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Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer
Rumble
remote
8 months 1 week ago

About Rumble

Rumble is a high-growth neutral video platform that is creating the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to cancel culture. Rumble’s mission is to restore the Internet to its roots by making it free and open once again.

What will you do

  • Rumble is seeking a Principal Software Engineer (Python) to continue development of an open-source control panel tailored to the requirements of Rumble.

In this key role you will be responsible for:

  • Writing clean and efficient code following existing standards
  • Working with other teams in troubleshooting, testing and fixing bugs
  • Developing UI/UX implementations through feedback from fellow team members, customers, and designers
  • Writing backend code that interfaces with API’s (REST, etc.) and databases (SQL, etc.) to extend existing functionality
  • Identifying and predicting possible future problems in the code
  • Working with other teams and departments in the integration of new functionalities and services
  • Analyzing product requirements to implement new features
  • Documenting designs and mentoring staff members
  • Other duties, as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • Advanced level knowledge of Python development, including working knowledge of Python SQL Alchemy and jinja2
  • Experience in modern python frameworks for rapid development in API and other technologies (i.e, FastAPI, Gunicorn, etc.)
  • Professional level knowledge of consuming restful application programing interfaces (API) where there may or may not be defined SDK documentation
  • Expert level knowledge of writing restful API resource servers
  • Working knowledge and experience with relational databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL
  • Proficiency with object-oriented and functional programming concepts
  • Familiarity with microservices and distributed systems
  • Willingness to learn, be challenged and have fun in a dynamic and fast paced environment
  • Experience documenting designs and mentoring staff members

Preferred Qualification

  • General familiarity with public cloud concepts found in public cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud (Gcloud), or Microsoft Azure
  • Familiarity with or working practice with containerized deployment environments (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.), specifically with preparing your application to run successfully in a container
  • Experience with Odoo or other CRM/Billing systems

Desired Qualifications

  • SaaS development experience in a multi-tenant environment
  • Openstack API development experience
  • Kubernetes API development experience
  • Control panel design, development, and architecture
  • Experience with Pytest and building software using test driven development
  • Working knowledge of authentication protocols such as Oauth2 or OpenID Connect

Why Our Team Loves Working Here

  • We are making a significant financial impact for our video creator community; we’re proud of their success stories
  • We enjoy challenging the status quo and going head-to-head against Big Tech
  • We aren’t afraid to try new things; we act fast and want to win
  • We pay competitive salaries and provide great benefits

Remote

Eastern Time Zone only, also willing and able to travel 10-25% of the time (mostly domestic)

EEO Statement

Rumble is an equal opportunity employer. We promote an equal playing field where everyone has the same opportunities regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Physical demands of the position

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods of time while using a computer and/or keyboard. The employee is required to communicate verbally and hear. The employee may be required to walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, and stoop or kneel. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print), including the use of computers.

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