At Viaplay Group, we entertain millions of people every day through our streaming services, radio networks, and TV channels. We believe in the power of content not just as a way of telling stories and touching lives, but also expanding worlds.
We’re looking for the best people to join us on our journey. Right now, we’re searching for a Backend Developer in our Stockholm office – are you ready to hit play on an exciting career change?
The Role
As a Backend Developer at Viaplay, you will play a key role in shaping the experience for our existing members. The team is a part of the product area Retention with the mission to create the best user experience for our existing customers.
The team works on initiatives related to customer loyalty and churn prevention. The backend stack is primarily Node.js, but we value a full-stack mindset, so experience or interest in React and AWS is a big plus. You'll be joining a collaborative environment with frequent testing, iteration, and data-driven decisions.
In this role, you’ll be the sole backend developer in the team, working closely with frontend developers and a product manager. This setup gives you a unique opportunity to shape technical decisions and take ownership of the backend domain, but it also requires a high level of drive, accountability, and a strong desire to collaborate across disciplines.
Because the team is part of a larger product area, you’ll also be expected to maintain alignment with other backend developers and engineers across teams. That means communicating proactively, sharing context, and ensuring that architectural decisions are consistent and well-integrated across the ecosystem.
What we’re looking for
The right person for this role is motivated by more than just shipping features. You’re someone who’s curious, thoughtful, and driven to solve real user problems as part of a team that shares ownership of its mission. We understand you may feel confident ticking certain boxes more than others and that’s why we always keep an open mind in our recruitment process. But, in order to thrive in this role, we do believe you’ll have at least some experience in the following:
- Solid programming experience in Node.js
- Experience building and maintaining services in cloud environments, preferably AWS
- Familiarity with React, and a willingness to collaborate across the stack
- A collaborative mindset - you enjoy pair programming, sharing feedback, and working from hypothesis to outcome as a team
- A self-driven approach - you take initiative, follow through, and are always learning
- Comfort taking technical ownership within the team, and guiding others in backend-related decisions
- A strong belief in empowered teams, where decisions are made together
- A proactive attitude toward cross-team alignment - you stay in sync with other engineers and contribute to cohesive architecture
We're especially interested in people who are passionate about solving real user problems, not just building software, and who value shared ownership, thoughtful discussion, and continuous learning.
What we offer you
- We’ve got you covered! 30 days of paid vacation every year, an attractive pension and insurance scheme, and generous parental leave pay lift.
- Your wellbeing matters. We provide you with various wellbeing initiatives including wellness allowance.
- A safe space to grow and up-skill. Our learning culture puts you in the driver’s seat of your own development.
- An innovative environment with Hack Days once a year. This week-long initiative allows you to think outside the box and deliver creative, technical solutions that (more often than not) go on to be implemented, either in our product or our ways of working.
- Entertainment is what we love, and entertainment is what we do. So, unlimited access to Viaplay seems only fair for you to get to know the product – including serier & viewing events, new release movie rentals, linear channels and more.
Hit play today
If this feels like your kind of challenge, make sure you apply by attaching your CV here – you may also want to add your LinkedIn profile. Please don’t send us your application via email because we won’t be able to accept it. We do, however, welcome any questions you may have about this particular position.
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