Associate Backend Developer

**Work Arrangement**: Fully Remote**About JW Player**:**The Professional Services Team**:The Professional Services team is here to help customers monetize their digital video assets and, at the same time, contribute to the growth of the JWP platform revenue. We achieve this by leveraging our diverse experience and team skillset through well-defined repeatable packages, as well as complex consultancy services. We take great pride in working closely with our customers and achieving successful outcomes for all involved**The Opportunity**:We have seen tremendous growth over the years with our Professional Services team that we are now looking to add several Associate Backend Developer to the team. Our team is dedicated to delivering customized solutions for our clients. As an Associate Backend Developer, you will be creating components that extend platform functionality, integrating new features for back-end and front-end workflows, and exploring innovative approaches for web player, web app, and front-end services. Individuals with broadcast experience will be working closely with our Broadcast team in providing solutions for broadcast customers, enhancing platform functionality, and implementing features tailored to broadcasting needs. Together, we strive to deliver exceptional, tailored solutions to meet a diverse range of client requirements.**As an Associate Backend Developer, you will**:- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and assist in technical scoping and effort estimation for complex engagements.- Develop custom integrations of our platform APIs and integrate other 3rd party interfaces, primarily using Python and Go.- Deliver custom integrations and plugins for the JWP platform.- Collaborate with our Engineering and Product Management teams to contribute to product development.- Participate in the entire software development life cycle, from requirement analysis to deployment and maintenance.- Emphasize repeatability - understand the importance of documentation and structure to support easy reuse of work product and actively promote these principles proactively.- Proactively manage both Customer and internal environments to maintain availability and service level.- Identify improvements and efficiencies to reduce manual intervention/administration of environments/tooling.**Requirements for the role**:- Proficient in back-end web development with languages such as Python and Go.- Familiar with RDBMS like MySQL and PostgreSQL.- Comfortable writing code that interacts safely with a range of APIs.- Strong attention to detail when implementing and documenting designs.- Excellent communication skills, articulating information clearly, concisely, and with a focus on action.- A keen interest in technology and a drive to stay updated with the latest developments.- Experienced in public cloud solution design and deployment (e.g., AWS platform, MediaTailor, MediaLive).- Familiarity with streaming technologies (e.g., Unified Streaming, HLS, and DASH protocols).**Perks of being at JW Player, **Mexico**Our goal is to take care of you and ensure you will be successful in your new role. Your success is our successAs a full time employee, you will qualify for:- Competitive Paid Time Off- Remote Working Stipends- Quarterly and Annual Team Events - _because team building is important_- Professional Career Program and Career Development Opportunities- Bi-Annual Hack Weeks for those who are interested in using their coding knowledge- Fireside chats with individuals at JW Player- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, and/or disability status._