ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM: 

The Application Programming Interface (API) Platform Team at ViX is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team!  The API Platform Team’s responsibility is to deliver resilient, low latency APIs that power our many client platforms and partners.  If you are passionate about APIs and you’re looking for a role where you can maximize your impact, come help us achieve our mission of building the premier Spanish Language Streaming Video Service.  

ABOUT YOU: 

• You are comfortable with delivering iteratively and often! 
• You evangelize software craftsmanship and operational excellence yet pragmatic to know when to incur technical debt versus ‘doing it right’. 
• You are confident yet humble enough to change your mind when new information presents itself. 
• You value open communication and are willing to give and receive feedback. 
•  You can stay calm when things aren’t going well. 

YOUR DAY-DAY:

• You will be producing high-level architectural designs and implementing those designs. 
• You will deliver systems that are architecturally sound, operationally excellent and aligned with business needs. 
• You will be working remotely with a multi-disciplinary team across time zones. 
• You will be expected to acquire a deep understanding of your systems and identify areas needing improvement to communicate to product management for inclusion in the roadmap. 
• You have a sense of ownership to do the best with the time and resources available and be proactive about triaging and prioritizing problems to get fixed 
• You will support and mentor the other engineers working on the systems you are responsible for

YOU HAVE:

• 15+ years of software development experience as a technical individual contributor 
• 8+ years of hands-on API and system development. 
• 5+ years working in the video streaming space.  
• 8+ years of cloud-based development 
• Have an expert level understanding of APIs (REST and/or GraphQL). 

OUR BENEFITS: 

TelevisaUnivision believes that a happy, well-balanced employee is what makes our culture thrive. We offer a wide selection of perks and benefits including PTO; tuition reimbursement; wellness and employee support programs; 401K; and life and other insurance plans. This is all in addition to our comprehensive and competitive health benefits package featuring medical, dental and vision coverage options. 

#LI-REMOTE (for open to 100% remote/work from home)  Univision requires that all U.S. and Puerto Rico employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. This position will require the successful candidate to submit proof of vaccination.  The Company is an equal opportunity employer, and will reasonably accommodate a qualified candidate, who may be unable to be vaccinated, consistent with federal, state, and local law. Univision is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.