Lead Backend Engineer, Stream
€100-160k
+ Company equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
API for scalable chat services
Be an early applicant
API for scalable chat services
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
€100-160k
+ Company equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower developers with the flexibility and scalability they need to easily build rich conversations and engaging communities.
Role
Who you are
- 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.)
- Solid engineering experience and motivation to learn is more relevant than prior experience with the language
- This role requires at least 6 years of backend engineering experience and + 2 years of leadership experience
- Experience with Go
- Scalability/database/Redis experience
- Experience with SDK development/ React/Swift/Compose etc
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
- We are looking for a Team Lead to join our Chat team in Amsterdam! Stream uses Go for our video SFU & chat API
- In addition to Go, we use CockroachDB/Postgres, RocksDB, Raft and Redis
- As a Team Lead, you will spend your time on engineering by setting the technical direction, managing sprints, and leading a team of 2 - 3 direct reports
- You will also have the opportunity to work closely with other team leads and product leaders at the company
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 & Resources: Computers, standing desks, headphones, and other specialized tools are available for you to be successful
- Paid Vacation: Generous time off on top of observing several national holidays
- Stock Options: You get a piece of ownership in Stream. Stock options are granted to all full-time employees
- Health Coverage: We offer comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision plans, plus generous parental leave (US only)
- Outings and parties: We like to have fun together! Team outings and parties are regular events around here
- Team Lunch and Snacks: Stream provides in-office daily team lunches and a stocked kitchen with tasty snacks and craft coffee
- 401k: Plan for your retirement through the company offered 401k (US only) or the local pension scheme in Amsterdam, to which Stream will make a contribution
- Commuter Benefits: Employees receive free Office parking and transportation benefits
- Monthly fitness stipend: We value the health and well being of our employees
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
Whittier, Boulder, CO
Articles
Leadership
Thierry Schellenbach
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded Fashiolisa.com where they served as CTO for almost 7 years.
Tommasso Barbugli
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously worked as a Python/Django Web Developer at Think Wize, and was Lead Engineer at Fashiolista.com.
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