Staff Software Engineer (Golang)

Stream uses Go for our video SFU & chat API. We power chat for many large apps like Strava, Nextdoor, Patreon, IBM, Adobe and Midjourney. In addition to Go we use CockroachDB/Postgres, and Redis.

We are willing to train you on Go if you’re experienced on a different tech stack (we have a 10-week internal onboarding program focused on Go, scalability etc.). Solid engineering experience and motivation to learn is more relevant than prior experience with the language. Roles open from entry level to director/principal go engineers.

This is a full-time job opening based in our Boulder office (hybrid mode, 3 days/week in the office presence is expected).

To get a feel for what we do you can have a look at our API tour: https://getstream.io/chat/get_started/

This role requires 8-10 years of backend engineering experience. We’re looking for someone with experience in the following areas:

• Proficiency with Go or another backend language (and willing to switch to Go);

• Scalability - you have experience with building (functional) features that are used by lots of users;

• Database/Redis experience - we use Postgres but experience with any relational database is a must have;

• Experience with SDK development/ building public APIs

Bonus points

• Experience with AWS or other cloud provider

• Python (our AI runs on Python) and Rust experience

• Message queues experience

• Full text search experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

• WebRTC experience

At Stream, we use a wide collection of technologies to offer highly optimized and available features to our customers. Here is a shortlist of the technology that we currently use:

• Go, gRPC, RocksDB, Python

• Postgresql, RabbitMQ

• AWS, Puppet, CloudFormation

• Grafana, Graphite, ELK, Jaeger

• Redis, Memcached

• High scale/ difficult engineering

• Default alive. Startup growth opportunity with healthy revenue

• Strong engineering culture. Engineering is what makes us succeed

• All managers are hands on and capable engineers

• Edge network of servers around the world

• Great opportunity to learn and grow

• History of success. From Amsterdam to Boulder and Techstars in-between, Stream has raised over $58.25M to build the best Chat Messaging & Activity Feed infrastructure available, with best-in-class support.

• Freedom and endless growth opportunities. As a rapidly growing startup (since 2020 we have gone from 30 to 150 employees), Stream gives you unique personal and professional growth opportunities. The opportunity of true ownership and accountability has a massive impact on your career. These are the things you can rarely experience in huge corporations.

• Be on the front line of progress and innovation. While working with cutting-edge technology, we are passionate about tackling difficult tech problems at scale and creating reusable components for them, empowering engineering teams to ship apps faster, more securely, and with a better user experience.

• They believe in us: Stream is backed by leading VC companies (Felicis Ventures, GGV Capital, 01.Advisors, Techstars, Arthur Ventures), including backers like Dick Costolo (01 Advisors, ex-CEO of Twitter), Olivier Pomel (CEO of Datadog), Tom Preston-Werner (Co-Founder of GitHub), Nicolas Dessaigne (Co-Founder of Algolia), Johnny Boufarhat (Founder and CEO of Hopin).

Stream employees enjoy some of the best job benefits in the industry:

• 19+ days of paid time off plus 10 paid holidays

• Hybrid work flexibility (3 days a week from the office)

• Free health insurance for the employee and partial coverage for dependents (80% contribution coverage for health and 100% for dental and vision)

• 401k contribution plan with 4% match

• Fitness stipend

• Company equity

• Dog-friendly office!

• A Macbook Pro provided

• A Learning and Development budget

• Team lunches and plenty of snacks

• RTD pass + free parking pass on Pearl Street

• Bi-weekly office massages

• An office on Pearl Street in downtown Boulder

• 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary parents

• The opportunity to attend or present to global conferences and meetups

• The possibility to visit our office in Amsterdam

Note: this list of benefits applies to Colorado-based employees and is adjusted per your location of residence.

Salary (for Colorado only): Our salary ranges are based on national averages. We have wide ranges so we can be flexible and determine compensation based on a number of factors including the candidate's skills, level of experience, and location. For Colorado-based candidates, the salary range for this position is $156,500 -$205,300. Compensation at all other locations will be based on the factors as stated above.

Stream has a casual social culture, our team is diverse and we all have different backgrounds. Now, Stream is a team of over 140+ peers from over 35 countries across the globe.

We value transparency, aim for excellence, and support each other on our way to new victories.

Our team consists of the strongest talents all over the world, which makes Stream a great place to learn and improve your skills.

When it comes to software engineering jobs, our culture is oriented towards ownership and quality: our goal is to deliver stable software.

If you are interested in becoming a part of what we do, apply for this vacancy now!

Hybrid office policy: applicants based (or relocating to) one of our office locations are expected to work according to the applicable local office attendance policy.

Equal opportunity employer statement: Stream provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Note for external recruiters: We currently have this role covered and do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. We are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.