Senior Software Engineer, Vimeo
Video Analytics
$127.8-196k
All-in-one video experience platform
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All-in-one video experience platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$127.8-196k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Vimeo's mission is to empower video creators to tell exceptional stories, and connect with their audiences and communities.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on full-stack development
- Demonstrable understanding of frontend and backend architecture, performance optimization, and scalability
- Proven experience working with large analytical datasets
- Proficiency in one or more of the following: PHP, Scala, JS/TS
- A working knowledge of kubernetes and gRPCs
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team
- A self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and a drive to deliver high-quality results
What the job involves
- The Video Analytics team plays a crucial role in this mission by providing creators with the insights they need to understand their audience and grow their reach
- As a Senior Software Engineer on our team, you'll be instrumental in designing, developing and optimizing the full-stack systems behind our customer-facing analytics application
- You'll tackle the challenges of handling massive datasets, ensuring our platform remains performant and scalable as we continue to empower creators worldwide
- We're a tight-knit, agile team that thrives on collaboration and problem-solving
- We take pride in our ability to deliver sophisticated solutions that directly impact the success of our creators
- Design, develop and optimize the frontend and backend systems that power Vimeo's customer-facing analytics application
- Build and maintain robust and scalable APIs that deliver data efficiently to the frontend
- Design and implement efficient database queries to extract and aggregate meaningful insights from massive datasets
- Collaborate with other engineers to ensure seamless integration and data delivery between frontend and backend components
- Contribute to the evolution of our tech stack with a focus on performance and reliability, which includes React with TypeScript, PHP APIs, and Scala RPCs
- Mentor and guide other team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth
Our take
Vimeo was founded by filmmakers who wanted an efficient way to share videos with others. It is more creator-oriented than YouTube, with professional software, technology, and tools for creators to produce, share, and sell their videos.
In 2007, it became the first online video sharing site to support HD playback for consumers, updating to 4K playback in 2016. Vimeo's app has also been updated to allow recording and live streaming as well as watching video. This service is aimed predominantly at enterprise customers although they have millions of small-time users too.
Vimeo has risen to become the world's biggest ad-free open video platform, with significant funding that has allowed it to expand operations and build up the business. Recently, however, the company has found itself struck by the effects of the economic downturn felt by much of the industry, and has been forced to reduce its workforce - a step taken to ensure it comes out of this rough time "a stronger company". On top of this, it received a hefty fine for failure to remove copyrighted content back in 2019, after losing an appeal against the initial ruling.
In 2024, Vimeo is rumoured to be in the process of acquisition by leading mobile app developer Bending Spoons, which could signify a major shift in the tech landscape.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2021
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Nov 2020
$150m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $450m
Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off
- Medical and dental
- Daily breakfast, plus snacks and drinks aplenty
- Company outings and events
- Tuition reimbursement
- Company equity
- Company-matched charitable donations
- Parental leave and adoption assistance
- Company-matched 401k
Company values
- Start with Users: Understand our users’ goals, and make them your own. Solve for what users need, not what they ask for.
- Ask Why: Respectfully challenge ideas and embrace open debate. Validate intuitions with evidence.
- Aim High: Be willing to take risks to deliver outsized impact. Greatness only comes from making bold decisions.
- Own It: Commit to targets. Take the initiative, follow through and own the outcome. If processes are slowing you down, introduce better ones.
- Be Real: Seek feedback and give it generously. Be direct. Be candid. Most of all, be you.
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
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Leadership
Adam Gross
(Interim CEO)Currently Board Member at Buildkite. Previously Chair of the Board of Directors at Democracy Works and the CEO of Salesforce.
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