AI has opened the floodgates for 1000x movies and shows of all kinds to go mainstream, and Zingroll is where they will be streamed. As millions of people wait for our early shows to get released, we're building the tech to deliver a seamless and high-quality experience across TV, web, and mobile. If this sounds appealing, apply ASAP.
What You'll Do
- Architect resilient, observable, and cost-effective systems that scale smoothly.
- Develop and optimize robust APIs to support frontend experiences, ML systems, and external integrations.
- Lead backend design for video streaming, LLM pipelines, and large-scale data processing.
- Establish best practices around security, privacy, and performance.
- Take architectural decisions and help set long-term engineering direction.
What We're Looking For
- Years of experience building backend systems at scale, ideally in high-throughput or high-availability environments.
- Understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, and microservices.
- Comfortable with relational and/or NoSQL databases like Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
- Skilled at profiling, debugging, and optimizing systems for scale and speed.
- High security standards, and ready to iterate and quickly get things to production.
- Experience working with Node.js, AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB / SQL acceptable), AI API integration, GPU-hosted model experience, and low-latency video streaming systems.
- Ready to step in and put out fires whenever something breaks.
Bonus Points
- Been a start-up founder or worked in an early-stage environment before.
- You enjoy high-ownership, high-speed, no-hand-holding environments.
- Experience building and maintaining high-end streaming systems optimized for low latency and lag-free performance at scale.
General Notes
- Work Type: Full-time, 5 days per week in-office + 1 day WFH
- Work Location: New Delhi
- Prior startup experience or a passion-led approach to work is highly valued.
- While the culture is highly intense and not aligned with strict 95 expectations, how many hours you put in is totally up to you.
- Compensation Range: Competitive and market-aligned. The final package depends on skills, experience, and abilities not your degree.
