Senior Software Engineer, Acast
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Podcast hosting, growth, and monetization
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Podcast hosting, growth, and monetization
201-500 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
Acast empowers and enables podcast creatives to share amazing stories, find their valuable audience, and make money out of their craft.
Role
Who you are
- You are interested in learning or have experience with Node.js/Typescript
- You have experience in building cloud native infrastructure on AWS
- You have extensive experience delivering solutions on AWS infrastructure
- You can join in conversations immediately about our current use of AWS and in the short term help identify improvements and efficiencies
- You have a pragmatic mindset and can make trade-offs on what to optimise for and when to ship
- You are keen to mentor others in the technical aspects you are already an expert in and you value working in a diverse team with developers of all experience and backgrounds
- You value other people’s input no matter their experience level
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Software Engineer that has a strong focus on backend development and creating the infrastructure to support it
- You will work in an autonomous, purpose driven team and take an important role in shipping new features while continuously increasing efficiency, stability and scalability of the systems
- You are expected to contribute with backend development within your team but we also encourage everyone to understand and contribute to other parts of the stack
- You will be working in a multi-disciplinary environment with agile principles. We run our infrastructure and systems on AWS
- The systems are written in Node.js and Typescript and you are expected to work with and be interested in that
- There will be a big focus on using AWS infrastructure to deliver the functionality of the audio delivery platform team
- Further as an AWS expert we would expect the person filling this role to help other teams be more efficient in their use of AWS infrastructure
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Acast is a podcast hosting platform, monetized by its ad network. Users gain access to a variety of tools including sharing tools and advanced analytics, and earn money via the adverts provided by the Acast service. Acast publish podcasts to all podcast apps such as Amazon, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
The Acast is the platform is used by worldwide brands such as the Guardian, BBC, HuffPost, VICE, Vougue and the Financial Times. It enables creators and advertisers to foster meaningful relationships with listeners, while giving anyone access to insightful, educational, and entertaining audio content.
Its acquisition of Podchaser - one of the most comprehensive podcast databases in the world - in 2022 meant that Acast could begin to build a structured metadata portfolio for the market. It has now built tools for listeners, creators and advertisers that enable monetisation and accelerated global reach.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jun 2020
$26.3m
LATE VC
Dec 2018
$35m
SERIES C
Total funding: $91.8m
Company values
- Fueled by passion - A fun, creative mindset generates positive change. We’re driven by our passion for making a difference, building a platform where everyone — no matter their background — can share their stories
- Curious and brave - We’re on an adventure, together. We experiment, we’re not afraid to make mistakes, and we encourage each other to be brave and explore uncharted territories with confidence. Our imagination and entrepreneurial spirit delivers world-class products and services
- Open and caring - We’re global and have remote teams, so we strive to be collaborative and inclusive when working together. We continuously improve by listening and learning from those around us. We create team spirit and culture by showing empathy, communicating in respectful ways, and using feedback to develop and reach our common vision
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
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Leadership
Johan Billgren
(Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder)Started their career as a Project Manager at Electrolux, before Consultancy roles for 4 years. They left their position as Creative Executive Producer at Society 36 to co-found Acast in October 2013.
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