Back End Developer

Prediktive
-Latin America, LATAM, United States

We are looking for a Back End Developer based in Latin America to work on a long-term project for one of our clients, an online video startup based in Los Angeles, California.

Our client is the leading free streaming television service in the US. They are defining the future of television, delivering over 100 live, linear channels, in a lean‑back experience and thousands of hit movies and television on demand.

Its apps are available across all top mobile (iOS, Android), web, and connected TV devices (Roku, Apple TV, Playstation, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Vizio, Samsung, and more).

The person in this role will design, build, and operate backend services that handle high‑throughput workloads, integrate with cloud platforms, and support business‑critical applications.

• Design, implement, and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Node.js.
• Build and optimize message‑driven architectures and data pipelines using Apache Kafka.
• Develop scalable, resilient APIs and backend services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code following industry best practices.
• Deploy, monitor, and support applications running on Kubernetes across cloud environments.
• Work closely with architects and product teams to design system components and integrations.
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and operational readiness efforts.
• Troubleshoot production issues across services and infrastructure.
• Prototyping of new technologies to reduce cost and increase engineering velocity.

• Advanced Level of English.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Java experience in backend or distributed systems environments.
• Hands‑on experience with Kafka (producers, consumers, partitions, topics, offsets, stream processing, etc.).
• Proficiency in Node.js for backend application development.
• Experience deploying and maintaining services running in Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Git Hub Actions for CI/CD.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS and/or GCP cloud platforms.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, system architecture, and microservices principles.
• Experience working with Mongo
  
  DB and Postgre
  
  SQL (schema design, performance considerations, migrations).
• Strong debugging, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work within a distributed team.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering or related fields.
• VOD Streaming experience.
• Experience with React (basic front‑end integration work, context management, UI components).
• Exposure to infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform, Helm, etc.).
• Monitoring/Observability tools (Datadog, New Relic).

• Long term positions
• Compensation in USD
• Paid time off
• Cool clients and products
• Work with great engineers

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