Senior Software Engineer, Vimeo
Growth
$135-207k
Salary dependent on location
All-in-one video experience platform
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All-in-one video experience platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$135-207k
Salary dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Vimeo's mission is to empower video creators to tell exceptional stories, and connect with their audiences and communities.
Role
Who you are
- If you're passionate about creating impact at the intersection of technology and business growth, this is the opportunity for you
- Expert proficiency in using modern technologies and frameworks (e.g., React, Next, Typescript)
- Proficient in building and deploying full-stack web applications with a focus on clean code, robust architecture, and scalability
- Solid experience in backend development using one or more server-side languages (PHP, NodeJs, Python). Experience with PHP is a plus
- An intimate knowledge of relational database systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server) and data modeling techniques
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, process, and interpret data to drive informed decision-making and optimization, particularly in the context of A/B testing
- Skilled in fostering constructive and productive collaboration with technical and non-technical teams, demonstrating respect and effectiveness
- Great planning skills, able to break down large projects into milestones and identify risks and dependencies
- Demonstrated experience contributing to projects focused on user acquisition, monetization, activation, or retention is highly preferred
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic Growth team and play a key role in shaping our growth initiatives
- Design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems, APIs, and services to power growth strategies, with a focus on scalability, performance, and reliability
- Work closely with our Design, Product, and Analytics teams to move projects from conception to launch
- A/B test new features, analyze their results, and release improvements iteratively
- Write clean, well-tested, and performant library and product code for our frontend and backend platforms
- Support and nurture the technical development of colleagues on the team
Our take
Vimeo was founded by filmmakers who wanted an efficient way to share videos with others. It is more creator-oriented than YouTube, with professional software, technology, and tools for creators to produce, share, and sell their videos.
In 2007, it became the first online video sharing site to support HD playback for consumers, updating to 4K playback in 2016. Vimeo's app has also been updated to allow recording and live streaming as well as watching video. This service is aimed predominantly at enterprise customers although they have millions of small-time users too.
Vimeo has risen to become the world's biggest ad-free open video platform, with significant funding that has allowed it to expand operations and build up the business. Recently, however, the company has found itself struck by the effects of the economic downturn felt by much of the industry, and has been forced to reduce its workforce - a step taken to ensure it comes out of this rough time "a stronger company". On top of this, it received a hefty fine for failure to remove copyrighted content back in 2019, after losing an appeal against the initial ruling.
In 2024, Vimeo is rumoured to be in the process of acquisition by leading mobile app developer Bending Spoons, which could signify a major shift in the tech landscape.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2021
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Nov 2020
$150m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $450m
Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off
- Medical and dental
- Daily breakfast, plus snacks and drinks aplenty
- Company outings and events
- Tuition reimbursement
- Company equity
- Company-matched charitable donations
- Parental leave and adoption assistance
- Company-matched 401k
Company values
- Start with Users: Understand our users’ goals, and make them your own. Solve for what users need, not what they ask for.
- Ask Why: Respectfully challenge ideas and embrace open debate. Validate intuitions with evidence.
- Aim High: Be willing to take risks to deliver outsized impact. Greatness only comes from making bold decisions.
- Own It: Commit to targets. Take the initiative, follow through and own the outcome. If processes are slowing you down, introduce better ones.
- Be Real: Seek feedback and give it generously. Be direct. Be candid. Most of all, be you.
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Adam Gross
(Interim CEO)Currently Board Member at Buildkite. Previously Chair of the Board of Directors at Democracy Works and the CEO of Salesforce.
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