fathom.video - Backend Engineer

• Analyze the cost models of our services and suggest areas of and strategies for new operational efficiencies • Lead the development of new services such as (1) a k8s operator to control a service’s lifecycle or (2) a cloud storage caching layer • Play a key role in technology evaluations and architecture evolution discussions • Harden and productize internally or externally developed libraries and services. • Work with our infrastructure and application engineers to re-evaluate the relationship between our backend services and our user-facing application, and drive improvements of scalability without introducing unnecessary friction • Proficiency with k8s and Go, including a strong understanding of garbage collection and profiling. Experience with Cgo is a bonus. • Familiarity with our tech stack (or equivalents): GCP/GKE, Linux, Docker, Ruby/Rails, Redis, ffmpeg • Experience in a SaaS or PaaS environment at our scale (currently 100s of millions of async jobs per week). Experience with video streaming at scale is a bonus. • Curiosity-driven and pragmatic with a focus on delivering results • A generalist mindset with the ability to dive deep into a wide range of challenges • Resilience, attention to detail, and an ability to grind through complex problems • Openness to disagreement and commitment to decisions once made • Strong collaborative skills, with the ability to explain complex insights in an accessible manner to both technical and non-technical audiences • Independence in managing one’s workload and priorities