Senior Frontend Engineer, JustWatch
Content
Cross platform streaming guide
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Cross platform streaming guide
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To connect entertainment fans with their favorite content worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- We highly value ownership, good communication, and people who take responsibility for what they are working on end-to-end
- We need someone who has their ideas and doesn’t rely on perfectly fleshed-out tickets or is interested in translating mockups into code
- 4+ years of experience in a Frontend role with any modern framework, ideally TypeScript/Next.js
- A strong sense of interface design and UX, focusing on logical workflows, clean design, and simplicity (not necessarily pixel-perfect)
- A pragmatic, hands-on mindset with a service attitude, eager to solve problems using automation and technology
- Passion for solid code craftsmanship, great communication, and writing code that is easy for others to read and maintain
- Experience with requirements engineering and fast iteration based on rough sketches or scribbles
- Fluent in English
- Knowledge of backend technologies like Golang and Postgres is a strong plus
- Constant learning, delivering results, and creating value are core values at JustWatch, and we’re looking for these traits in every person we hire
What the job involves
- We’re the Content team at JustWatch, building the most accurate and up-to-date movie, TV, and sports database
- Our platform powers data-driven marketing for the global entertainment industry, promoting everything from blockbusters to indie gems
- We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to help shape the product and create features that impact millions of users
- Build the foundation of a new CMS (React, Next.js) to align with the tech stack of other teams at JustWatch and collaborate with developers to drive tooling forward
- Develop new features in the CMS, working closely with power users to enhance their day-to-day tools
- Take ownership of the existing CMS (Vue 2), manage content on JustWatch, fill in missing movie and TV information, upload posters, match metadata, control scraping infrastructure, and more
- Contribute to defining solutions from both UX and UI perspectives, collaborating with the team to improve workflows
- Bring your ideas to optimize existing processes, ensuring the movie and TV show data on JustWatch is always up-to-date and accurate
- Focus on progress, not perfection - take shortcuts when needed but always return to improve them
- Ideally, you'll have an interest in backend work and are open to learning more about Golang and Postgres
Our take
For years, JustWatch served as a global streaming guide, simplifying the search for shows across platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. On top of this, it leveraged user data to run targeted movie marketing campaigns.
However, in the 2020s, JustWatch introduces a significant upgrade. Following in the footsteps of Plex and Reelgood, users can now seamlessly search, access, and receive recommendations from all their streaming services within a single app.
Remarkably, despite minimal external funding since its 2014 inception, JustWatch has expanded into approximately 60 markets with a team exceeding a hundred members. As the streaming services market becomes increasingly diverse and fragmented, JustWatch finds itself in a promising position to capitalize on these developments.
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Company benefits
- We believe in a permission-less environment that lets us focus on delivering value without overcomplicating things
- We prioritize meaningful work over perks and that true fulfillment comes from intrinsic motivation, personal growth, and making a lasting impact
- We trust our skilled professionals to maintain a no-nonsense attitude and create an environment that promotes innovation
- We are committed to helping you achieve your personal and professional goals, and we offer a collaborative and supportive environment to do so
- Truly a hybrid work environment. You are not required to come to the office, but you will definitely want to
Company values
- Learn: We question everything, we try to learn by first principles, we are always curious, we want to make everything better, we are transparent and share knowledge, applied learning towards a goal is what matters
- Deliver: We are result-driven, we do always what we say, we believe in the 80/20 rules, done is better than perfect, we proactively communicate our wins
- Create Value: We only want to do things that make sense, we want to give more than we take, we don't want to harm anybody, business is always personakl
Company HQ
Kollwitzkiez, Berlin, Germany
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Leadership
David Croyé
(CEO)Before founding JustWatch, they were the CMO at retail marketing company Bonial, a part of Axel Springer SE.
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