Software Engineer - Mobile

About Mux

Mux is video for developers. Our mission is to democratize video by solving the hard problems developers face when building video: video encoding and streaming (Mux Video), video monitoring (Mux Data), and more. Video is a huge part of people’s lives, and we want to help make it better.

We’re committed to building a healthy team that welcomes diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want people who care about our mission, are ready to grow, believe in our values (from Be Human to Turn Customers Into Fans), and want to improve the people around them.

You’ll join a tight-knit team with experience at places like Google, YouTube, Twitch, Reddit, Zencoder, Fastly, and more. Our founders previously started (and sold) Zencoder, an early leader in cloud video technology, and authored Video.js, the biggest HTML5 video player on the web. We organize Demuxed, the premiere conference for video engineers in the world. 

We’re backed by top investors like Coatue, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, and Y Combinator. You’ll get to work with amazing companies: hundreds of startups, plus Strava, Patreon, Vimeo, Robinhood, PBS, and Equinox. Customers, large and small, love working with us and love our team.

We are building something big together. We’d love to hear from you!

About the Role

As a Mobile Software Engineer working on mobile platforms at Mux, you will make video streaming better for thousands of developers and millions of viewers. You will build and optimize low-level mobile SDKs for video capture, playback, and monitoring, including some open source work. Video is one of the biggest uses of mobile today, and you’ll have a chance to make a direct impact on mobile video streaming for millions of viewers, from small startups to major broadcasters.

What You'll Do

• Optimize existing mobile video SDKs that are used by the biggest video publishers in the world to monitor video streaming performance as a part of the Mux Data platform


• Build new system-level SDKs for video capture, video playback, Mux’s video player and more


• Become a video expert (if you aren’t already), understanding how video is recorded and plays on mobile devices

Who You Are

• 4+ years of engineering experience (CS degree a plus)


• 2+ years of mobile engineering experience with iOS or Android (both is a plus)


• Willingness to work collaboratively on both iOS and Android SDKs


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills


• Track record of creating high-performance, low-footprint code. Automated testing experience a plus.


• Solid understanding of what makes a good reusable library


• Open source experience a plus


• Video experience a plus but not required

In our commitment to provide transparency with candidates, we openly share base pay ranges for all job postings within the United States, regardless of the state. These pay ranges are established using standardized criteria, including job function, level, and location. They're also benchmarked against similar companies in a similar stage of growth. The starting base pay for this position is between $150K-$200K. Actual pay is influenced by various factors such as location, skills, depth of experience, and internal equity.

If you don't have all of these requirements but think your experience could be a great fit, that's okay! Please apply and we can talk about what's most needed in the role.

U.S. Benefits

You'd join an amazing team from places like Google/YouTube, Amazon/Twitch, Facebook/Oculus, Reddit, Brightcove, Bain, and the BBC. We have a supportive culture that cares about both excellent work and work-life balance.

We are remote-equal, with an office space in Downtown San Francisco and London. 

• Flexible PTO + 11 company holidays


• Weekly no-meeting days + quarterly focus weeks


• Healthy work-life balance encouraged


• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee and 65% dependent premium coverage)


• Fully funded fertility benefits


• HSA available, compatible with high deductible plan only ($100 per single employee/month & $200 per family/month employer contribution)


• FSA available


• Short-term and long-term disability insurance


• Group life insurance


• Travel accident insurance


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


• Medical support concierge service


• 401(k)


• Paid parental leave


• Investment in career growth through professional development stipend


• Reimbursements for headphones, cell phones, device upgrades, and SVoD services of Mux customers


• Lunch reimbursement program

Mux is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse company. We believe diversity makes us better, and we strive to be inclusive and equitable. That’s why we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.