Lead Kotlin Multiplatform Software Engineer (Cambridge)
Company: Philo
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: September 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Philo: TV on the Internet (TVoIP)
At Philo, we're a group of technology and product people who set
out to build the future of television, marrying the best in modern
technology with the most compelling medium ever invented - in
short, we're building the TV experience that we've always wanted
for ourselves. In practice this means leveraging cloud delivery,
modern tech stacks, machine learning, and hand-crafted native app
experiences on all of our platforms. We aim to deliver a rock solid
experience on the streaming basics, while cooking up next
generation multi-screen and multi-user playback experiences.
Kotlin Multiplatform at Philo
The Kotlin Multiplatform team creates and maintains a shared
business logic layer that is used across 9+ platforms (e.g. iOS,
Tizen, Fire TV, etc.). We're building the libraries that respond to
user input and tell our UI what it should display on 10s of
millions of devices, which are collectively responsible for a huge
fraction of the billions of minutes watched on Philo each year.
Currently, our Kotlin Multiplatform libraries power our video
player, our casting functionality (Philo Connect), and analytics,
but we're in the process of expanding them to cover even more of
our app functionality. We leverage the MVI pattern, but our views
are outside of the KMM codebase, since we believe UI should be left
to the "native" code.
We are a small but growing team of tinkerers, who are comfortable
at every level of the frontend stack. On a given day, you might be
diving into the details of Kotlin's `iconv` wrappers, profiling
changes to the JS network stack, or writing clean maintainable code
that captures complex business logic.
We're skeptics at Philo - in general, we prefer "boring and battle
tested" over "shiny and nascent." With that said, we also try to
use the best tool for the job, and when that tool does not yet
exist, we're not opposed to building it (or contributing to the
projects that are building it). Kotlin Multiplatform falls solidly
into the second category, and to make it work for our use-case we
need to be unafraid of tackling seemingly insurmountable problems.
We're actively working on a number of open source projects to
improve the ecosystem and make it usable for all.
Philo engineers own what they build from start to finish and are
passionate about continuously delivering delightful features to a
huge user base. If you're a Kotlin hacker who cares deeply about
writing quality code and using the latest tools & technologies to
push the envelope of what's possible, we would love to talk to
you!
A strong candidate is:
Nice to have:
Interview Process
Step 1: Back-to-Back Calls. A Recruiter Call to learn more about
the role and Philo, then an Engineering Call with a KMM Engineer to
learn more about your technical background and to tell you more
about our codebase.
Step 2: Technical Screen. For this role, the technical screen will
consist of a "take-home" exercise to be completed in Kotlin. The
exercise will involve concurrency and socket programming. Note that
if you are the maintainer of a major open source project, this step
may be skipped at the discretion of the hiring manager.
Step 3: Virtual Onsite. This will consist of five interviews: (1) A
demo of our product; (2) a paired programming session where we fix
bugs and improve the exercise you submitted during the technical
screener; (3) a product-focused interview with a member of our
product team; (4); a technical architecture interview that will
involve some software design discussions; and (5) a soft skills
interview.
Step 4: Follow Up Call with Hiring Manager. The hiring manager will
collect feedback about the process, then cover any follow ups that
interviewers had throughout the rest of the process.
More about Philo
We strive to build engaging and easy to use streaming apps across a
large number of platforms (Android Mobile, Android tablets, Android
TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, iOS, Apple TV, and web), while delivering
a large variety of content to our users.
Today there are over 70 channels included in our basic package --
our lineup includes many popular cable networks, like A&E,
Accuweather, Animal Planet, AXS TV, BBC America, BET, Cheddar,
ComedyCentral, CMT, Discovery Channel, Food Network, Game Show
Network, Hallmark, HGTV, IFC, INSP,Lifetime, MTV, Newsy,
Nickelodeon, OWN, Paramount Network, Sundance, TV One, Vice and
VH1. We also offer premium add-on channels from Starz and Epix, and
we're always adding more content!
We're a company that puts people first - both our subscribers and
our team. At Philo, our philosophy is to empower our colleagues to
do their best work while supporting each other in pursuing shared
goals. We value pragmatism, pride in our work, and passion. We
believe in having transparency and openness across all parts of the
company. We are committed to diversity and inclusion as we grow the
Philo team and shape the future of TV -- we believe that a diverse
set of voices and perspectives on our team enables us to innovate
faster and create the best experience for our subscribers.
Philo is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in
New York and Cambridge, MA. Our leadership team includes a
cofounder of Facebook as well as alums of Meraki and HBO. Philo is
backed by NEA and industry partners including Discovery, Viacom,
AMC, and A&E.
Status: Full-timeLocation: Cambridge, MA or remote within the
USCompensation: Includes annual salary between $162K - $230K
depending on experience and location, company stock options and
health benefits
We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we welcome people of
different backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives. Philo
is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that everyone does
their best work when they are supported by each other and the
company, and we offer a generous set of benefits to make sure the
Philo team is happy and healthy. Here is a sampling of the benefits
we offer our team:
For California Residents:
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