Full Stack Engineer, Portal
JW Player is looking for a talented full-stack Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in our New York headquarters. As a member of the Portal Engineering Team, you will be joining a small, collaborative team responsible for our internal and user-facing dashboards, our eCommerce and direct-sold payments systems, as well as our internal user account management APIs.
In this role:
- You will work with the latest application container technology
- You will collaborate with an agile team
- You will build and maintain the Portal architecture; from our static Angular front end through to our RESTful Python APIs
- You will develop new commercial features from our Product Backlog
- You will prototype new ideas and explore new solutions to challenges and be responsible for implementing them
Requirements
- 2+ years experience as a software engineer
- Full understanding of Python and JavaScript
- Strong relational database skills (MySQL a plus)
- You are resourceful, well organized, and able to dependably get things done
- BS in Computer Science or related field
Bonus Points
- You have experience with data-binding JavaScript frameworks (we use Angular.js)
- You have familiarity or experience building eCommerce platforms
- You are comfortable in a fast-paced Agile environment
- You have experience with continuous delivery, test automation
Company Description
If you've watched video on the web, you already know us. JW Player is based in Midtown New York City, conveniently located minutes from both Penn Station and Grand Central Station. Our ownership culture allows you to manage your own timelines and projects, all while being a part of the fastest growing tech industry - online video. Our flagship product - the JW Player - has over two million customers and streams billions of videos each month. It is used by a diverse group of publishers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individual bloggers. Our family of products also include video management, ads and analytics data; all key components of the video stack for publishers.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.