Developer

Company Overview: Panopto is a dynamic and rapidly growing company backed by a leading private equity firm. With a team of approximately 200 dedicated professionals, we are committed to empowering learners with interactive video.

As we continue to support growth and expansion, we are seeking an experienced Developer, Backend - Video Pipeline with solid technical chops, who cares about building up intuitive experiences, and goes the extra mile to deliver high quality work.

Position Summary: As a Developer, Backend - Video Pipeline, you will be tasked with creating the interface components that power Panopto?s video library functionality and their backend supporting APIs. You will have opportunities to build new core experiences and design the front-end architectural cornerstones that will support our user interfaces through their next stage of evolution. Other responsibilities may be assigned to help drive our vision and mission to alignment with our organization?s values.

Work you?ll do: In this role, you will - Backend and Frontend Software Engineering: This position requires a mix of backend and frontend software engineering skills, drawing on experience coding and doing technical designs in high scale systems.

• Detail Oriented: Ideal candidates have an excellent attention to detail and desire to get to the bottom of how things work, a drive to take action and improve things where they can, a natural focus on ensuring an excellent customer experience, and a willingness to work across the technical stack to accomplish their goals.

Required Qualifications: - This is an early career position requiring 1-3 years experience.

• This role participates in our on-call rotation and is expected to respond to alerts outside of normal business hours when on-call
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience/training
• Computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, parallel or distributed systems
• Software engineering skills: componentization, automated testing, debugging, and coding/designing for fault tolerance
• Experience working on complex projects in a professional environment, preferably with a focus on C# development
• Experience with version control systems, preferably git
• Clear and concise communication skills

How you work / what motivates you: - Adaptable and willing to take on various small projects and drive them to completion

• Customer focus and a love for solving customer problems
• Ability to rapidly prototype ideas and write quality code
• A security oriented mindset and desire to build robust and secure systems
• Customer focus and a love for solving customer problems, with a strong emphasis on collaboration with customer-facing teams
• A love for learning and a desire to grow and to help improve the team around you

Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with Agile software development methodologies

• Experience with video processing libraries such as FFmpeg or DirectShow
• Experience with Cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
• Experience with backend systems running at a high-scale
• Experience with both relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience in frontend technologies: Javascript and/or Typescript, HTML, CSS is a plus

The Team: You?ll work with a team of talented engineers with a variety of areas of expertise, from devops to design, architecture to accessibility. The team?s experience level ranges from seasoned developers with well over a decade in industry to junior developers and contractors who are growing their roles and impact.

If you're passionate about video processing and want to work in a dynamic and innovative environment, we'd love to hear from you! Join Panopto and be part of an exciting journey where you?ll have the opportunity to work on a team that owns the video content management system used by the 10+ million end users of Panopto . If you?re interested in working on a rapidly evolving system loaded with interesting challenges and complex problems, we encourage you to apply.

Our people and culture Panopto?s mission is to help anyone share knowledge using video. Our user base is as diverse as the world?s universities and businesses. Panopto?s commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture empowers each member of our team to express their authentic selves, contribute their distinct perspectives and make a meaningful impact both individually and collectively. This inclusive environment not only encourages creativity and the free exchange of ideas but also harnesses the power of varied viewpoints. As a result, we are better equipped to tackle our most intricate challenges, leveraging the wealth of different experiences and backgrounds within our team. This collaborative spirit not only drives us towards effective solutions but also fuels our drive to continually improve and innovate, ultimately enhancing the quality of our products and services. It?s what sets Panopto apart as a unique and rewarding place to work.

Our purpose We believe that video can have a transformative effect on learning. So we built a video knowledge management platform that helps businesses and universities improve the way that they train, teach, and share knowledge. Since 2007, we have been a pioneer in video capture software, video management, and inside-video-search technology. Panopto has been adopted by more than 1,500 companies and universities worldwide with over ten million end users. Today, Panopto?s knowledge management platform is the largest repository of expert learning videos in the world. A proud remote-first company, Panopto is headquartered in Pittsburgh, with offices in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney, and has received industry recognition for its innovation, rapid growth, and company culture.

Panopto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified individuals which will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected criteria, in accordance with applicable law. Panopto is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation for interviewing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please provide more detail on how we can further support you by reaching out to the Employee Experience department.

Hybrid, US: Candidates looking for flexible or remote-friendly positions are encouraged to apply. Panopto is proud to be a remote-first company. Employees in this position are eligible to work remotely. Still, they must make regular trips to the Pittsburgh office, located on the north side of Pittsburgh along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail with quick access to downtown.

Remote, US: Candidates looking for flexible or remote-friendly positions are encouraged to apply. Panopto is proud to be a remote-first company. Employees in this position are eligible to work remotely.

Remote, International: Candidates looking for flexible or remote-friendly positions are encouraged to apply. Panopto is proud to be a remote-first company. Employees in this position are eligible to work remotely. Still, they may make regular trips to the local international office from time to time, where applicable.

Total Rewards: The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $90,000 USD per year. This position is also eligible for a bonus as part of the compensation package. Base pay offered may vary depending on various factors, including, but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other eligibility factors such as geographic location. The Total Rewards package includes competitive base pay and an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs such as health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. At Panopto, we know that great people make an organization great. We value our people and offer employees benefits that are market competitive for our industry. Learn more about what working at Panopto can mean for you. At Panopto, our commitment to pay equity and transparency is unwavering. We do not engage in salary negotiations beyond the established range to maintain fairness and prevent potential pay disparities among team members based on negotiation strategies.