Software Engineer - remote

Akta
Posted 4 years ago

Join a successful, profitable start-up led by serial entrepreneurs with multiple exits (most recent venture acquired by Google in 2016).

You are a * software engineer * with startup chops, who has been there and done that in a fast moving environment as a full stack engineer. You can design APIs, write NodeJS, C++, Java or GoLang, integrate with SQL and NoSQL databases. You understand caching and scaling. You are fluent in Javascript. You can write front-end code when needed, you know Javascript, and React. You can code in multiple languages. You understand coding velocity and care about coding practices and maintainable projects.

  • Do you enjoy solving difficult problems and owning the solutions?

  • Do you want to grow with mentorship help from world-class engineers (silicon valley top engineers, xooglers, etc.)?

You must be available in US Time Zone work hours.

We want to meet you.

Job Description

The primary responsibility is to work on our cloud-based video management platform and extend it with new features. Our video products power the world's largest sporting events (think Olympics and Super Bowl.)

Required Skills

  • BS/MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering from a top engineering school (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
  • 4+ years of cloud-based back-end application development experience preferably with NodeJS, GoLang, Java or C++. NodeJS experience is strongly preferred.
  • Rigorous understanding of object-oriented programming.
  • Strong algorithmic, analytical problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent knowledge of Linux development environment and open source tools/platforms

Desired Skills

  • Video Processing (Packaging, Encoding, Metadata) Experience.
  • Distributed Application Development and Deployment
  • Solid understanding of traffic routing, load balancing, auto-scale
  • Service Mesh Architecture using Istio

How to Apply

Email your resume at jobs[at]akta.tech