Backend Engineer, VIOU
£30-70k
0.25% equity of VIOU
More information about location
Livestream eCommerce platform
Job no longer available
Livestream eCommerce platform
1-20 employees
Job no longer available
£30-70k
0.25% equity of VIOU
More information about location
1-20 employees
Company mission
To enable community building and direct interaction via livestream shopping, resulting in the ultimate virtual shopping experience.
Role
Who you are
- 1-3 years of experience in PHP development
- Other languages such as Node, Java are a plus
- Experience with live streaming technology is a plus
- Knowledge of SQL and database design principles
- Ability to write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team and communicate effectively
What the job involves
- Work on maintaining, improving, and adding features to the back end for our fashion live streaming app
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code using PHP (Laravel is a nice to have) - other languages are highly valued!
- Collaborate with the development team to ensure the functionality, performance, and scalability of the platform
- Participate in code reviews and help to maintain code quality and standards
- Troubleshoot and debug issues with the platform
- Continuously stay up-to-date with new technologies and industry trends to improve the platform
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
As live and video media continue to dominate the social media landscape, brands have the opportunity to use watchable content to reach and engage new customers. VIOU supplies a social shopping platform for fashion brands to build communities of shoppers, by creating livestreams to target fashion-enthusiastic consumers.
VIOU was created for luxury brands and up-and-coming designers to display their shoppable pieces at the same time as interacting with their customer base. Through the app, users can create a cohesive personality – in the same way as on other social platforms – with eCommerce integrated into the livestreams. Consumers receive an immersive experience that allows them to interact with their favourite brands, as well as shop the livestreams directly.
Other platforms have already employed successful livestream shopping events, such as Poshmark hosting “Posh Parties”, but VIOU has taken the next step in dedicating its platform to these experiences. Acting at the intersection of trends in both social media and eCommerce, the company would seem to be in a good position to find success into the future.
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Company
Employee endorsements
Opportunities to learn
"I recommend everyone to join VIOU as it offers unlimited opportunities to learn and try new things. Learning will be as fast and exciting across..."
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2023
$1.3m
SEED
Feb 2022
$1.3m
SEED
Total funding: $2.6m
Company benefits
- Ownership of product and development
- Shared ownership in the business (Equity included)
- Tangible benefits of your choice
Company values
- Take complete ownership: Own your work and be accountable for the results of your actions.
- Move uncomfortably fast: Go above and beyond to make things happen and focus on the big picture.
- Be proactive and execution driven: Take the initiative and execute to bring about outstanding results.
- Always collaborate: Help and support each other for the sake of the collective goal.
- Be super-creative: Use your imagination to come up with an innovative solution for every task, be it big or small.
- Be absolutely reliable: Demonstrate consistent behaviour until it’s predictable. This is how you build trust.
- Set high goals: Always thrive in excellence and have a high-achiever mentality.
- Have fun!
Company HQ
Westminster, London, UK
Founders
Victoria Schad
(Co-CEO)Former Investment Banking Associate at Morgan Stanley.
Manos Zampouridis
(Co-CEO)Worked in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley.
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