Backend Engineer (Python)

• Company Zattoo
• No. of Openings 10
• Salary Not Disclosed
• Work Type on-site

Job Description :

YOUR FUTURE, ON DEMAND

The ideal blend of stability and flexibility. A genuinely human employer that cares for people and the planet. True autonomy to shape what comes next, for us and you. This is the perfect platform to take your career where you want.

Back in 2005, we pioneered Europe’s first TV streaming service. Today, we’re the world’s first certified climate neutral TV streaming provider. 3 million users across three countries. Over 230 colleagues of 47 nationalities. We’re the grown-up start-up, helping to shape a better future since day one. That hasn’t changed, even if the world has. We’re friendly, international, inclusive – and our people say we’re reliable and transparent, too. It’s why they trust us and believe in what we do.

THE ROLE

Zattoo is building the platform for the future of Television. It unleashes TV from it’s long-standing restrictions in time and place, by using modern technology to distribute the content and personalize the experience. We give our users the freedom to enjoy their beloved content whenever and wherever they want. Our platform serves over 2 Mio. monthly users, both under the Zattoo and under partners brands, and the numbers are rapidly growing.

As a backend engineer at Zattoo, you will build the foundation for a seamless and stable TV experience for millions of TV lovers which involves quite sophisticated engineering and architecting to bring what used to be broadcast into the personalized world of the internet. We, the backend engineers, tackle this challenge every day by using the latest standards in software design and developments and by constantly improving our processes and tools. We do all that with a strong focus on scalability, distribution, efficiency and maintainability.

What You’ll Do

• Wrap your head around our multi-tenant, distributed and international web API service infrastructure and push it to the next level
• Design, develop and deploy backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency and scalability
• Collaborate closely with other engineers (frontend, backend, video and ops), understand their needs and become a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional team
• Take operational responsibility for the services that are built by your team
• Build and maintain admin interfaces to make multi-tenancy business logic configuration accessible for tenant-facing teams
   

What You’ll Bring

• 4+ years of experience in any modern programming language. Python or Go are ideal.
• A deep understanding of how the Web works, from client requests to server-side handling to front-end rendering
• You enjoy building highly available services and APIs that scale and work efficiently even under the highest load
• Be curious to understand and work with other people's code and join the common effort to constantly improve our platform
• Experience with both relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis)
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and integrating external services
   

Bonus

• BS/MS degree in computer science or similar discipline
• Basic DevOps/Network/Cloud Hosting experience
• Basic Frontend skills to maintain simple Admin UIs (HTML, Javascript, Bootstrap)
• Experience in web frameworks such as Django
   

WHY JOIN US?

At Zattoo, you’re always on firm ground with real freedom to explore. You’ll have the support and opportunity you need to go far, while you’re helping us create a sustainable and entertainment-filled future for all.

What We Offer You

• Reward: strong market competitive salary
• Recharge: 30 days vacation plus public holidays
• Regulate: trust based flexible working hours and the option for remote working 8 weeks per year
   

Plus:

• We’re sharing: Free access to the best streaming experience on the market
• We're developing: your own development budget, German classes and Zattoo all-company hack days
• We’re inclusive: ‘Zattooies’ are a fun, engaged, and diverse team made up of 44 nationalities
• We’re healthy: yoga classes, health checks, team sports, organic fruit, vegan options and more!
• We’re responsible: we are carbon neutral, an active employee Green team, discounted BVG tickets and free bike rentals
• We’re sociable: a calendar of events with fireside chats, lunches, in-house bar, BBQ’s, monthly socials, summer party and an annual off-site event