BackEnd Developer, Yubo
+ Equity
1+ day a week in office
Social video live-streaming platform
Be an early applicant
Social video live-streaming platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
1+ day a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower a new generation to find out about the world and themselves.
Role
Who you are
- You have at least 2 years of experience in backend development, ideally within a startup or scaleup environment
- Your experience is focused on Node.js and TypeScript
- Experience working with: MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL would be ideal
- You are familiar with system/infrastructure and brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS…)
- You like to collaborate with experts outside of your field and you are recognized as a good communicator
What the job involves
- As a BackEnd Developer, reporting directly to the BackEnd Delivery Manager, you will be working on many different backend oriented projects with no restrictions in terms of scope and with as much ownership as possible. Tackling various subjects related to features, API, tooling and safety
- As part of your job, you will be working on tools that process personal data relating to Yubo users
- As a social media platform, we require our employees to have a strong awareness and understanding of privacy issues, and in particular of children's online safety, privacy and well-being
- Every employee at Yubo is expected to participate in compliance with data protection regulations as well as the continuous improvement of our Privacy & Safety By Design measures
- Contribute to the development and optimization of backend APIs for all our mobile or web applications
- Assist in managing real-time message flows and implementing event-driven architecture
- Collaborate with the Data Engineering team to create and integrate new data models
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code aligned with team and company standards
- Actively participate in code reviews to ensure quality and share knowledge with the team
- Support senior team members in solving blockers and addressing technical challenges
- Within a month, you will
- Familiarize yourself with Yubo’s backend systems, development workflows, and team collaboration tools
- Start contributing to small, well-scoped tasks, such as bug fixes or minor API improvements, to build familiarity with the codebase
- Participate in team meetings and code reviews to understand ongoing projects and align with the team’s standards
- Within 3 months, you will
- Actively contribute to delivering a new feature’s backend APIs, ensuring alignment with product and performance requirements
- Assist in updating and maintaining backend documentation for shared understanding within the team
- Within 6 months, you will
- Strengthen collaboration with mobile, infrastructure, and product teams to facilitate seamless integrations and ensure smooth delivery of cross-functional projects
- Contribute to larger initiatives, such as improving the scalability of key backend components, aligning with Yubo’s long-term tech vision
Application process
- First call with our Talent Acquisition team
- Interview with Florian, Head of BackEnd
- Technical test
- Culture fit interviews
- And if everything goes well, an offer !
Our take
Founded in 2015, Yubo is a social platform mostly aimed at Generation Z users. They hang out in live streaming rooms to socialise, play games and make new friends. There aren’t creators on the platform broadcasting to fans like nearly all other major social platforms; instead, the app focuses on helping users communicate naturally.
So far, the company has seen 60 million sign-ups - up from 40 million in 2020 - 99% of which are Gen Z users, ages 13 to 25. It also sees rapidly increasing revenue, more than tripling from 2019 to 2023.
Yubo has been thinking about the future of social networking for the next generation of younger users, not just from a product standpoint, but also from a safety perspective. Most recently, it has been focused on implementing unique safety features such as face-scanning age verification. These features are likely to help the company retain and protect its users, and therefore grow its user base to reach new markets and stay ahead of the competition.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2020
$41.7m
SERIES C
Dec 2019
$11.5m
SERIES B
Total funding: $59m
Company benefits
- Cool Workplace: enjoy our amazing Parisian office and our many hybrid work options
- Team Activities: participate in get-togethers, events, and team-building activities
- Family-Friendly: we support parents with childcare options and family-friendly policies
- Wellness Programs: benefit from comprehensive health insurance, wellness programs, sports classes, and mental well-being initiatives
Company HQ
Saint Vincent de Paul, Paris, France
Articles
Leadership
Sacha Lazimi
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previous co-founder & CEO of social companies Saloon and Twelve.
Jérémie Aouate
(Co-Founder & CPO)Previously co-founded Saloon and Twelve with Sacha.
Arthur Patora
(Co-Founder & CTO)Co-founded Yubo in 2015 and has worked as CTO ever since.
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