Senior / Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

Join Vonage and help us innovate cloud communications for businesses worldwide!

Vonage is the emerging leader in the $100B+ cloud communications platform (CPaaS) market. Customers like Airbnb, Viber, Whatsapp, Snapchat, and many others depend on our APIs and SDKs to connect with their customers all over the world.

We are looking for a  Senior / Lead Full Stack Engineer in Web & Mobile to join our Video Solutions Engineering team to develop and explore new ways to further enhance, showcase and integrate the Vonage Video Platform, our WebRTC-compliant Communications PaaS.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the roadmap to improve the developer experience for our video APIs, making them more accessible, intuitive, and tailored to the needs of our customers' developers. You'll lead and contribute to a range of initiatives—from enhancing our Video WebRTC SDKs and APIs to exploring cutting-edge media communication technologies, including AI. Your responsibilities will span creating practical user guides and sample applications, building comprehensive reference implementations for emerging use cases, contributing to API design, and driving the development and expansion of our low-code/no-code solutions to ensure seamless adoption across diverse business verticals.

Responsibilities include:

• Engage in hands-on full-stack software development across web and mobile platforms.
• Take on technical leadership responsibilities, with the opportunity to assume a formal lead role based on demonstrated expertise and impact.
• Design and implement sample code, user guides, and complete reference applications to demonstrate and drive adoption of media communications and VoIP technologies within the Vonage Video Communications Platform.
• Contribute to the evolution and maintenance of both proprietary and open-source software stacks.
• Collaborate closely with product managers to define product requirements for new features and offerings, while maintaining solution architecture, roadmap, and long-term vision.

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of common challenges in cross-browser development.
• Proficiency in HTML5, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, and familiarity with browser engine APIs.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue, or similar.
• Expertise in backend development using Node.js, Java, or Go.
• Experience with native mobile development using one or more of the following: C/C++, Java, Objective-C, Swift, or Kotlin (iOS and/or Android).
• Solid grasp of API design principles.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and platforms.
• Proven ability to guide and collaborate with engineering teams—planning and delivering product or solution releases, and resolving issues efficiently.
• Experience working closely with product managers and customers to gather requirements, maintain solution architecture, and manage roadmaps and long-term vision.

Nice to Have (Optional but Beneficial):

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar.
• Familiarity with media communication technologies such as H.264, VP8, OPUS, AAC, WebRTC, RTP/RTCP, STUN/TURN/ICE, VoIP, and SDP.
• Knowledge of WebAssembly, WebGL, and/or WebGPU.
• Understanding of AI frameworks or agents, and cloud technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker.

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There’s no perfect candidate. You don't need all the preferred qualifications to make a valuable impact on our team. Our employees and customers come from diverse backgrounds, so if you're passionate about what you could achieve at Vonage, we'd love to hear from you.

Who we are:

Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their digital transformation through our fully programmable-based unified communications, contact center solutions, and communications APIs. Ready to innovate? Then join us today.

Note: The purpose of this profile is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Assignments may differ for individuals within the same role based on business conditions, departmental need or geographic location.