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Senior Staff Software Engineer - Backend Development

Tubi TVSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY (Hybrid)
Hybrid Full-time $227.2K/yr - $324.5K/yr

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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, candidates should possess: Extensive experience in backend development and large-scale distributed systems. Proficient knowledge of Elixir, Rust, or comparable programming languages. Exceptional architectural insight and proven leadership in technical domains. Strong proficiency with modern development tools and methodologies. Ability to mentor and lead other engineers effectively.

About the job

About the Role:

Join our dynamic team at Tubi TV as a Senior Staff Software Engineer, where your deep technical knowledge will intersect with influential organizational leadership. This position transcends individual service management, requiring a proven ability to make significant contributions across teams, domains, and comprehensive distributed systems.

This is a hybrid role based in our San Francisco or New York City offices, with a requirement to be present in-office three days a week.

What You'll Do:

  • Define and steer the architectural vision across various services and teams.
  • Lead the design and enhancement of distributed systems.
  • Ensure the systems are developed for enduring scalability, resilience, observability, and security.
  • Facilitate technical alignment across diverse teams within client, infrastructure, product, ads, and content domains.
  • Mentor senior engineers, elevating engineering standards throughout the team.
  • Make pivotal system design decisions impacting multiple platforms.
  • Contribute to domain expertise in areas such as Linear systems, EPG platforms, or time-based content architectures (preferred).
  • Advance Tubi’s backend development practices, encompassing AI-native engineering workflows.
  • Exhibit flexibility to address critical business requirements outside of regular working hours when necessary, such as on-call responsibilities and live events.
  • Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, proactively managing on-call situations and production stability.
  • Showcase cross-team leadership capabilities, with experience navigating complex organizational environments.

Your Background:

  • Proven experience in designing and operating large-scale distributed systems.
  • Expertise in backend development (preferably Elixir and Rust or similar languages).
  • Strong architectural judgment with a track record of successful cross-team technical leadership.
  • Proficient in gRPC/Protocol Buffers, RESTful APIs, Kubernetes, and observability systems.
  • Ability to lead intricate, cross-functional initiatives effectively.
  • Excellent communication skills with the capacity to articulate trade-offs and foster alignment.
  • Experience in high-traffic, mission-critical production environments.
  • Familiarity with Linear content systems, EPG platforms, or time-based scheduling architectures is preferred.
  • Hands-on experience in constructing or supporting systems for large-scale live events (e.g., major sports).

About Tubi TV

Tubi TV is a leading ad-supported streaming service that provides viewers with a vast library of films and television series. Our mission is to deliver a free, high-quality entertainment experience to audiences while leveraging innovative technology and a commitment to excellence.

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