JioStar
media & entertainment
SeniorStaffSoftwareDevelopmentEngineer(Backend)-ViewerExperience
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“Senior Staff Software Development Engineer (Backend) - Viewer Experience at JioStar. Skills: design of platforms, solving complex technical problems, building systems that run at an enormous scale, addressing intricate technical challenges, constructing scalable systems, coding and designing skills (Java or Golang), building high-scale distributed domain-driven microservices, databases like MySQL, NoSql (Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB), AWS stacks like SQS, Dynamo DB, EKS, Aurora, etc.. Serves as th”
What You'll Achieve.
building systems that run at an enormous scale; ensuring high quality and on-time completion; make informed technical decisions; deliver a seamless, personalized, and engaging OTT experience at massive scale; delight a billion users; shaping the future of streaming
Industry & Context.
solving complex technical problems; addressing intricate technical challenges; Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to debug complex issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7-10 years of development experience, coding and designing skills (Java or Golang), Experience in building high-scale distributed domain-driven microservices, Proficiency with databases like MySQL, NoSql (Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB), Experience with AWS stacks like SQS, Dynamo DB, EKS, Aurora, etc., Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to debug complex issues in production environments, Communicate effectively with stakeholders, collaborate well within a team environment
Nice to Have
Experience with AWS stacks like SQS, Dynamo DB, EKS, Aurora, etc. will be an added advantage
What You'll Do.
Serves as the functional lead
takes full responsibility for the team's code
Tackles complex technical challenges independently for complex systems
Identify and address performance bottlenecks
and areas for optimization
Contribute to architectural discussions
propose innovative solutions
evaluate trade-offs to make informed technical decisions
Collaborate with product managers to decompose large projects into manageable tasks and prioritize work effectively
Build the next-generation user experience and the platforms required to enable intuitive content discovery for our customers
Work with the engineering team to optimize applications for performance and scalability across various platforms
and Living Room devices
Provide mentorship and guidance to other developers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
guiding the team to realize their maximum potential; Collaborate with product managers; collaborate well within a team environment
Communication Scope
Communicate effectively with stakeholders
Process & Methodology
takes full responsibility for the team's ... project delivery, prioritize work effectively
Full Job Description
## Description Job Summary: As a Senior Staff engineer, the role entails a passion to contribute significantly to the design of platforms by solving complex technical problems and building systems that run at an enormous scale. Your skills will be essential in addressing intricate technical challenges, constructing scalable systems, and guiding the team to realize their maximum potential! About the team: At JioHotstar, the Viewer Experience (VX) org is at the heart of how millions discover, engage with, and fall in love with our platform. We own the end-to-end user journey—from first app launch to daily habit loops—across Search, Personalization, Watch Experience, Interactivity, and more. We blend world-class engineering, ML, design, and data to deliver a seamless, personalized, and engaging OTT experience at massive scale. If you're passionate about building immersive, intelligent, and performant user experiences that delight a billion users, join us in shaping the future of streaming. ## Key responsibilities Serves as the functional lead, possess deep knowledge of core systems and takes full responsibility for the team's code, design, and project delivery, ensuring high quality and on-time completion Tackles complex technical challenges independently for complex systems, demonstrating technical depth and proficiency in multiple programming languages Identify and address performance bottlenecks, scalability issues, and areas for optimization Contribute to architectural discussions, propose innovative solutions, and evaluate trade-offs to make informed technical decisions Collaborate with product managers to decompose large projects into manageable tasks and prioritize work effectively Build the next-generation user experience and the platforms required to enable intuitive content discovery for our customers Work with the engineering team to optimize applications for performance and scalability across various platforms, Mobile, Web, and Living Room devices Provide
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