FT Live is First Tube’s core offering that enables brands to create compelling livestreaming experiences on and across multiple consumer-facing platforms. We currently have several products for live events for brands, including a VMS, broadcast streaming, AVOD, SVOD, ticketing, multi-platform syndication, and a social live experience. The next version of our SaaS offering will be a seamless and integrated video streaming platform with a common backend and a full analytics suite for B2B customers, plus a new set of campaign management tools with web3-derived features.

Your Role
This mission-critical technology role is responsible for designing and implementing the architecture and platform on which FT builds these new features and services in livestreaming, analytics, and emergent product lines, including web3. You will collaborate with the head of product, other developers, and an event production team to ensure we have the best-in-class platform for creating, implementing, and quantifying the ROI of our customers’ campaigns.

You Will Also:
- Manage a small team of back and front-end developers, including web3 development
- Actively build and maintain all backend services, including application, deployment, databases, cloud resources, monitoring, backups, and alerting
- Collaborate with trusted vendors for key external processes, such as data aggregation
- Ensure high-availability and high-accuracy processes are in place, including around third-party API management
- Participate actively in exploring web3 and other emerging technologies, and shaping our point-of-view on how we can leverage them
- Perform code reviews, build and maintain CI/CD pipeline
- Manage and maintain our internal workflow tools, including bug tracking
- Work directly with and manage key vendors and technology partners, including external development resources
- Be an in-house leader on agile development practices, working closely with head of product to identify, scope, and prioritize work to be done

Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related fields
- 7+ years experience in full-stack web development, preferably in B2B/enterprise
- Experience as a technical leader where you were responsible for the performance of a development team
- Mastery of at least one major programming language and proficiency in others, e.g., Python
- Proficiency in web3/blockchain and Solidity programming
- Expertise in analytics products, pulling data from disparate sources that will be rendered in multiple visualization tools for both internal and external users
- Demonstrated knowledge of web applications, API design, and normalization of data from multiple APIs and other sources
- Experience in creating event-driven architectures
- Deep understanding of public cloud services, including AWS and Google Cloud, including instantiating and managing data warehouses
- Understanding of how to develop and apply machine learning models to large datasets
- Demonstrated ability to create and manage automated testing and monitoring strategies to ensure quality and reliability
- Knowledge of web application security concepts and practices

Bonus Points:
- Experience working with social media platform APIs
- Active participation in the web3 ecosystem
- General understanding of livestreaming, video content management, and relevant metrics
- Understanding of the marketing technology business
- Experience in leading hack-a-thons with cross-functional teams

About First Tube
- First dedicated live experience platform for brands
- Creates must-watch cultural moments for brands to own and sponsor
- Founded in 2016, growing quickly with a team of 25+
- Premier customers include Mastercard, Grubhub, Tito’s Vodka, Bacardi, AB InBev
- History of high-profile partnerships with premier talent for live experiences, including Post Malone, Gavin Degraw, Jennifer Hudson, Kid Leroi, Megan Thee Stallion, and more
- Our work reaches hundreds of millions viewers monthly

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every single box. First Tube is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but you don’t meet every single qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway.

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