Junior Backend Developer, JustWatch
StreamingGuide
Cross platform streaming guide
Job no longer available
Cross platform streaming guide
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To connect entertainment fans with their favorite content worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- We seek individuals who are naturally curious and enjoy exploring technology
- Before the interview, we expect you to share code samples or your GitHub profile showcasing your work
- Proficiency in Go, including concepts like goroutines, web server creation, and API consumption, is essential
- It is also important for us that you share our passion for movies and shows
What the job involves
- I am Guillermo, the hiring manager for this position and backend developer lead of StreamingGuide
- Our mission is to propel justwatch.com to become the premier streaming guide worldwide
- We predominantly utilise Golang and Kubernetes, interfacing with GRPC APIs from teams such as Content (housing our extensive database) and Martech (for ad display)
- Additionally, we work with databases like Scylla and Elasticsearch, ensuring seamless operation even under high loads exceeding 5k requests per second
- Currently, we're tackling challenges like integrating video ads, fortifying against scraping, enhancing response times, and optimising the click-through rate for our recommender engine
- As part of our team, you'll contribute by coding in Go, gradually assuming more responsibilities, including infrastructure management such as monitoring, deployment, and debugging
- Following an initial chat with our Talent team, you'll engage with either me or Martin, our SVP of Engineering, to discuss cultural alignment and assess mutual fit
Application process
- Following an initial chat with our Talent team, you'll engage with either me or Martin, our SVP of Engineering, to discuss cultural alignment and assess mutual fit
- If we proceed, a coding challenge awaits, a collaborative 1.5-hour session where we'll tackle fictional functionalities together
- You will share your screen and code on your machine
- If needed, we can also provide you with a coding environment in Linux
- We seek individuals who are naturally curious and enjoy exploring technology
- Before the interview, we expect you to share code samples or your GitHub profile showcasing your work
- Proficiency in Go, including concepts like goroutines, web server creation, and API consumption, is essential
- It is also important for us that you share our passion for movies and shows
Our take
For years, JustWatch served as a global streaming guide, simplifying the search for shows across platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. On top of this, it leveraged user data to run targeted movie marketing campaigns.
However, in the 2020s, JustWatch introduces a significant upgrade. Following in the footsteps of Plex and Reelgood, users can now seamlessly search, access, and receive recommendations from all their streaming services within a single app.
Remarkably, despite minimal external funding since its 2014 inception, JustWatch has expanded into approximately 130 markets with a team exceeding a hundred members. As the streaming services market becomes increasingly diverse and fragmented, JustWatch finds itself in a promising position to capitalize on these developments.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Company HQ
Kollwitzkiez, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
David Croyé
(Founder & CEO)Before founding JustWatch, they were the CMO at retail marketing company Bonial, a part of Axel Springer SE.
Salary benchmarks
We don't have enough data yet to provide salary benchmarks for this role.
Submit your salary to help other candidates with crowdsourced salary estimates.
Share this job
View 5 more jobs at JustWatch