Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Livepeer

$90-130k

+ Employee Stock Option Plan

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Unix

loki

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada, Europe, UK, US

The fusion of breakthrough video infrastructure and generative AI

Be an early applicant

The fusion of breakthrough video infrastructure and generative AI

21-100 employees

FintechB2CLifestyleArtificial IntelligenceCryptocurrencyContentInternet of ThingsVideoCommunityWeb 3.0

Be an early applicant

$90-130k

+ Employee Stock Option Plan

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Unix

loki

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada, Europe, UK, US

21-100 employees

FintechB2CLifestyleArtificial IntelligenceCryptocurrencyContentInternet of ThingsVideoCommunityWeb 3.0

Company mission

To build the world's open video infrastructure, enabling instantly scalable, reliable, and affordable video streaming.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Livepeer AI is looking for an experienced, self-driven SRE Engineer – someone that loves to build tools automate everything and deliver the best production experiences for end users
They are passionate about keeping all our user-facing services and Livepeer production systems running smoothly
They specialise in systems (operating systems, storage subsystems, networking, GPU clusters, Docker), while implementing best practices for availability, reliability and scalability, with varied interests in algorithms and distributed systems
We value reliability. We approach the infrastructure with craft and think a lot about form and function
You should feel equally at home talking to developers and designers
We are looking for someone who cares about the reliability of the infrastructure as much as we do
You will ensure the final product is high quality and works as intended
Build a technical competent SRE team through a clear set of OKRs
Build essential tooling to improve the infra ops
Have run global mission-critical infrastructure
Have managed systems that handle high request volumes
Know your way around Linux and the Unix Shell
Have used configuration management systems
Have used infrastructure automation tools
Have implemented CI / CD pipelines
Have experience with some of the following technologies: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Nginx, Github Actions, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, AWS, Google Cloud, Major CDN vendors, Github Actions, Workflows, managing self-hosted runners, Video streaming technologies (HLS, RTMP, transcoding etc.), COBOL, Web3 / Blockchain, particularly the Ethereum ecosystem

What the job involves

Provide tech leadership in SRE execution and planning
Lead complex infra projects for both internal and external stakeholders
Orchestrate and run our infrastructure
Add to and tune our monitoring
Reduce or automate manual processes
Be on an on-call (PagerDuty) rotation to respond to incidents that impact Livepeer’s availability
Plan the growth of our infrastructure as we continue to scale
Vendor management
Manage the technical roadmap for the SRE team
Infrastructure cost monitoring and optimisations
Supporting engineers and improving development workflows
Talk directly to large customers
Co-ordinate with team members across timezones

Application process

Contact: Mariyana Zhou, People Lead – Business Operations

Our take

Livepeer is an AI video development platform that utilizes cutting-edge tech for artificially generated content creation. With a wide range of applications, Livepeer is developing a community equipped with cost-efficient AI and video processing capabilities.

Its video streaming platform offers companies up to 90% in cost savings compared to traditional video cloud providers and promises high reliability, scalability and security on its platform. Utilizing APIs, it’s an easy-to-use video building tool that can dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to develop video content.

Though there's heated debate surrounding its use, AI video generation in its current iteration has a number of useful applications within the business world. The ecosystem of developers that Livepeer is fostering will no doubt continue to scale and see interesting new developments.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Jan 2022

$20m

Series B

Jul 2021

$20m

Series B

Total funding: $51m

Company benefits

Token package: Competitive token package with a 3-year vesting schedule
Employee Stock Option Plan: Competitive ESOP with 4-year vesting and a 1-year cliff
Annual Adjusted Salaries: Every January, we review and adjust pay
Holidays: 25 vacation days per year plus any national holidays
A day off on your birthday - because you deserve to celebrate! (If it falls on a weekend, take another day off that week.)
Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance in applicable locations
Pension: Company pension contributions in applicable locations
Equipment: Choose a laptop of your preference and anything you need for a comfortable work setup (we’ll purchase it for you)
Remote Work: Work anywhere in the world
Flexible Working: Flexible hours to support work-life balance
Annual Company Retreat: Once a year, we fly the whole company to an exciting global location for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun—all expenses covered
Team Meetups: Each team comes together in person once a year to build trust, spark ideas, and share meaningful moments that go beyond the screen
Work Anniversary Rewards: At Livepeer, we love recognising your journey. As you reach 3, 4, 5 years and beyond, you'll be celebrated with gift card rewards
Celebrate Life’s Big Moments: Whether it’s a wedding, a new baby, or another major milestone, we’ll mark the occasion with a celebration gift
Referral Bonus: Refer great talent to Livepeer and earn 100 LPT tokens when they’re hired and successfully complete their probation
Latest Tech: Work with cutting-edge AI and the latest technologies alongside an innovative and entrepreneurial team

Company HQ

New York, USA

Leadership

Eric Tang

(Co-Founder)

Previously Co-Founder & CTO at Wildcard. Technical Advisor at Transform Health and was a Member of the Technical Staff at Groupon.

Doug Petkanics

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously Co-Founder & VP of Engineering at Wildcard, Member of the Technical Staff at Groupon, Co-Founder & VP of Engineering at Hyperpublic and was a Software Developer at Frogmetrics.

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