Python engineer for video news app

Watchup; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized transportation

Generous equity package

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Watchup, based in Menlo Park, California, is looking for a passionate Python developer to join our fast-growing, detail-oriented team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for developing social features and maintaining our Python-based platform, catering to an expanding client base.

You will have the opportunity to work in an angel-backed startup environment that values innovation and embraces new technologies. Various benefits, including equity packages and relocation assistance, are offered to the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of experience as a Python developer.
• Experience with building social features is a plus.
• Availability for full-time work is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop brand new social features.
• Help maintain our Python-based platform.
• Scale for growing client volume.

Skills

Python development

Social features development

Job description

Watchup brings the power of video journalism to emerging screens. Our Apple-featured iPad app lets you easily watch your daily newscast out of the world's most trusted news channels. Watchup was accelerated at StartX, the Stanford startup accelerator and was the one and only company to be a finalist at SXSW's Accelerator and Interactive Awards. We actively embrace new technologies as they arrive. For instance, Watchup for Glass now offers the very first multi-channel news experience for wearable devices.

Job Description

You will be one of the first employees in a small, fast-growing and extremely detail-oriented team. It’s your chance to be an active part of an angel-backed, game-changing startup that is reinventing the way people learn what’s happening in the world on emerging screens. You will be joining a small company in the most exciting days of the startup journey.

Your goal is to maintain and develop a Python-based platform that support Watchup's news video apps.

Responsibilities

• Develop brand new social features
• Help maintain our Python-based platform
• Scale for growing client volume

Qualifications

• Enjoy the news like never before: use and understand Watchup (download now)
• 1-5 year experience as a Python developer
• Experience with building social features is a plus
• Preferably available full time

Benefits

• Subsidized transportation
• Generous equity package
• Relocation assistance