Staff Software Engineer, Stream
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API for scalable chat services
Open for applications
API for scalable chat services
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
Stream's mission is to elevate the quality of apps for billions of users globally.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires at least 4 years of backend engineering experience. We’re looking with someone with experience in 2 out of these 3 areas:
- Experience with Go
- Scalability/database/Redis experience
- Experience with SDK development/ React/Swift/Compose etc
- Solid engineering experience and motivation to learn is more relevant than prior experience with the language
Desirable
- Experience with AWS or other cloud provider
- Python (our AI runs on Python) and Rust experience
- Message queues experience
- Full text search experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
- WebRTC experience
What the job involves
- Stream uses Go for our video SFU & chat API. We power chat for many large apps like Strava, Nextdoor, Patreon, IBM, Adobe and Midjourney. In addition to Go we use CockroachDB/Postgres, RocksDB, Raft and Redis
- We are willing to train you on Go if you’re experienced on a different tech stack (we have a 10 week internal onboarding program focused on Go, scalability etc.)
- Roles open from entry level to director/principal go engineers
Our take
Every day, people all over the world communicate via in-app chats. However, chat and UX tools can take months to build and years to perfect. Stream solves this problem by allowing developers to build chat and activity streams into apps quickly and without hassle.
Having started out building APIs for activity feeds, Stream quickly moved into the lucrative chat market. Its customers now include household names such as Unilever, NBC Sports, and TaskRabbit, and it has seen funding from both big-name firms and startup CEOs- a clear indication of the company's broad appeal.
The company has lately been focussed on further developing its in-house technology, in order to fuel its continued growth in the coming years. It continues to enrich its Activity Feed, Chat SDK and 2022-released AI-based Moderation products, as well as developing Live Video capabilities, which it states clients have been interested in for some time.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2021
$38m
SERIES B
Aug 2020
$15m
SERIES A
Total funding: $58.2m
Company benefits
- Equipment and resources - computers, standing desks, Bose headphones, and other specialized tools are available
- Generous paid vacation on top of observing several national holidays
- Stock options for all full-time employees
- Regular team outings and parties
- Weekly team lunches and a fully stocked kitchen with tasty snacks and craft coffee
- Team fitness - we regularly do team yoga in our on-site studio or hit a local gym to max out PRs
- 401k (employees in Amsterdam)
- Parking and public transportation benefits (employees in Amsterdam)
Company values
- Startup Motivation - Solving problems independently yet getting help when needed, and having grit for when things inevitably go wrong
- Transparency - We don’t hide and we aren’t afraid to ask for help. When we fail we learn, adapt, and do better in the future
- Achieving Mastery - We strive for excellence and we encourage everyone to learn, stretch themselves, and achieve new levels of success together
- Relationships - Everyone contributes to the customer first experience, and provides them with an exceptional service that ensures a long standing relationship
- Team Players - We have come together from all around the world. We respect our unique diversity, value niceness and support each other in our successes
Company HQ
Downtown, Boulder, CO
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Leadership
Thierry Schellenbach
(CEO)Previously worked as CTO of Fashiolista.com.
Tommasso Barbugli
(CTO)Previously worked as Python/Django Web Developer at Think Wize, and was Lead Engineer at Fashiolista.com.
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