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Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
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favorited At favorited, we believe that digital communities should be more than just spaces to watch content. Our platform is a place to connect, engage, and play, and empowers creators by enhancing audience participation, fostering deeper connections, and ensuring that creators are compensated fairly for their work.
Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you are a self starter who wants to build the future of social interaction alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.
The Problems You’ll Solve
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in TypeScript, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), event-driven architectures, and audio/video APIs. In this role, you will work on cutting-edge applications that involve real-time media processing, scalable cloud infrastructure, and high-performance event-driven systems.
Responsibilities:
Architect, build, and optimize scalable backend services and APIs powering real-time livestreaming experiences. Design, implement, and maintain high-performance systems using TypeScript, Node.js, and Google Cloud Platform services including Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, Cloud Spanner, and BigQuery. Work with Kubernetes, Spark and similar platforms to support 24/7 real time operations. Integrate third party platforms. Collaborate closely with frontend, mobile, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration and efficient delivery of new product features. Ensure backend reliability, scalability, and maintainability through proactive monitoring, alerting, and rigorous testing. Identify performance bottlenecks, debug complex issues, and provide sustainable solutions to support high-traffic consumer-facing applications. Participate actively in architecture reviews, code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers to foster a culture of technical excellence. Develop and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation to support team knowledge sharing and long-term maintainability. Stay current on emerging technologies, frameworks, and best practices to continuously enhance backend infrastructure and engineering practices.
What We’re Looking For
You will play a key role in designing and developing robust, high-performance solutions that drive our platform's capabilities forward.When applying, please provide links to your GitHub profile, any live projects or web applications you have worked on, and your specific contributions to those projects.
Minimum Requirements:
7 years of experience in professional backend development. Deep understanding of event-driven architectures, including technologies like Pub/Sub, or similar message queues. Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Cloud Functions, Spanner, BiqQuery, Cloud Run, and other key services. Strong understanding of real-time media streaming technologies, including WebRTC, HLS, and low-latency audio/video processing. Proficiency in frontend and backend optimization techniques to ensure high performance. Experience with microservices architecture and API design. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus. Experience with machine learning and AI-driven media processing (a plus).
Salary & Benefits
Compensation:
$150k - $230k
Benefits Include:
Unlimited PTO to prioritize work-life balance. 401(k) plan to invest in your future. Comprehensive health insurance to support your well-being. Paid company holidays for time to recharge. Competitive salary that values your expertise and contributions.
Where You’ll Work:
This is a full time on-site position in Santa Monica.
To apply, skip the cover letter. Submit your resume and share a project you've worked on that shows your experience. You can email this to martin@favorited.com.
favorited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employees may be eligible for family and medical leave under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) or Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL).
In compliance with the California Equal Pay Act, the salary range for this position is provided above. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and location. Seniority level
Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
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Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
role at
favorited 3 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the
Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
role at
favorited At favorited, we believe that digital communities should be more than just spaces to watch content. Our platform is a place to connect, engage, and play, and empowers creators by enhancing audience participation, fostering deeper connections, and ensuring that creators are compensated fairly for their work.
Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you are a self starter who wants to build the future of social interaction alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.
The Problems You’ll Solve
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in TypeScript, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), event-driven architectures, and audio/video APIs. In this role, you will work on cutting-edge applications that involve real-time media processing, scalable cloud infrastructure, and high-performance event-driven systems.
Responsibilities:
Architect, build, and optimize scalable backend services and APIs powering real-time livestreaming experiences. Design, implement, and maintain high-performance systems using TypeScript, Node.js, and Google Cloud Platform services including Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, Cloud Spanner, and BigQuery. Work with Kubernetes, Spark and similar platforms to support 24/7 real time operations. Integrate third party platforms. Collaborate closely with frontend, mobile, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration and efficient delivery of new product features. Ensure backend reliability, scalability, and maintainability through proactive monitoring, alerting, and rigorous testing. Identify performance bottlenecks, debug complex issues, and provide sustainable solutions to support high-traffic consumer-facing applications. Participate actively in architecture reviews, code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers to foster a culture of technical excellence. Develop and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation to support team knowledge sharing and long-term maintainability. Stay current on emerging technologies, frameworks, and best practices to continuously enhance backend infrastructure and engineering practices.
What We’re Looking For
You will play a key role in designing and developing robust, high-performance solutions that drive our platform's capabilities forward.When applying, please provide links to your GitHub profile, any live projects or web applications you have worked on, and your specific contributions to those projects.
Minimum Requirements:
7 years of experience in professional backend development. Deep understanding of event-driven architectures, including technologies like Pub/Sub, or similar message queues. Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Cloud Functions, Spanner, BiqQuery, Cloud Run, and other key services. Strong understanding of real-time media streaming technologies, including WebRTC, HLS, and low-latency audio/video processing. Proficiency in frontend and backend optimization techniques to ensure high performance. Experience with microservices architecture and API design. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus. Experience with machine learning and AI-driven media processing (a plus).
Salary & Benefits
Compensation:
$150k - $230k
Benefits Include:
Unlimited PTO to prioritize work-life balance. 401(k) plan to invest in your future. Comprehensive health insurance to support your well-being. Paid company holidays for time to recharge. Competitive salary that values your expertise and contributions.
Where You’ll Work:
This is a full time on-site position in Santa Monica.
To apply, skip the cover letter. Submit your resume and share a project you've worked on that shows your experience. You can email this to martin@favorited.com.
favorited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employees may be eligible for family and medical leave under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) or Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL).
In compliance with the California Equal Pay Act, the salary range for this position is provided above. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and location. Seniority level
Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
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Santa Monica, CA . Don't see a job that matches your experience? Submit your resume here!
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Hawthorne, CA $120,000.00-$145,000.00 1 week ago Hawthorne, CA $120,000.00-$145,000.00 2 days ago Glendale, CA $112,600.00-$158,200.00 21 hours ago Santa Monica, CA $109,400.00-$146,700.00 4 weeks ago Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) – iOS & Android
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