Company Description

Our mission: Spread ideas, foster community and create impact

TED is on a mission to discover and spread ideas that spark imagination, embrace possibility and catalyze impact. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.

Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW

TED creates, produces and distributes audio and video media (most famously TED Talks) to millions of people around the world. As a Senior Software Architect on TED's Technology team, you will have the opportunity to have your work showcased on one of the largest stages in digital media. Working with best-in-class, leading edge technologies you will lead the architecture and development on the tools that drive TED’s media production pipeline to engineer the workflow which takes media from the cameras at TED’s conferences all the way to the final media products that are delivered to the public. The Senior Software Architect collaborates with an amazing team of developers, designers and product owners to take new features and products from conception to production. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Create, maintain and evolve system architecture in support of TED’s media production and distribution for both audio and video media
• Manage and monitor testing, performance, and code quality
• Influence and guide the direction of our products and technology choices
• Foster growth and support other engineers through constructive, collaborative code reviews
• Identify and communicate technical constraints and opportunities with stakeholders
• Other duties and special projects as may be assigned from time to time 
• Periodically travel to support media operations at TED conference events on-site

Qualifications

• 8 years of overall professional software development experience
• 6 years of production Ruby on Rails experience 
• Strong familiarity with file system architecture, networking and Linux / Unix administration
• Strong familiarity and experience with NodeJS
• Demonstrable knowledge of video encoding tools and delivery like FFmpeg and HLS.
• Able to optimize performance through the use of proper database design, caching, and CDNs
• Real-world experience in using Docker and AWS infrastructure to deploy applications
• Curious and knowledgeable about web technologies and frameworks
• Strong ownership of work with the ability to drive projects from inception through completion, balancing doing it right and doing it fast
• Able to refactor legacy projects in addition to greenfield development
• Level-headed during time-sensitive troubleshooting
• Value cross-functional collaboration and a diverse workplace

Additional Information

SALARY RANGE: $165,000 - $210,000 USD

BENEFITS

• Full health benefits (medical, dental, vision) 100% paid by TED for employees
• Paid family leave
• Work-life balance is encouraged through our flexible paid time off. Decide for yourself when and how much time off to take during the year to support employee wellbeing.
• Free OneMedical and SpringHealth membership for you and your dependents to address physical and mental well-being 
• 401k