Senior Software Engineer-API

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM:

TelevisaUnivision is the leading Spanish-language media company in the world! We’re investing in our content, our people, and our properties, which span digital, streaming, social, audio, linear and live events. We’re growing our offerings, building on the launch of our successful streaming platform ViX.

The API Platform Team at ViX is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team!

The API Platform Team’s responsibility is to deliver resilient, low latency APIs that power our many client platforms and partners. If you are passionate about APIs and you’re looking for a role where you can maximize your impact, come help us achieve our mission of building the premier Spanish Language Streaming Video Service.

ABOUT YOU:

· Great engineers ship and you are comfortable with delivering iteratively and often!

· You evangelize software craftsmanship and operational excellence yet pragmatic to know when to incur technical debt versus ‘doing it right’.

· You value open communication and are willing to give and receive feedback.

· You can stay calm when things aren’t going well.

YOUR DAY-DAY:

· You will implement API services following best practices and testing standards, including peer reviews and critiques.

· You will participate in delivering API’s that maintain high performance, security and operational excellence.

· You will be working remotely with a multi-disciplinary team across time zones.

· You will be expected to acquire a deep understanding of your assigned system.

· You have a sense of ownership to do the best with the time available and are proactive about triaging and prioritizing problems to get fixed

YOU HAVE:

· 3+ years of software development experience as a technical individual contributor

· 2+ years of hands-on API and system development.

· 1+ years working in the video streaming space.

· 2+ years of cloud-based development

· Have an understanding of APIs (REST and/or GraphQL).

· A strong understanding of Object Oriented Programming concepts and design patterns

· Proficient in written and spoken English

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

· Employment/education will be verified

· Applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis

Univision is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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