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Fathom.Video

Backend Engineer

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Location as listed by the employer: “Remote”
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About this role

Fathom.Video is hiring for a Backend Engineer role (full-time). See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

  • Proficiency with Rails (or another full-stack framework), including a strong understanding of ActiveRecord (or an analogous ORM), database schema design, and query performance + optimization.
  • Proficiency with k8s and Go (or another systems language), including a strong understanding of garbage collection and profiling. Experience with Cgo is a bonus.
  • Familiarity with our tech stack (or equivalents): GCP/GKE, Linux, Docker, Ruby/Rails, Redis, ffmpeg
  • Experience in a SaaS or PaaS environment at our scale (currently 100s of millions of async jobs per week). Experience with video streaming at scale is a bonus.
  • Curiosity-driven and pragmatic with a focus on delivering results
  • A generalist mindset with the ability to dive deep into a wide range of challenges
  • Resilience, attention to detail, and an ability to grind through complex problems
  • Openness to disagreement and commitment to decisions once made

Summarized from the employer's posting — check the full posting for every requirement.