Welcome to the tech team!

We are a team of engineers that enjoy exploring new tech, discussing codecs and developing a new standard of delivering images and videos online.

Our journey

SeenThis is expanding and the tech team is a crucial part for our future success. Just like the rest of SeenThis, we are growing quickly and our goal is to be twice the size before the end of 2022.

So, why join the SeenThis Tech Team? We can break it down into three parts: the Products, the Tech and the People. 🚀

The products

With our groundbreaking adaptive streaming technology, we are transforming the distribution of digital content, to increase performance and reduce impact on the climate. 🌱

Today, our technology is first and foremost used for digital advertising, but we’ve just launched products for online retailers where load speed and quality of video and images on e-com sites are of equally high importance for great conversion rates.

We love challenges!

We are using videos for everything these days: for advertising, e-commerce, cooking instructions, and even job posting.

But how will current tech infrastructure be able to handle this tsunami of heavy video files, without reducing the experience for users who are expecting short load times and perfect quality?

This is one of the epic questions you will help the world resolve, as a developer at SeenThis.

More epic questions for SeenThis developers:

How can we reduce the bandwidth required without compromising visual quality?

How can we build infrastructure that is inherently scalable?
How do we handle massive requests / second and pipe that data into client dashboards in real time?

The tech

Our “stack” is most often set up in JavaScript, Node.js, Vue.js, Postgres, GraphQL and AWS. If your friends thought you were overly excited when Facebook released GraphQL, you’re probably the right person for our team. And we’re no fortune tellers, but you probably also prefer Postgres over MySQL (in case you don’t, maybe you can change our minds).

We use Docker Containers in both production and development (as far as we can), and go serverless in some cases. We try to work according to the principle: “Cache is king” and serve as much as possible with CDN in the front.

The people

In our team we have 24/7 coders, amateur chefs & DJs, adrenaline seekers and wakeboarders. What unites us is our interest for video compression, our sense of humor and of course our favorite tv show “Silicon Valley”.

We appreciate a fast-forward mindset, but we always want to balance quality and quick delivery. SeenThis is in a scale-up phase and we have ambitious goals, but we also value flexibility (for example the possibility of picking up the kids in time, having time to do that much-needed workout and some spare time for creativity).

Our tech team works closely with both product owners and the sales department, which creates a sense of togetherness and working towards a common goal. We have daily stand ups and agile tools that help us structure our priorities and our way of working.

We are growing and have probably a lot to learn in our journey forward! But our philosophy is “as long as we hire the right people, have a development mindset and add a bit of humor - we’ve come a long way”!

Why our Engineers love it here

One of the key reasons I joined SeenThis was because of their modern tech stack. As a Junior Engineer I appreciate working with more experienced people that really take the time to explain and share their knowledge through discussions and code reviews. They are always just a Slack Message away!

Karl

Rising star & Web Engineer
I am the self-appointed CNO - Chief Nerd officer - I code during the day and I dream about it at night. However, the people in our team are diverse in their knowledge and experience and I really feel that we complement each other. We have an inclusive culture and new team members usually feel right at home in no time. Working with optimization is very fun and honestly, every problem solver's dream: it is measurable with data and you are able to see clear improvements of your effort.

Billy

CNO & Senior Engineer