Sr Back-End Engineer, Python - API (All Genders)
- Full-time
- Type of Contract: Permanent
- Department: Operations
Company Description
Dailymotion is more than a video app, it's a visual conversation in motion, based on a unique algorithm designed to broaden users' horizons. Dailymotion brings nuance to the debates that animate young people and puts listening, discovery, and kindness back at the heart of interactions to help build a better and safer Internet.
Dailymotion is also "Dailymotion Pro", a video hosting and broadcasting solution for professionals in all sectors; and "Dailymotion Advertising", a powerful, proprietary video advertising platform, offering a high-quality, secure environment for brands.
Our team is made up of 400 people in France, New York, and Singapore, all united by the same ambition: to visibly shake up the global video platform ecosystem.
What brings us together?
At Dailymotion, our team of talented individuals from over 40 nationalities embraces four core values every day:
Opening perspectives - We are building bridges between different sides of the spectrum. We believe in freedom of speech, inclusivity, and a mix of cultures.
Building a safer world - Empathy is the key to understanding alterity. Caring for each other is our driver to creating a safe community.
Making bold moves - We are ambitious challengers. We are making against-the-flow choices to make visible changes in the platform's ecosystem
Creating meaning - We spark joy and curiosity, we feel good about what we do and we want everyone else to feel the same fulfillment
Job Description
Design and build geo-distributed Backend systems using microservices architecture
Design and build API-centric systems using REST, GraphQL, and OpenAPI standards
Design and build distributed authentication and authorization systems
Design and build queueing and event-driven systems
Participate in legacy system modernization and incremental migration strategies
Collaborate on Partner API design with backward compatibility requirements
Proactivity on evolutions and improvements
Technologies
Languages: Python, PHP
Messaging: RabbitMQ, Celery, NSQ
Databases: Elasticsearch, MySQL, MongoDB
APIs: GraphQL, aioHTTP, OpenAPI, FastAPI
Authentication: OAuth, JWT, RBAC systems
Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins
Security & Config: Vault
Observability: Datadog, distributed tracing tools
Qualifications
Required
- Strong programming capabilities in Python and PHP
Experience with continuous integration, continuous deployment, testing and automation tools (Jenkins etc.) and Docker
Strong concept of code quality (complexity, styling, unit testing, functional testing) and knowledge in TDD
Strong code review capabilities and ability to identify errors and improvements
Microservices architecture knowledge and experience
Understanding of API design patterns and RESTful services
Experience with authentication/authorization systems (OAuth, JWT preferred)
Preferred
Experience with large-scale system migration or modernization projects
Knowledge of API Gateway patterns and distributed system design
Understanding of event-driven architecture and messaging patterns
Experience with observability and monitoring in distributed systems
Knowledge of database migration strategies and data modeling
Experience with Partner/External API design and versioning strategies
Soft Skills
Outstanding organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple tasks
Demonstrated expertise in problem-solving and technical innovation
Strong communication skills - able to work effectively with technical and non-technical teammates
Strong level of written/verbal English
If you love clean architecture, DDD, event-driven architecture, API design, and system modernization challenges, we need to meet!
At Dailymotion, we empower candidates to take action. If this job sounds like a great opportunity for you, be confident in your skills, we are always happy to meet you! If needed, we can accommodate our recruitment process for your special abilities.
Additional Information
Dailymotion is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We value inclusion and we want you to help us thrive for a more diverse community.
All our job offers are open to people with disabilities or impairments, and we actively encourage everyone to apply. If you have any accessibility needs or require any accommodations for the hiring process, please let us know in advance so that we can make any necessary arrangements.
Location: Issy-les-Moulineaux or Valbonne, possible full remote
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent - CDI
🔍Want to learn more about us:
For the France offices :
🏡Hybrid Work Framework, depending especially on the needs of your position, ability to work 3 months abroad
💰 Saving Plan Canal +
🍼 Paternity leave or Coparental leave extended
🕶️ Living Employee Culture (Events/Trainings/Parties/All hands,…)
🚀 Career development support (training/internal mobility/compensation cycle/360 feedback review …)
🏥 High-end Health Insurance and Personal Services Vouchers (CESU)
⛱️ Paid Time off – RTT and Saving time plan (CET)
✅ Meal Vouchers – Public Transport and Bike refund
🎡 European Economic and Social Committee (sport membership/cinemas vouchers/gift vouchers/discount)
⚽Fitness Subscription thanks to our partnership with Gymlib