Head of Product Engineering

August 4, 2024

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Filmhub

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Filmhub is a global, all-rights film and TV distributor known for leveraging decades of industry expertise and a history of billions in global box office. The company represents a diverse range of content creators, from blockbuster producers and Oscar winners to indie filmmakers and emerging talent. Filmhub's strategic global relationships, market access, and deep industry insights help clients achieve their goals. The company is united by a shared passion for film and is driven by the pursuit of artistic truth. Additionally, Filmhub has a foundation in Silicon Valley innovation, with proprietary technology enhancing every stage of film distribution, funded by major investors in media and entertainment.

Video-on-Demand (VOD) Distribution • Content Aggregation • Film & TV Distribution • Film Distribution

2 - 10 employees

📱 Media

☁️ SaaS

💰 $6.8M Seed Round on 2022-01

📋 Description

• As Filmhub’s Head of Engineering, you will join a team changing how the film industry works. • You will work closely with our founders, Klaus Badelt (CTO) and Alan d’Escragnolle (CEO), to build the first online platform for the entire film distribution process. • Your contributions will be crucial in developing stunning movie listings, creating a dynamic marketplace, optimizing search functionalities, enhancing digital video workflows, and implementing machine learning & AI solutions. • As the Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for shaping our engineering strategy, leading a global team of engineering managers and engineers, and building a structured team of “pods.” • We seek a process-oriented, metrics-driven leader with an entrepreneurial mindset. At Filmhub, we prioritize developer experience, embrace cutting-edge frameworks and tools, and ensure rapid deployments.

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of engineering experience, including at least two years in leadership, managing engineers, building scrappy teams from scratch, and scaling products. • Experience in Scaling Tech Startups: A solid track record of leading and scaling engineering teams at startups. • Excellent technical acumen: You're excited to ship code as you ramp up to understand our technology stack and build empathy with our engineers. • You are passionate about building a product and business that transforms the film industry. • You're highly motivated by the prospect of assembling and nurturing a high-performing team: identifying and recruiting top talent, fostering a collaborative environment, and developing team members' skills and careers. • You see your purpose as helping each engineer reach their full potential. • You can both “lead” and “do.” • You are ambitious, scrappy, tenacious, and you get things done • You are comfortable making hard decisions and move quickly • You are noted as one of the best problem solvers in your organization • Experience and expertise with modern frontend frameworks (React, NextJS), backend technologies (serverless, SQL) • Video technologies and tools (FFmpeg, streaming, codecs, CDNs) is a plus • Infrastructure and operations experience and expertise, preferably both cloud and Jamstack. • Familiarity with core Amazon Web Services products. AWS certification is a bonus.