Gander.tv is a Manhattan based company focused on providing live video streaming for the hospitality industry. In addition to broadcasting clubs, bars, restaurants and performance spaces we also deliver live pay per view events to our users. Our website, http://www.GANDER.tv is receiving fantastic responses from venues and users alike. All of our video content plays directly within Facebook's timeline and news feed and our venues have been using this live content as a focal point of their social media initiatives. If you are interested in joining a team of passionate individuals presently redefining the online nightlife scene then please continue reading. We are seeking a highly skilled Sr. Software Engineer with a penchant for collaborating with front end developers, as well as creative, and non-IT staff members. We're looking for someone who is well versed in a broad spectrum of programming languages, is a team contributor, and is able to work on a diverse array of assignments. Individual will be responsible for: � Maintaining our existing Amazon server infrastructure and expanding it to fit the needs of our growing business � Managing our Wowza Media Streaming Service instances on Amazon servers and developing code for the Java modules within the Wowza environment when feature changes are necessary � Enhancing the proprietary software on our custom built encoder boxes, including tweaking FFMPEG settings in order to maximize quality at the lowest bit-rate & transmission bandwidth possible � Meeting with business development managers to discuss new functionality requests � Developing detailed technical specifications and timelines for new feature implementations and providing regular feedback to management regarding the development life cycle Position Requirements: � Wowza / Java o Java module development, building a reliable and test-able service � Perl o Using Modern Perl with cpanminus, Moose, event loops and the Mojolicious web framework o Packaging modules using Dist::Zilla � Ubuntu GNU\Linux o Installation and support of headless micro-form factor systems used for remote deployment o V4L2 and ALSA for media capture o FFMPEG and streaming media experience o Understanding of process management � Git o Using revision control for configuration management � SSH o Using reverse proxy for remote management � Amazon AWS o EC2, Route 53, S3 o Building startup packages o Using management API for starting new EC2 instances, changing DNS records � LAMP (Apache2, MySQL, PHP) o Supporting a web development platform Qualifications � 5+ years professional software development experience � Team management experience � Java (or C++) � Perl � SQL Database (mySql) � Linux Nice to Haves: � Previous tech lead and/or architecture experience � Previous startup experience � Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3) � J2EE � Drupal � Wowza Media Server � RTMP streams � JWPlayer � Flash/HTML5 video Compensation: Based on experience, plus stock options. This is a full time, onsite, position in our Manhattan office.