Backend Lead

Znipe is looking for a Backend Lead to join us in our Office in central Stockholm, Sweden. Together we are building a new premium streaming solution to satisfy millions of e-sport fans around the world. Our product enables fans and players to watch and follow their idols when they play competitive e-sport in a new and exciting way. We do this by honoring usability and simplicity while we build a unique product for a massive audience.

E-sport as a business is growing rapidly and the value of the market is doubling every 12 months. Currently, live broadcasts often reach more than 1 million concurrent viewers, making it a truly fantastic time to be part of the community while e-sport grows from the relatively unknown into something that is globally recognized.

We at Znipe aim to be one of the biggest players within e-sport. We stand on a solid foundation with a broad experience from professional e-sport, entrepreneurship, tech, scaling and sales. This is enabling us to reach our ambitious targets. But in order to do this we need help from talent such as you.

Together with our Architect you will be part of building our product from scratch, selecting frameworks and setting the foundation for a good work environment for the whole team. We offer you a fantastic opportunity and an awesome job in one of the hottest startup cities in the world, and if that wasn?t enough, watching e-sports is a part of the job.

Responsibilities
Build our Streaming Service: Integrate our product to cloud frameworks, Automate Deployment and Routines, Implement Features, Manage our AWS and Google Cloud
Our implementation is done in Java, and we need you to help us improve and mentor the team with good practices and methods
Clearly communicate your requests and what you have built to the rest of the team, ensure that everyone is aligned in the roadmap and working towards the same goal
Proactively suggest improvements and solutions
Keep an eye on the e-sport scene and ensure our product keep its competitive edge

Qualifications/Requirements
You are able to solve complex problems independently and you have a proven record of building technical products
You are used to work in Agile teams
You have a great passion for tech

Additional Experience
Previous experience with Live Streaming or VOD
Previous experience with a product which has Millions of users