Software Engineer - Streaming Protocols

w: rilla.network

Who we're looking for We’re looking for engineers who possess deep expertise in low-level streaming codecs, network protocols, and real-time media processing, capable of optimizing performance at the core network and media layers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimise low-level streaming codecs for Rilla's real-time media streaming protocol.

• Implement and extend custom network protocols to ensure efficient, secure, and reliable P2P media delivery.

• Research, evaluate, and integrate advanced video/audio encoding and decoding techniques for optimal quality and performance.

• Work on core network stack optimisations to minimise latency and maximise throughput for live streams.

• Develop robust solutions for error handling, retransmission, congestion control, and jitter buffering at the protocol level.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., mobile, distributed systems) to ensure seamless end-to-end media flow and integration across our products.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in video/audio codecs (e.g., H.264, H.265, AV1, Opus, AAC) and their practical implementation.

• Strong understanding and extensive experience with network protocols (e.g., TCP/UDP, RTP/RTCP, WebRTC, custom protocols).

• Proven experience in low-level programming (e.g., C/C++, Rust) for performance-critical real-time systems.

• Demonstrated experience optimising real-time streaming performance metrics.

Nice to have

• Experience with P2P networking specifically for media streaming.

• Experience with network emulation, simulation, or traffic shaping tools.

• Knowledge of media transport security and DRM.

• Experience working in a startup environment in a tech/team leader capacity.