engineers building next-generation applications with media and data streaming capabilities. The role involves designing, developing, optimizing, and debugging C++ software for ultra low-latency streaming systems. Key responsibilities include implementing WebRTC and related real-time protocols and congestion-control algorithms from specifications, identifying gaps in existing standards, and developing solutions through protocol design and contributions to IETF Internet-Drafts and RFCs. The candidate must possess deep knowledge of WebRTC architecture, including ICE, STUN/TURN, DTLS-SRTP, SCTP, and RTP/RTCP. Required skills include C++, multithreading, memory management, and systems programming. The work focuses on solving complex networking and streaming quality problems for applications involving augmented reality, artificial intelligence, robotics, and automotive system components.

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Skills

C++ WebRTC RTP RTCP ICE STUN TURN DTLS-SRTP SCTP H.264 H.265 AV1 GStreamer libwebrtc libvpx libaom Linux QNX Multithreading Networking

What you'll do

Design, develop, optimize, and debug C++ software for ultra low-latency streaming systems.
Implement WebRTC and real-time protocols and congestion-control algorithms from the ground up.
Develop solutions for gaps in existing standards through protocol design and IETF/RFC contributions.
Define and implement KPIs for networking quality, streaming quality, and user experience.
Integrate streaming software with platform services, connectivity layers, and automotive system components.
Debug complex issues across software, operating systems, media pipelines, and hardware boundaries.

What we're looking for

Deep working knowledge of WebRTC architecture and internals.
Hands-on experience with ICE, STUN/TURN, DTLS-SRTP, SCTP data channels, and RTP/RTCP.
8+ years of experience developing, optimizing, and debugging C++ software.
Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Strong understanding of operating systems, multithreading, memory management, networking, and systems programming.
Ability to debug complex issues across software, OS, media pipelines, platform, and hardware boundaries.
Contributions to open-source real-time media projects or IETF/W3C standards work (preferred).
Experience with video codecs, hardware-accelerated encode/decode, or automotive software (preferred).

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