Back End Developer

Hi There,

Title: Back End Developer Project Duration: 1 year, with possible extension Work Type: Remote, EST Time Zone

Additional Notes
1) Sourcing remote within the US.
2) Hiring Team prefers ET working hours.

What We Do/Project

This position is within Media Technology and Operations, in a software team that works on automating workflows, building easy-to-use toolsets, and solving problems for operations in and around content flows and media systems. Our team supports Live Sports, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and more.

We are actively seeking a motivated Back-end Developer to enhance our dynamic team. The ideal candidate is a team player who works well with others but is also able to work independently. You excel at creating and improving scalable services in line with innovations.

As a Back-end Developer, your role could include building services, REST APIs, and state aware workflows largely in cloud environments. We love collaborating with teammates on new app designs, partnering with front-end developers, Quality Analysts, Business Analysts, and other team members to combine work into a cohesive product, and improving existing services.

Job Responsibilities / Typical Day in the Role
• Develop and maintain applications using cloud architecture working in Jira and Git
• Ability to build from user stories and be active in technical design
• Build efficient, scalable, secure, and observable applications
• Able to take and give feedback in team meetings and code review
• Build and maintain highly scalable services and workflows
• Be proactive and responsive in addressing technical issues

Must Have Skills / Requirements
1) Go and additional scripting language experience
a. 7+ years of experience in Go is required; Node, C#, Rust.
2) Database Integration experience
a. 5+ years of experience; Ingesting data, making queries, updating and populating documents – Relevant skills and experience.
3) Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
a. 3+ years of experience.

Background/Soft Skills
1) Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

Technology Requirements
1) Capable of self-deployments in a well-defined container pipeline
2) Firm understanding of cloud infrastructure
3) Solid experience with Go and one or more of the following: Node, C#, Rust
4) Understanding of SQL and document database development
5) Experience with workflow engines (SDVI Rally, Airflow, Step Functions, Argo Workflows, Jenkins, etc.)

Nice to Have Skills / Preferred Requirements
1) Experience working in Media/Entertainment.
2) Experience with Video Engineering (AWS Media Convert, FFMpeg, etc.)

Interview Process / Next Steps
1) 1st round with HM and Lead Architect with Rust experience
2) 2nd possible round with Leadership Team

Thanks,

Dhana