For many of us there’s that one podcast we never miss, and video content is part of our daily routine, whether it’s professional or personal. But how many of us truly understand the effort that goes on behind the scenes? Here at Riverside, we know it well. That’s exactly why we built an AI-powered platform that helps content creators, podcasters, marketeers, and more at major brands like Netflix, Disney, Google, and Microsoft to create high-quality content with ease. Riverside’s technology streamlines the entire content creation process, turning ideas into professional-grade content with the highest production standards, without requiring expensive equipment or external services. The secret? AI-driven tools that replace traditional production roles like editing, directing, and design, automating the entire process at the click of a button. About the Engineering Team We’re a team of smart, curious engineers building scalable, reliable systems that power content creation for millions. We work with modern web technologies, tackle real-world challenges in distributed systems, and keep things practical—no overengineering, just solid solutions. If you love solving tough problems, moving fast, and building tech that creators actually use, you’ll fit right in. On your day to day As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Platform & Infra Team, you will own the core plumbing of the Riverside ecosystem: Architecting Scalability: Design and optimize the core processing systems that handle massive concurrency and petabytes of video/audio data. Driving DevEx: Create the tools, internal platforms, and CI/CD abstractions that empower our product teams to ship code faster and more safely. GraphQL & API Excellence: Own and optimize our GraphQL layer to ensure seamless, high-performance communication across our microservices. Infrastructure as Code: Maintain and evolve our AWS environment, focusing on automation, observability, and cost-efficiency. AI Infrastructure & Agentic
