The latest articles on DEV Community by dequaina (@dequaina). https://dev.to/dequaina https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F35704%2Fc8249ea5-a35f-4818-af4d-8ca055f2f22f.png https://dev.to/dequaina en dequaina Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:16:14 +0000 https://dev.to/jwplayer/jw-player-is-hiring-a-senior-javascript-engineer-4gg https://dev.to/jwplayer/jw-player-is-hiring-a-senior-javascript-engineer-4gg <h1> Senior Javascript Engineer </h1> <p><strong>New York, NY</strong></p> <p><strong>JW Player is the world's most widely-adopted web video player, generating more than 15 billion video streams a month.</strong> We're looking for a JavaScript programmer to join a world-class team of front-end software engineers dedicated to building cutting-edge features while maintaining our best-in-class performance.</p> <h2> In this role you will: </h2> <ul> <li><p>Write clean and reusable code using the latest web technologies</p></li> <li><p>Participate in code reviews on github and with your peers</p></li> <li><p>Develop expertise in JavaScript, CSS and multi-browser development</p></li> <li><p>Improve performance, stability and user experience of the JW Video Player</p></li> <li><p>Take ownership of feature development and releases</p></li> </ul> <h2> Requirements: </h2> <ul> <li><p>Expertise in front-end web development with JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS</p></li> <li><p>Experience developing and deploying web applications</p></li> <li><p>Attention to detail implementing designs and testing across browsers</p></li> <li><p>Knowledge of best practices, frameworks, functional programming and OOP</p></li> <li><p>B.S. degree or higher in Computer Science or related technical field</p></li> </ul> <h2> Bonus Points </h2> <ul> <li><p>Strong portfolio or Github profile</p></li> <li><p>ES6/ES2015, W3C standards, CommonJS/AMD, Node.JS</p></li> <li><p>Experience with DASH, HLS and/or other streaming technologies</p></li> <li><p>Experience with 3rd party advertising and analytics frameworks and sdks</p></li> </ul> <p><em>This is a full time role based in our NY offices.</em></p> <h2> About Us </h2> <p>If you've watched video on the web, you already know us. JW Player is the largest, and fastest growing, independent online video platform in the market today. We provide a popular suite of software products that enable over 2 million publishers to deliver and monetize their content on any device. Our flagship product, JW Player, is currently the most widely used video player in the world and is used in over nine billion streams each month. We recently finalized a $20 million round of series C financing to continue this upward momentum and invest in products that are changing the online video landscape.</p> <p>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. </p> <center><h2> <a href="https://boards.greenhouse.io/jwplayer/jobs/846642?gh_src=a76vd81#.Wdep-hNSx0s">Apply For This Position</a><br> </h2></center> hiring dequaina Wed, 04 Oct 2017 18:45:26 +0000 https://dev.to/jwplayer/jw-player-javascript-engineer-a53 https://dev.to/jwplayer/jw-player-javascript-engineer-a53 <h1> Javascript Engineer </h1> <p><strong>New York, NY</strong></p> <p>JW Player is the world's most widely-adopted web video player, generating more than 15 billion video streams a month. We're looking for a software engineer with top-notch JavaScript skills to join a world-class team of front-end software engineers dedicated to building cutting-edge features while maintaining our best-in-class performance. This role is on the Video Advertising Technology Team.</p> <h2> In this role you will: </h2> <ul> <li><p>Write clean and reusable code using the latest web technologies (JavaScript/ES6, Webpack, Node.js)</p></li> <li><p>Take ownership of feature development and releases</p></li> <li><p>Participate in code reviews on github and with your peers</p></li> <li><p>Improve performance, stability and user experience of ad playback in the JW Video Player</p></li> <li><p>Develop innovations in the video advertising ecosystem</p></li> </ul> <h2> Requirements: </h2> <ul> <li><p>3+ years commercial experience </p></li> <li><p>Expertise in front-end web development with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS</p></li> <li><p>Experience developing and deploying web applications</p></li> <li><p>Attention to detail implementing designs and testing across browsers</p></li> <li><p>Knowledge of best practices, frameworks, functional programming and OOP</p></li> <li><p>B.S. degree or higher in Computer Science or related technical field</p></li> </ul> <h2> Bonus Points: </h2> <ul> <li><p>Understanding of video advertising technologies and standards (VAST, VMAP, VPAID, Google IMA)</p></li> <li><p>Strong portfolio or Github profile</p></li> <li><p>ES6/ES2015, W3C standards, CommonJS/AMD, Node.JS</p></li> <li><p>Experience with DASH, HLS and/or other streaming technologies</p></li> </ul> <p><em>This is a full time role based in our NY offices.</em></p> <h2> About Us </h2> <p>If you've watched video on the web, you already know us. JW Player is the largest, and fastest growing, independent online video platform in the market today. We provide a popular suite of software products that enable over 2 million publishers to deliver and monetize their content on any device. Our flagship product, JW Player, is currently the most widely used video player in the world and is used in over nine billion streams each month. We recently finalized a $20 million round of series C financing to continue this upward momentum and invest in products that are changing the online video landscape.</p> <p><em>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.</em></p> <center><h2> <a href="https://boards.greenhouse.io/jwplayer/jobs/748396?gh_src=fn4buv1#.WdewgBNSx0s">Apply For This Position</a><br> </h2></center> hiring dequaina Wed, 04 Oct 2017 18:45:17 +0000 https://dev.to/jwplayer/jw-player-software-engineer-big-data-26l https://dev.to/jwplayer/jw-player-software-engineer-big-data-26l <h1> Software Engineer, Big Data </h1> <p><strong>New York, NY</strong></p> <p>Do you love to code? Want to work with big data? Then we’ve got the job for you! At JW Player, we process over 3.5 TB of data a day -- and the data is fascinating! We’ve got the viewing habits of a couple billion people across thousands of websites -- everything from silly cat videos to hard-hitting journalism.</p> <p>Interested in realtime processing? Batch processing? We do both! JW Player employs cutting-edge technologies like Spark, Kafka, Flink, and Storm to deliver high-quality analytics as fast as physics will allow. </p> <p>If you have experience with big data, we’d love to speak with you! But even if you don’t, we’d still love to speak with you. We’re looking for someone with a proven track record of writing high-quality code for a production environment. If you’re an excellent developer, you have a place at JW Player.</p> <h2> Requirements : </h2> <ul> <li><p><strong>Strong programming fundamentals.</strong> You know your algorithms, you know OOP, you know your way around a debugger.</p></li> <li><p><strong>A proven track record writing of code for a production environment.</strong> A history of supporting that code through the full development lifecycle.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Experience with data.</strong> Doesn’t need to be big data, but your SQL should be strong and you should have a solid grasp of data modeling principles.</p></li> <li><p><strong>An obsession with testing.</strong> Experience with TDD a strong plus.</p></li> <li><p>3+ years of industry experience</p></li> <li><p>A degree in Computer Science or a relevant discipline</p></li> </ul> <h2> Our tech stack : </h2> <ul> <li><p><strong>Code:</strong> Mostly Python with some Java</p></li> <li><p><strong>Real-time processing:</strong> Kafka, Flink, Storm</p></li> <li><p><strong>Batch processing:</strong> Spark, Hadoop</p></li> <li><p><strong>Storage:</strong> S3, Postgres, Redis</p></li> <li><p><strong>Cloud:</strong> All AWS, all the time!</p></li> </ul> <h2> About JW Player </h2> <p>If you've watched video on the web, you already know us. JW Player is a venture-funded, online video software company based in Manhattan. Our flagship product, the JW Player, is deployed on over 2 million websites and streams billions of videos each month. Started in 2008 as the world’s first open source video player, today the company’s customers span the globe across 193 countries and range from Fortune 500 companies to individual bloggers. We’re busy innovating for the future by actively hiring smart, motivated, and innovation-driven people! Come help us imagine and define what comes next! jwplayer.com/careers</p> <p><em>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.</em></p> <center><h2> <a href="https://boards.greenhouse.io/jwplayer/jobs/734396?gh_src=ntb54y1#.Wdew7RNSx0s">Apply For This Position</a><br> </h2></center> hiring dequaina Wed, 04 Oct 2017 18:45:13 +0000 https://dev.to/jwplayer/jw-player-test-automation-engineer-19p https://dev.to/jwplayer/jw-player-test-automation-engineer-19p <h1> Test Automation Engineer </h1> <p><strong>New York, NY</strong></p> <p><strong>JW Player is the world's most widely-adopted web video player, generating more than 15 billion video streams a month.</strong> We’re looking for an Automation Engineer who is as excited about helping scale our functional and automation testing processes as they are about new video technologies and finding ways to test them!</p> <h2> In this role, you will: </h2> <ul> <li><p>Work closely with the Product and Engineering teams to define acceptance criteria and build detailed test plans</p></li> <li><p>Take an active role in increasing the percentage of automated test cases by writing Cucumber feature files and contributing to our Selenium/Ruby framework</p></li> <li><p>Execute hands-on functional testing on the JW Player, testing integrations across multiple platforms and configuration scenarios</p></li> <li><p>Collaborate with development teams to understand how development changes affect ongoing automation efforts</p></li> <li><p>Work as part of a scrum team in an agile environment</p></li> </ul> <h2> Requirements </h2> <ul> <li><p>Minimum 3-5 years relevant test automation/software development experience</p></li> <li><p>Experience with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS; hands-on JavaScript coding/troubleshooting experience preferred</p></li> <li><p>Experience using open source tools like Git and Jenkins</p></li> <li><p>Proven automation experience with Selenium Webdriver</p></li> <li><p>Skilled in analyzing feature requests/requirements, and determining potential tests that should be created</p></li> <li><p>Ability to learn new technologies, tools, and processes quickly</p></li> </ul> <h2> Bonus Points </h2> <ul> <li><p>You’ve successfully implemented new testing/automation tools and processes</p></li> <li><p>You’ve implemented and maintained automated visual tests using tools such as Applitools</p></li> <li><p>You’ve held a developer role in the past</p></li> <li><p>Comfortable multi-tasking between several projects and releases</p></li> <li><p>Knowledge of video encoding, ad networks, content management platforms, and/or video streaming protocols</p></li> </ul> <p><em>This is a full time role based in our NY offices.</em></p> <h2> Company Description </h2> <p>If you've watched video on the web, you already know us. JW Player is the largest, and fastest growing, independent online video platform in the market today. We provide a popular suite of software products that enable over 2 million publishers to deliver and monetize their content on any device. Our flagship product, JW Player, is currently the most widely used video player in the world.</p> <p><strong>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.</strong></p> <center><h2> <a href="https://boards.greenhouse.io/jwplayer/jobs/781926?gh_src=5kb07n1#.WdewxRNSx0s">Apply For This Position</a><br> </h2></center> hiring