Conviva

Software Engineer, API

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What Conviva is looking for in applicants

Have you streamed a program on Disney+, caught the latest binge-worthy series on Hulu, or tuned in for NFL highlights on social media? If the answer is yes, you have already benefitted from Conviva’s technology.

At Conviva, we create the technologies and standards driving industry transformation and streaming growth worldwide. It’s not about the data, it’s about what you do with it. As the leader in census, continuous measurement and engagement for streaming, Conviva measures in excess of 500 million unique viewers watching 200 billion streams per year with 3 trillion real-time transactions per day across more than 180 countries. Our platform is designed to deliver the insights our customers need to understand their business and focus on what matters. Join us as we make streaming better.  

As Conviva is expanding, we are building products providing deep insights into end user experience for our customers.

What you get to do:

  • Design and develop data infrastructure layer to serve data requests from web applications or external facing API services
  • Design and develop the API layer for these data requests
  • Design and develop API rate limiting and health monitoring
  • Design and develop the reports or dashboards to visualize the API usage and system health

What do you bring to the role:

  • Good understanding of HTTP technology and RESTful API architectural style
  • Proficient in one of the following languages: Typescript, Python
  • 3+ years of experience in backend development (API, micro-services)
  • Experience in one of the backend frameworks (django, express, koa, flask)
  • Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
  • Plus: Experience in GraphQL and asynchronous API design
  • Plus: Experience in Serveless computing
  • Plus: Familiarity with Swagger/OpenAPI specification
  • Plus: Experience in data engineering
 

Conviva is the leader in streaming media intelligence, powered by its real-time platform. More than 250 industry leaders and brands – including CBS, CCTV, Cirque Du Soleil, DAZN, Disney+, HBO, Hulu, Sky, Sling TV, TED, Univision, and WarnerMedia – rely on Conviva to maximize their consumer engagement, deliver the quality experiences viewers expect and drive revenue growth. With a global footprint of more than 500 million unique viewers watching 150 billion streams per year across 3 billion applications streaming on devices, Conviva offers streaming providers unmatched scale for continuous video measurement, intelligence and benchmarking across every stream, every screen, every second. Conviva is privately held and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with offices around the world. For more information, please visit us at www.conviva.com.

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