Hybrid Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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About the role

  • Senior Software Engineer leading design and execution for Angel Studios' streaming API. Join a fast-growing media company reshaping entertainment through innovative technology.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end design strategy and execution for Angel Studios streaming API powering our apps—mobile, TV, and web.
  • Take extreme ownership of outcomes. Operate as if this were your own startup inside Angel Studios.
  • Drive experimentation, iteration, and rapid feedback with stakeholders. Get impactful features in the hands of devs and users quickly.
  • Clarify designs and plans for others to maximize collaboration opportunities. Radiate critical info for external teams and other business decisions.
  • Focus on the highest-leverage opportunities. Cut what doesn’t matter, deliver what does.
  • Plan, prioritize and work with other teams to ensure smooth adoption of your team’s APIs. Build trust and confidence in your team’s systems.
  • Leverage testing, data, customer feedback, and intuition to make confidence changes that impact stakeholders across all levels of the tech stack.
  • Solve problems creatively with limited resources. Wrestle root issues to the ground.

Requirements

  • 7+ years experience writing high-performance reusable code.
  • Expert level knowledge within our chosen tech-stack:
  • Node.JS
  • React
  • GraphQL/REST/Protobuf/HTTPs
  • RabbitMQ
  • Github Actions/Docker/Kubernetes
  • S3/Postgres/Redis
  • Otel/Datadog
  • Expertise with Cloud-native architectures (microservices, eventing, etc.)
  • Expertise with DevOps principles (CI/CD, Flow optimization, collaboration, ownership, etc.)
  • Expertise in systems thinking principles (Kanban, pull systems, handoffs, TQM, etc.)
  • Passion for careful design & architectural planning that leads to a codebase that is future-prepped and maintainable.
  • Proactivity working in a dynamic environment with a high variety of users and ever-evolving requirements.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents
  • Short, and Long Term Disability Insurance and Basic Life Insurance paid for employee, with option of additional AD&D insurance
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Health Spending Account (HSA)
  • 401(k) investment opportunity with employer match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Identity Theft Insurance
  • Pet Insurance

Job title

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$121,000 - $165,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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