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About Network Optix
Network Optix (Nx) is a global powerhouse in video software development, driven by a mission to empower the creation of intelligent video-based solutions and products capable of converting video into actionable data. Over a decade in the making, the Network Optix Enterprise Video Operating System helps innovative organizations rapidly and affordably build world-class, custom-tailored, enterprise-scale video products and solutions.

Nx is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, with additional locations in Burbank, California, Portland, Oregon, Belgrade, Serbia, Taipei, Taiwan, and regional teams distributed across the globe. Recognized on the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list for 9 years running, we are committed to expanding our teams cross-functionally and globally.

Network Optix aims to power the world’s most intelligent video solutions, with the ultimate goal of carving a path toward revolutionizing the landscape of video technology and transforming how we perceive the world around us.

About the Role
We are looking for a senior cloud engineer who has a strong background in multithreading and understands the principles of creating robust, scalable applications, who will help us design and implement new features for Nx products, including cloud-based functionality and third-party integrations, while contributing to infrastructure development in AWS, maintaining high code quality through testing and reviews, and supporting issue analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop new features for Nx products. These services are written in Rust, Go and C++. Examples of such features:
  • Authentication and authorization services, implementing standard OAuth2 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocols
  • Cloud Storage for the video archive
  • Extending VMS API to make our system open for third-party developers
  • NAT traversal capability to our non-Cloud video management system
• Develop well-structured and maintainable code, which is covered with automatic tests
• Help create infrastructure for new cloud features run in AWS
• Choose appropriate AWS services and add/update Terraform code
• Review the code of the other members of the team
• Support the team in analyzing various issues

Requirements:
Distributed Systems Experience

• Proven track record building large-scale, reliable, low-latency distributed systems serving millions of daily active users (e.g., social media, streaming, or gaming platforms)

Programming & Concurrency

• Strong understanding of parallel programming, algorithms, and data structures, with focus on fine-grained concurrency primitives and lock-free algorithms
• Proficiency in multi-threaded programming using Go, Rust, Python, or C++
• Experience with asynchronous I/O patterns and at least one framework:
  • Tokio (Rust)
  • Goroutines and channels (Go)
  • Boost Asio or libuv (C++)

Database & Data Infrastructure

• Hands-on experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, ScyllaDB, Cassandra)
• Experience with data warehouses (ClickHouse, AWS Redshift, or Snowflake)
• Experience with data streaming platforms (Apache Kafka or AWS Kinesis)

Core Technical Knowledge

• Deep understanding of memory management (both low-level and high-level)
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming and software design patterns
• Knowledge of networking protocols:
  • Required: TCP, UDP, SSL, HTTP
  • Bonus: WebRTC, STUN, TURN, QUIC

Infrastructure & Cloud

• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or private cloud)

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience

What we offer

• Competitive compensation  
• Paid time off 
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid or remote work 
• Employer-sponsored health coverage
• Working with top industry experts in our international team

 
The role is primarily designed as a hybrid, with an office location in Belgrade, Serbia. We will also consider fully remote candidates in the one of the EU countries.