FRONTEND DEVELOPER (REACT)

REMOTE RUSSIA OR SPB HYBRID | VK TEAM (VIDEO)

We are working on the largest content platform in Runet: in terms of volume, formats, consumption time, and audience. A video showcase with various categories, high-load broadcasts, analytics, and tens of millions of users - this is all about us.

We are the VK Video Authoring Block. We create and develop tools that authors use every day: from uploading and publishing videos to content management, channel customization, and analysis of author content consumption statistics.

Our tasks combine the development of product features, work with high-load services, and solving complex technical challenges. We work with large volumes of data, develop content consumption analytics, ensure the stability of uploads, and create a convenient author experience on desktop and in mobile browsers and applications.

Why it's interesting here:

• You will work on a product with a large audience, solve diverse engineering tasks, and see the real impact of your work on the author experience.
• We have room for launching new features from scratch, as well as for architectural improvements, performance optimization, and technical platform development.

Tasks

• Engage in the product and technical development of video services and their analytics system
• Develop the video API service
• Integrate video processing technologies into the existing infrastructure
• Improve the video platform with a load of one billion daily views
• Work on a broadcast platform that handles traffic up to 3 Tbit/sec and 1.8 million online viewers

Requirements

• You understand classic algorithms and data structures
• You have experience with JS and React
• You understand what real highload is and are ready to fight for every millisecond
• You understand the principle of working with scalable loaded systems - you are familiar with the terms load balancing, sharding, and replication
• You can understand what other developers have written (yes, we have a lot of old code)
• Team player - it is comfortable to communicate with you, you know how to negotiate with colleagues from your own and other teams