Full Stack Engineer [SK-15577]

About the role

Aquent is partnering with a leading global platform that is at the forefront of innovation in digital content delivery, shaping the future of video experiences for hundreds of millions of listeners worldwide. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a dynamic team, owning features end-to-end and empowering creators with the tools they need to share their visual stories. Your work will not only enhance the platform but also directly influence the success and reach of artists globally, contributing to a vibrant ecosystem where creativity thrives.

About the company

Join a pioneering company that is revolutionizing how digital content is created, shared, and experienced globally. Our partner’s platform connects creators with a vast audience, fostering a vibrant community where visual storytelling comes to life. We are dedicated to building innovative tools and experiences that empower artists and creators to reach their full potential, impacting the cultural landscape on a massive scale.

What you’ll do

• Work as a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional Agile team, continuously experimenting, iterating, and delivering new product experiences.
• Build and maintain full stack features for a creator-facing platform, serving hundreds of thousands of creators globally.
• Design, develop, and operate backend services using Java/Kotlin, while also building engaging frontend experiences with React and TypeScript.
• Own the reliability, scalability, and performance of video ingestion, transcoding, and delivery pipelines, serving a global user base.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Data Science to solve complex problems related to video publishing, creator tools, and content operations.
• Contribute to the broader engineering community through shared libraries, engineering standards, and best practices.
• Serve as a technical leader and advocate for engineering quality within your team and across the organization.

Must-have qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience working across frontend and backend systems.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and React and comfortable building backend services in at least one language such as Java, Kotlin, Python, or Go.
• A strong understanding of distributed systems, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.
• Value for strong engineering practices, including continuous delivery, observability, defensive programming, and automated testing.
• Experience with modern infrastructure and development tooling, including containers, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.
• Comfort working through ambiguity, taking loosely defined problems, breaking them into actionable pieces, and shipping iteratively.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners across Product, Design, Data Science, and Engineering.