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POSITION OVERVIEW

TED is a critically acclaimed, award-winning conference and website featuring inspiring talks from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Since 2006, TED Talks have been watched more than four billion times worldwide and drawn best-in-class sponsors and partnerships. We pride ourselves on combining intelligent, forward-thinking content with leading-edge technology and intuitive design. And we're hiring!

We’re looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to work on the entire range of TED initiatives including TEDx, TED-Ed, TED Fellows, The Audacious Project, as well as the main TED.com site. The Backend Engineer is also responsible for a myriad of internal applications which, among many other things, power our video production pipeline, syndicate our video content to partners worldwide, and build a lasting archive of ideas.

This is a remote position.

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

Experience with developing APIs

Works well in iterative development process

Ability to take code from development all the way through to production

Ability to test your code for bugs along the way

Familiarity with application and data security best practices

Familiarity with server side design patterns and architecture

Ability to troubleshoot issues in a calm but fast manner

Ability to balance negotiations between doing it right and doing it fast

Ability to work individually, as well as collaborating with other developers

Analytical mind and strong problem solving skills

Self-starter who can manage own time and project workload

Values cross-functional collaboration

Values a diverse workplace

Good communication skills

These are some of the tools that we require a highly-qualified candidate to be familiar with.

Ruby / Ruby on Rails

MySql

Git/Github

Our team also works with the following tools, familiarity is desired:- Node- Nginx / Varnish- ElasticSearch- Logstash / Kibana / Graphite/ Ganglia- Amazon Web Services- Docker

RESPONSIBILITIES

Write clean and maintainable code that is well covered by tests and is documented

Test your code for bugs along the way

Manage the stability, reliability, and maintainability of back-end code for TED

Develop, monitor, and maintain services that power our initiatives

Willingness to contribute however possible to ensure overall effectiveness of position

Other duties and special projects as may be assigned from time to time

WORKPLACE CONDITIONS

General: Office environment

Physical: Repetitive movement of wrists, hands, and/or fingers

Mental/Visual: Concentrated mental and/or visual attention; work involves performing tasks to very close accuracy and quality specifications

Machines, Tools, Equipment, Electronic Devices, Computer Software, etc.:

Ability to use common office equipment such as telephone, computer and copier

Computer programs to include MS Office, Mac programs, Google Docs, functional related databases

Travel: Upon request / as needed

TED Conferences LLC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We invite all qualified candidates to apply online with their resume.