Sr. Backend Engineer - Xumo

Xumo, a joint venture between Comcast and Charter Communications, was formed to develop and offer a next-generation streaming platform for the entire entertainment industry. The company consists of three primary lines of business: Xumo devices, Xumo Play, and Xumo Enterprise. Powered by Comcast’s global entertainment platform, Xumo devices feature a world-class user interface with universal voice search capabilities, making it easy for consumers to find and enjoy their favorite streaming content. Xumo Play is a free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service offering hundreds of linear channels and on-demand options. Xumo Enterprise provides tools and services for content creators, distributors, and advertisers to make FAST content more accessible.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to lead the design, development, and integration of backend systems for our cutting-edge video streaming platform.

As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Xumo Software Engineering Team, you will play a key role in building and optimizing the backend infrastructure that powers our video streaming services. This includes handling and processing video content from various content partners to ensure seamless delivery of high-quality video streams to millions of viewers across streaming devices.

Job Description

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in backend server development, particularly in video streaming technologies, and a strong ability to design technical solutions that meet business requirements. Collaboration with product and operations teams to ensure the platform’s performance, scalability, and reliability will be critical to your success in this role. 

Responsible for designing, developing, implementing and analyzing product specifications for application programming interface and data layers across a wide range of software products and platforms. Within a squad of developers, a backend engineer will be a technical expert on several features, application programming interfaces, and practices. Works closely with product owners and work with developers across multiple teams within the same domain. Integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities. Acts as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. May lead teams or projects and shares expertise.

• Position is office based in Irvine, CA or Philadelphia, PA,- 4 days on-site & 1 day remote.

Java Application Development for Video Streaming Backend Systems

• Develop backend systems for video streaming that deliver video streams and metadata, enabling seamless communication between API servers and client applications using formats like JSON, RSS, and HLS.
• Build and enhance recommendation pipelines to deliver personalized content recommendations, including data pipeline ETL processes for the video streaming platform.
• Design data workflows, system architecture, database schemas, and error-handling mechanisms to ensure reliable delivery of video streams, metadata, and recommendations.
• Utilize cloud environments such as Google Cloud and AWS to deploy and manage backend services, leveraging Kubernetes and cloud-managed databases.
• Create test cases, conduct thorough verifications, and document system specifications for quality assurance and scalability.

Lead Architecture, Design, and Development of Video Streaming Backend Systems

• Collaborate with product and operations teams to gather requirements for feature updates and new functionalities, creating comprehensive technical documentation, including diagrams, to guide implementation.
• Work with cross-functional teams to conceptualize and prototype new features, translating business and product needs into scalable and maintainable backend solutions.
• Develop robust backend pipelines for video ingestion, content scheduling, and video catalog exports to support a high-quality streaming experience.

Plan and Manage Backend Development for Video Streaming

• Coordinate with server and client teams to define and prioritize development requirements, ensuring alignment on the best approaches for scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Drive decisions on technical solutions and feature enhancements to extend backend functionality, optimize reusable components, and improve system performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience of building backend servers (Java)
• 5+ years’ experience of building web service APIs (REST/SOAP) and HTTP/SSL protocol
• 5+ years’ experience of operating database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB)
• 5+ years’ experience of working with Linux-based operation system (CentOS, OSX)
• Strong experience developing microservices (Docker) on Kubern