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Backend Engineer, Web
Vimeo
New York, NY, United States
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If you’re into building things that matter and that can perform at Vimeo scale (240 million global viewers and growing), please consider joining the Vimeo backend team. We are up to building the most engaging video watching experience on the Internets and so it’s a great time to, you know, make a huge impact.
What you’ll do:
• Define and maintain the data structures that are at the core of the Vimeo experience.
• Ensure that the site is a safe place for everyone to enjoy great videos. Privacy, security, spam-free being the keywords here.
• Write RESTful API endpoints that power all Vimeo apps on desktop, mobile and TV.
• Help Vimeo content shine on third party platforms like Facebook and Google Search.
What we’re expecting:
• Mastery with at least one server-side programming language (PHP, Python, Go, Java, etc.)
• Knowledge of general purpose algorithms and data structures
• You apply analytical thinking and pay close attention to running time complexity
• Proficient in relational database systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and data modeling techniques
• Great attention to detail: correct application behavior and integrity constraints are just as important as code performance
• Experience with the http protocol and building RESTful APIs
• Familiar with concurrent applications and how to make them reliable
• Proficient in caching strategies, but more importantly in cache invalidation ones
• Comfortable with the Linux environment and shell scripting
• Web development experience: you can venture in the JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS worlds to get the job done
• Strong communication skills and ability to translate product requirements into beautiful system designs
• Proven track record of building production ready web applications
• Appreciation for the peace of mind that comes with well-tested, peer-reviewed, and documented code
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field, or comparable experience
Bonus points:
• Experience with: build systems (and more specifically: Make), Spam detection, Queues and messaging systems, Varnish, GraphQL.
• SEO expertise: sitemap generation at scale, google webmaster api, Facebook opengraph
• Public code (Github, Bitbucket, et.)
About us:
Vimeo’s mission is to empower creators to make, share and sell amazing videos directly to viewers worldwide, in the highest quality possible and with no interruptive advertising. Vimeo is home to the world’s leading video creators and the hundreds of millions of viewers who love them. We’d love to welcome you to both our team, and our community.
Founded in 2004 and based in New York City, Vimeo, Inc is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI).