Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- IT, DevOps, Back End
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you'll develop advanced backend systems supporting millions of streaming users, working intensively with C++, Go, and Python to create and maintain software for our CDN edge nodes.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As a Backend Systems Engineer in our Streaming & CDN team, you'll be instrumental in shaping how millions of users experience their favorite content.
- You'll dive deep into our C++ and Go-based systems, crafting high-quality, maintainable code that powers our custom CDN.
- You will work on everything from writing code and testing to configuring data pipelines and debugging complex problems, all while collaborating closely with your squad and other teams.
- Our primary responsibility is to deliver video content to users through Zattoo's proprietary Content Delivery Network (CDN).
- We develop and maintain the software for our CDN edge nodes, primarily in C++, which handles everything from caching and packaging to DRM encryption and delivery of video files in various formats like DASH and HLS.
- Our team also creates and maintains the backend services, written mainly in Go, that initiate and configure streams.
- These services are essential for managing user authorization and validation and for providing stream data to internal data pipelines.
- Additionally, we contribute to the Python middleware that orchestrates stream creation, manages configuration, and makes our video streams available as a service for B2B clients.
- We collaborate closely with teams handling video ingest, playback apps, ad insertion, and our network infrastructure.
- We generate a lot of data that the rest of the company relies on for reporting, billing, and debugging purposes.
- Develop and maintain software, writing high-quality maintainable code.
- Implement best practices in software testing with the support of principal engineers.
- Configure and maintain our data pipelines for stream and user information.
- Create design documents and specifications, planning small- to medium-sized projects.
- Kommunizieren Sie effektiv mit dem Team und mit Stakeholdern in anderen Teams.
- Motivate the squad, coach and mentor individuals in your areas of expertise.
- Assist the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team with operational monitoring of our CDN.
- Act as third line support for complex problems, debugging issues with our streamers and data pipelines.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Expertise in either C++ or Go, with a strong understanding of modern language features and design patterns.
- Good knowledge of modern C++, Go, and Python.
- Deep understanding of highly concurrent and distributed systems.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- Desirable: Good understanding of GNU/Linux and systems administration work.
Experience
- Experience with modern database systems and real-time data flows, e.g. Kafka, Clickhouse.
- Desirable: Experience with video streaming technologies (DASH, HLS, FFmpeg etc.).
- Desirable: Experience developing and supporting high-load Unix systems in a distributed production environment with 24/7 operations.
- Bonus: Experience with container management systems such as Kubernetes and Docker.
- Bonus: Experience debugging network traffic and a good understanding of TCP/IP networking principles.
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What we offer
- At Zattoo, you're always on firm ground with real freedom to explore.
- You'll have the support and opportunity you need to go far, while you're helping us create a sustainable and entertainment-filled future for all.
- Reward: strong market competitive salary.
- Recharge: 30 days of vacation plus public holidays.
- Regulate: trust-based flexible working hours and the option for remote work worldwide for up to 8 weeks per year.
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Benefits
Health, Fitness & Fun
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About Your Employer
Zattoo
Zattoo is shaping the future of television, live and on demand. We are committed to creating a new TV experience that is independent of location, time, and device. We develop apps for mobile, web, and big screen platforms such as Apple, Android, Samsung, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, and many more.
Description
- Language
- English
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Media, Publishing
Backend Systems Engineer
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
