Staff Software Developer, Vidyard
Offers stock options
Video tools for virtual sales & marketing teams
Be an early applicant
Video tools for virtual sales & marketing teams
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
Offers stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help businesses succeed through the power of video.
Role
Who you are
- ~ 10+ years of experience building scalable web products
- Strong software engineering background with a focus on distributed systems
- High tolerance for ambiguity and comfort taking action as a path to discovery
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills—capable of navigating discussions around risks and trade-offs
- Commitment to improving quality, reliability, and performance standards
- Lean thinking and an experimental, metrics-driven mindset
- Eagerness to share knowledge among senior developers and mentor developers at all levels
- Strong problem decomposition skills with an understanding of trade-offs in delivering impactful solutions
- Ability to influence without authority
- Confidence holding and sharing technical knowledge and opinions openly, while maintaining space for the opinions of others, and a willingness to compromise
What the job involves
- Vidyard is looking for a Staff Software Developer to join our Development team. Reporting to the Manager, Software Development, you’ll work with a cross-functional team of developers, designers, and product managers to solve customer problems and deliver amazing software
- This Staff Software Developer role will support our Nova team, which is focused on new, experimental products within the Vidyard product portfolio, targeting uncharted territory beyond Vidyard’s core product scope
- On this team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on projects with high usage of third-party AI systems, such as Heygen AI video avatars, while actively scouting for emerging tools and technologies that give us a competitive edge
- Designing, building, and scaling distributed systems
- Leading architecture design and documentation for upcoming projects
- Designing and architecting core services, developing internal tools, and maintaining repositories
- Contributing code, reviewing and testing code, and ensuring security standards are at the forefront of development
- Pushing large technical initiatives forward and thinking strategically about our platform
- Mentoring and knowledge sharing across all levels of development
- Collaborating with a cross-functional team to solve customer problems and deliver outstanding software
- Building observability and resilience around third-party integrations
- Setting up automated testing (unit, integration, e2e)
- Managing authentication, authorization, and security within distributed systems
- Delivering software iteratively, running experiments, and updating designs/deliverables based on results
- Implementing monitoring/alerting and using feedback loops to understand system performance
- Mastering large areas of the relevant codebase to provide technical leadership
- Learning and applying new technologies to drive both developers and our platform forward
Our take
Vidyard is a leading video platform for business, offering a comprehensive suite of tools for video messaging and hosting to drive more effective engagement with customers and prospects across sales, marketing, and customer service. Empowering businesses to deliver personalized video communications that boost interaction and conversion rates.
In recent years, Vidyard has experienced rapid growth, benefiting from the surge in remote work. Its customer base expanded by over 300% annually, and the platform now sees more than 4,500 new user sign-ups every day, marking a 60% year-over-year increase in user acquisition.
It continues to solidify its position as a leader and recently secured new funding. This funding will support its expansion of AI-powered tools like its hyper-realistic AI avatars. Alongside this, the company's recent integration with Salesloft highlights its growing focus on enhancing sales engagement, while its continued innovation positions it for future growth, with the goal of becoming a billion-dollar business.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2024
$15m
LATE VC
Jan 2016
$35m
SERIES C
Total funding: $75.7m
Company benefits
- Work-life Integration: At Vidyard, we set the bar high, expecting excellence and dedication from every team member. In return, we empower you to integrate work and life seamlessly. Enjoy the freedom of flexible hours and unlimited vacation, paired with programs that support working from anywhere—even while traveling
- Wellness Your Way: Leverage flexible spending accounts to spend on what matters most
- Mental Health Support: Access to Inkblot, a digital mental health platform, plus $1,500 per person per year for mental health services
- Parental Leave Top-Up: Support when it matters most, with enhanced parental leave benefits
- Make an Impact: At Vidyard, we believe in creating positive change. Enjoy paid volunteer hours to support the causes you care about and join Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to connect with colleagues, champion inclusion, and drive meaningful impact within Vidyard and the communities we serve
- Invest in Your Growth: Regular performance reviews, individual development plans and an annual allowance of $1,500, dedicated to your professional development and ongoing learning
- Your Perfect Workspace: Whether you prefer the comfort of your home, or the energy of our Kitchener, Ontario, collaboration space, you’ll have the flexibility to choose. While we default to remote-first, occasional in-person meetings and events are thoughtfully designed for connection and collaboration
Company HQ
City Commercial Core, Kitchener, ON
Leadership
Michael Litt
(Co-Founder & CEO)Alongside Vidyard they are the co-founder and General Manager of Garage Capital as well as a Board Member at Quantum Valley Ideas Labs and an Advisor at Maropost.
Devon Galloway
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously co-founded Redwoods Media, and is currently General Partner at Garage Capital.
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