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FFmpeg
Video, Photography and Film Production
FFmpeg is a free, open-source command-line software suite for recording, converting, and streaming audio and video in virtually any format. It provides libraries (like libavcodec) that underpin countless media applications, and is used by developers, video editors, and system administrators for tasks like transcoding, trimming clips, extracting audio, adding subtitles, and compressing video files. It has been actively maintained by an open-source community since 2000 and is considered an essential tool in media processing pipelines.
FFmpeg in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
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Senior Software Engineer
Hudl
Lexington, KY · $112,000 – $187,000 · Remote
Senior engineer leading scalable cloud platform development at a sports tech company, with responsibility for mentoring teammates and championing AI-assisted coding practices. Suits experienced full-stack engineers comfortable with technical leadership and eager to grow alongside their peers.
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Senior Software Engineer, Media Creation
Full-time · Remote - United States · $190,000 – $267,000
Reddit is building backend infrastructure for their media creation tools, and this role involves designing scalable APIs and systems that let users capture, edit, and publish video and image content. The position suits someone comfortable with distributed systems who can move quickly while maintaining quality, and who understands both the technical architecture behind media processing and how to translate user workflows into backend state management.
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Staff Software Engineer, Media Experience
Remote - United States · $217,000 – $303,000
Reddit is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to architect and build the media infrastructure that handles video and audio ingestion, processing, storage, and delivery at global scale. This role suits experienced distributed systems engineers who want to own the full technical strategy of media platforms and mentor a team while moving quickly without sacrificing quality.
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