Node.js / Video Rendering Developer (Remotion + FFmpeg)

Node.js / Video Rendering Developer (Remotion + FFmpeg) — Long-Term I'm building an automated video-generation platform and need a reliable developer to help maintain and extend the rendering pipeline long-term. This is an ongoing role with room to grow. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Maintain and debug a Node.js / TypeScript video-rendering pipeline - Work with Remotion (React-based video) and FFmpeg to assemble videos from footage, voiceover, captions, motion graphics, and music - Fix bugs in rendering, timing/sync, and encoding - Integrate and maintain third-party APIs (TTS, footage, storage/CDN) - Improve render performance, reliability, and cost - Submit clean PRs (nothing ships straight to production) MUST-HAVE - Strong JavaScript / TypeScript (Node.js) - Solid React experience (Remotion is React-based) - Comfortable with Git / GitHub pull-request workflow - Good written English and proactive communication - Reliable, long-term availability NICE-TO-HAVE (BIG PLUS) - FFmpeg experience (encoding, trimming, concat, filters, audio mixing) - Remotion experience - Background jobs / queues (BullMQ, Redis) - Cloud experience (AWS, Cloudflare R2, spot instances) - Whisper / speech-to-text timing - Any prior automated-video or media-pipeline work No prior FFmpeg/Remotion experience? That's okay if you have strong React and learn fast — be honest about it. I value reliability and clear communication over buzzwords. HOW TO APPLY (please read) 1. Start your proposal with the word "RENDER" so I know you read this. 2. Briefly describe one project where you used video processing OR a complex React/Node build — and the hardest bug you solved. 3. Share a GitHub link or code sample. 4. Tell me your weekly availability and timezone. Shortlisted candidates will be given a SMALL PAID TEST TASK (a real mini video-rendering job) before any long-term commitment. Looking forward to working with someone reliable for the long run!