Hooked is looking for an engineer to lead our backend efforts.

WHAT DO WE DO?

Hooked is using machine learning to disrupt Hollywood. The Hooked app has reached 40MM readers in the past year and has hit the #1 spot in the App Store in 25 countries including the U.S. , U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and S.Korea. We’re building the media company of the future – the next Netflix, the next Disney. Hooked has raised funding from top investors in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, including Greylock, SV Angel, Cowboy Ventures, William Morris Endeavor, Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher), Greg Silverman (ex-President of Warner Bros), Charles King, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey, Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Durant and others. Hooked was recognized by Apple as a Top Trend of 2017 and by Google as the Most Entertaining App of 2017. This would be an opportunity for you to join a high-growth, venture-backed startup in the early days.

Requirements

Please send your resume and linkedin url as well as a brief not explaining why you are a good fit for the position.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

-A degree in CS or closely related field -4+ years of experience as a backend engineer -Solid foundation in computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and design -Outstanding coding skills in one or more of the following languages: JS, Python, Go, Scala -Comfortable with both relational and document-oriented databases -Experience building REST-ful APIs -Experience building scalable systems on AWS -Hands-on and excited to work on a wide variety of engineering challenges -Comfortable in a small, fast-paced startup environment