Job Specifications
Dailymotion is more than a video app, it's a visual conversation in motion, based on a unique algorithm designed to broaden users' horizons. Dailymotion brings nuance to the debates that animate young people and puts listening, discovery, and kindness back at the heart of interactions to help build a better and safer Internet.
Dailymotion is also "Dailymotion Pro", a video hosting and broadcasting solution for professionals in all sectors; and "Dailymotion Advertising", a powerful, proprietary video advertising platform, offering a high-quality, secure environment for brands.
Our team is made up of 400 people in France, New York, and Singapore, all united by the same ambition: to visibly shake up the global video platform ecosystem.
At Dailymotion, our team of talented individuals from over 40 nationalities embraces four core values every day:
Opening Perspectives: We love connecting different ideas and people, supporting freedom of speech, and inclusivity, and celebrating diverse cultures.
Making Bold Moves: We’re daring and ambitious, ready to take unique steps that bring noticeable improvements to our platform.
Building a Safer World: Empathy guides us. We care deeply about each other and are dedicated to creating a safe and supportive community.
Creating Meaning: We spark curiosity and joy in everything we do, feeling proud of our work and eager to share that fulfillment with everyone.
Our team comprises 400 people in France, New York, and Singapore, all united by the same ambition: to shake up the global video platform ecosystem visibly.
Job Description
As part of its strategic platform evolution, Dailymotion is strengthening its Core Platform team. You will be responsible for building and maintaining the foundational backend infrastructure that powers our entire product ecosystem. Your mission is to create robust, scalable foundations that enable our Product engineering teams to deliver features autonomously and efficiently.
You'll architect and maintain critical platform components including APIs, authentication systems, monitoring infrastructure, logging frameworks, and establish engineering guidelines and best practices. Working closely with Product teams, DevOps, and QA, you'll ensure our platform scales seamlessly while empowering developers across the organization with the tools and foundations they need to succeed.
You'll be joining our strategic transformation program to modernize our platform from monolithic to cloud-native microservices architecture, working on high-scale systems serving millions of users worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
Design and build geo-distributed Backend systems using microservices architecture
Design and build API-centric systems using REST, GraphQL, and OpenAPI standards
Design and build distributed authentication and authorization systems
Design and build queueing and event-driven systems
Participate in legacy system modernization and incremental migration strategies
Collaborate on Partner API design with backward compatibility requirements
Proactivity on evolutions and improvements
Technologies
Languages: Python, PHP
Messaging: RabbitMQ, Celery, NSQ
Databases: Elasticsearch, MySQL, MongoDB
APIs: GraphQL, aioHTTP, OpenAPI, FastAPI
Authentication: OAuth, JWT, RBAC systems
Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins
Security & Config: Vault
Observability: Datadog, distributed tracing tools
Qualifications
Required
Strong programming capabilities in Python and PHP
Experience with continuous integration, continuous deployment, testing and automation tools (Jenkins etc.) and Docker
Strong concept of code quality (complexity, styling, unit testing, functional testing) and knowledge in TDD
Strong code review capabilities and ability to identify errors and improvements
Microservices architecture knowledge and experience
Understanding of API design patterns and RESTful services
Experience with authentication/authorization systems (OAuth, JWT preferred)
Preferred
Experience with large-scale system migration or modernization projects
Knowledge of API Gateway patterns and distributed system design
Understanding of event-driven architecture and messaging patterns
Experience with observability and monitoring in distributed systems
Knowledge of database migration strategies and data modeling
Experience with Partner/External API design and versioning strategies
Soft Skills
Outstanding organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple tasks
Demonstrated expertise in problem-solving and technical innovation
Strong communication skills - able to work effectively with technical and non-technical teammates
Strong level of written/verbal English
If you love clean architecture, DDD, event-driven architecture, API design, and system modernization challenges, we need to meet!
At Dailymotion, we empower candidates to take action. If this job sounds like a great opportunity for you, be confident in your skills, we are always happy to meet