(Senior) Software Engineer - Backend - Remote

Overview

At CHAMELAION, we aim to shape the future of AI-driven media with a bold vision: to build an advanced AI platform that revolutionizes video production and makes video content universally accessible.

Based in Germany, we recently launched our innovative video translation platform and have successfully secured our second funding round. We’re now looking for ambitious people to join our dynamic team and help drive our mission forward.

This is a rare chance to become an early member of a rapidly growing company on the rise. If this excites you, we want to meet you!

In Short

• Propose and implement new features, capabilities, algorithms, infrastructure improvements for our video translation platform
• Engage proactively with multiple teams to identify and address overlooked opportunities
• Conduct rigorous code reviews to maintain high standards of code quality
• Design, suggest, and implement data structure enhancements
• Consistently produce clean, efficient, and maintainable code, with meticulous attention to detail

Requirements

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Bachelor's degree with at least 2+ years of relevant experience
• Strong experience in backend programming languages, ideally Golang
• Expertise in API protocols, with a particular focus on gRPC and Protocol Buffers
• Proficient in systems design and data structure optimization
• Solid understanding of Unix-based systems
• Proficiency in scripting languages, especially Bash and Python
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and traffic management
• Experience building large-scale, scalable, distributed systems in cloud-native environments (Google Cloud, AWS, Azure)
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles (e.g. SOLID, clean- / hexagonal-, event-driven-architecture)
• Load balancing, caching strategies (e.g., Redis, CDN), and message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools, particularly Terraform
• Familiarity with database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) and schema migrations

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape the future of an innovative tech startup.
• Competitive salary with growth potential.
• Shares/Stock options available.
• Flexible working hours and remote work opportunities.
• Collaborative and supportive team culture.
• Significant career advancement opportunities as an early team member.