Backend Software Engineer, fubo

Video Distribution

$145-185k

+ Equity + Annual cash bonus plan

AWS
Docker
GCP
Python
Java
Tensorflow
C++
Golang
Senior level
New York
fubo

Sports-first live TV streaming platform

Open for applications

fubo

Sports-first live TV streaming platform

501-1000 employees

B2CEntertainmentSports

Open for applications

$145-185k

+ Equity + Annual cash bonus plan

AWS
Docker
GCP
Python
Java
Tensorflow
C++
Golang
Senior level
New York

501-1000 employees

B2CEntertainmentSports

Company mission

To provide users with the most popular news, sports, and entertainment broadcasting across the world.

Role

Who you are

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience developing and optimizing high performance, real-time distributed and low-latency systems
  • Strong coding skills in Golang or languages like Java, Python, C++
  • Experience working in complex backend systems / codebases that interact with multiple upstream and downstream services, defining API contracts, and general implementation approaches
  • In-depth knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) services and ecosystem, and the management of their infrastructure
  • Experience building and consuming REST APIs and utilizing SQL-like databases
  • Experience of video playback services and related technologies (e.g. HLS, DASH, CMAF, SSAI, DRM, POIS, Signals ( SCTE-224 , SCTE-35)
  • Comfortable learning and working with a wide variety of technologies
  • Previous experience in pair programming and collaborative coding environments
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
  • Thrive in a collaborative, insights driven Technology organization where we provide Engineers the ability to execute, learn and pivot to support the evolving needs of the business
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills that allow the sharing of complex ideas plus the ability to simplify intricate technical concepts for diverse audiences
  • Efficiently manage tasks and meet deadlines autonomously, optimizing productivity and contributing to project success

Desirable

  • Experience with CI/CD and test automation
  • Experience managing deployments and clusters on the cloud
  • Experience working with container technologies (e.g. Docker)
  • Experience in ML/AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, LLM
  • Familiarity with modeling and simulation techniques for system performance analysis
  • Experience in mentoring or coaching junior team members

What the job involves

  • The Video Input/Output team team is responsible for all linear video ingest, storage, distribution, and coordinating services
  • This team works in a domain with hard constraints and no tolerance for outages, so this is a great opportunity for someone that thrives under high expectations
  • Fubo is seeking an exceptional Software Engineer for our Video Input/Output team
  • This is a hands-on role for someone that can balance helping engineer elegant and reliable solutions to problems, a love of coding, and making sure improvements are shipped
  • This is a full-time position reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, Video Distribution for Fubo
  • Contribute to the performance of core video services as well as solving complex problems
  • Architect, authorize, and maintain highly-complex software stacks for our video infrastructure service
  • Ideate, refine, enhance and deploy code and/or on-going testing throughout the video production pipeline, including, media encoding/decoding, API contracts and infrastructure
  • Craft simple, debuggable and testable systems that solve complex problems
  • Build and consume REST APIs and utilize SQL-like databases
  • Produce high-quality solutions to business problems in the midst of high ambiguity to continue to push the boundary on what they can accomplish

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

Fubo is a live sports streaming service that operates in the United States, Canada, France and Spain. It differentiates itself from other sports braodcasters as sitting at the intersection between traditional cable and streaming, positioning itself as a must-have media provider for sports fans, with an internally-built tech stack allowing for instant replays and live interaction with sporting events.

While its core offering has always been in sports, Fubo built up a strong entertainment service, carrying content from numerous other networks and studios. Following its 2020 IPO its stocks rose sharply as a serious contender against older streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. By the end of 2022 it had an audience of 1.5 million North American subscribers and over $1 billion in annual global revenue.

Despite its strong growth the company has entered a difficult period. Beginning to lose the market share it had taken from its competitors, it is also reducing its entertainment services and withdrawing from the sports betting market with knock-on effects for its share prices. While still a popular service (research from TVision shows ads on Fubo Captured 35% More Attention Than Ads on CTV in General), it remains to be seen if sports fans (and investors) will stay with Fubo in the longer term, especially if it can't thread the needle of profitability in an environment of rising costs and intense competition.

Insights

Top investors

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back within 2 weeks

-1% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Apr 2018

$75m

SERIES D

Jun 2017

$55m

SERIES C

Total funding: $150.6m

Company benefits

  • At Fubo, you will have the opportunity to personally influence what live media looks like after it goes through its next big transformation
  • Professional development courses and learning opportunities
  • Robust benefit package including Health/Dental/Vision coverage sponsored up to 100% for employees, 401k, Life Insurance, and commuter benefits
  • Free Premium Fubo Account
  • Health and Wellness initiatives
  • Unlimited PTO days and regular company-wide activities
  • Fubo's main Headquarters are located in Midtown Manhattan, with offices in Chicago, Denver, Paris, and Bangalore
  • Fubo is an e-verified company

Company HQ

Hell's Kitchen, New York, NY

Founders

Is also co-owner of Paris FC. Prior to founding Fubo was VP Ad Sales & Programmatic for DramaFever and an Account Exectuive at Time Warner Cable Media Sales.

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