Lead Backend Software Engineer (Product)

Philo aims to connect customers with their favorite shows, help them discover new favorites, and get them seamlessly into the video player watching their next shows. The Product API team is central to this mission and powers virtually every non-media interaction in our application delivering a personalized experience for millions of users across web, mobile, and connected TV platforms. The team builds out the Philo show catalog and exposes it via search, ML powered recommendation, and platform.

8+ years of software development experience. 2+ years of experience mentoring and providing technical guidance to other engineers. Strong experience designing and implementing GraphQL APIs at scale. Proven track record of building highly efficient and highly available backend services using NodeJS, Ruby, Golang, Python, or similar. Experience operating in cloud computing environments using Docker, Kubernetes, AWS. Deep understanding of API design principles, RESTful and GraphQL patterns, caching