Engineering Manager - Ingest & Storage

Zattoo (Headquarters: Berlin)

C++ Go Scrum API Video Processing Streaming Satellite Headends Video Encoding Transcoding Video Storage CDN Back End Engineer Management

Company Overview:

Back in 2005, Zattoo pioneered Europe's first TV streaming service. Today, we're the world's first certified climate neutral TV streaming provider, serving 3 million users across three countries. With over 230 colleagues of 47 nationalities, Zattoo is a grown-up start-up committed to shaping a better future. We are known for being friendly, international, inclusive, reliable, and transparent. Zattoo promotes an environment where everyone can view indiscriminately, reflected in our diverse team. We are an equal opportunities employer, encouraging applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Role Overview:

Video is at the core of all Zattoo's services. We build and operate a platform that handles thousands of 24/7 live TV channels and on-demand content from dozens of providers. The Ingest & Storage team is responsible for developing and maintaining the systems that process and record all this content.

What You'll Do:

*   Provide organizational leadership for the Ingest & Storage team.
*   Own the technical vision with the support of senior developers.
*   Oversee the end-to-end development process, ensuring the team delivers high-quality, reliable, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
*   Constantly raise the bar on quality and best practices.
*   Represent the team and support stakeholders with technical expertise.
*   Work hand in hand with other engineering managers and reduce complexity by optimizing joint processes.
*   Directly manage 2-4 engineers, leading the hiring process.
*   Grow, develop, and retain engineering talents.

What You'll Bring:

*   3+ years of experience in leading engineering teams.
*   Experience in building highly available services and APIs that work and scale efficiently.
*   Experience in testing at different levels and a mindset that sees testing as a fundamental part of software development.
*   Experience working in Scrum teams.
*   Fluent verbal and written English language and communication skills.
*   Be a role model leader and help others to grow.

Bonus Skills:

*   Previous experience with video processing or streaming systems.
*   Proficient skills in C++ and/or Go programming.

Ideal Candidate:

As Engineering Manager, you should be approachable, thoughtful, listen well, and facilitate an easy exchange of ideas, knowledge, and practices. You should bring your own ideas on how to further optimize the architecture and help extend the capabilities of our system every day. You should be curious about the inner workings of our video encoding and streaming, and be able to think and operate at scale.

What We Offer You:

*   Strong market competitive salary.
*   30 days vacation plus public holidays.
*   Trust-based flexible working hours and the option for remote work worldwide for up to 8 weeks per year.
*   Free access to the best streaming experience on the market.
*   Your own development budget, German classes, and Zattoo all-company hack days.
*   Inclusive team of 47 nationalities.
*   Health checks, team sports, organic fruit, vegan options.
*   Carbon neutral company, active employee Green team, discounted BVG tickets, and free bike rentals.
*   A calendar of social events including fireside chats, lunches, in-house bar, BBQs, monthly socials, summer party, and an annual off-site event.