Lead Backend Engineer, Stream
Python/Django
+ Equity
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3 days a week in office
API for scalable chat services
Open for applications
API for scalable chat services
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
Stream's mission is to elevate the quality of apps for billions of users globally.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience as a backend software developer
- Strong experience with Python and Django
- You have formally (with HR responsibilities) or informally (mentoring) led an engineering team before
- Proven experience with architecting/designing and refactoring software systems
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts
- Experience with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL)
- Experience with Git and version control
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
- Good communication skills
- Strong work ethic and ability to work independently or in a team
Desirable
- Experience with JavaScript and web development frameworks such as React or Angular
- Experience with message queues such as RabbitMQ
- Experience with automated testing and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD)
- Experience with designing and building REST API’s
- Experience with cloud-based platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
What the job involves
- You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining our web applications using the Python programming language and the Django framework
- The systems that will be worked on as part of the job include a moderation dashboard, Chat and Feeds admin panel, internal tools as well as the integration of external services
- Take ownership and lead the effort for (re)building and maintaining the Django backend
- Collaborate with the rest of the development team to design and implement new features
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
- Troubleshoot and debug issues as they arise
- Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the Python and Django communities
- Monitor production environments for performance and troubleshoot issues as they arise
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 Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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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