Backend Engineer - Audio Streaming

Stockholm
Fully Remote
Stock options
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Are you passionate about scalable, high-performance technology solutions and programming? Do you have an interest in business and investing? If so, this might be the perfect opportunity for you.

Quartr About Data Automation Team

Quartr’s Data Automation Team processes thousands of hours of live and recorded audio from events, delivering scalable, high-performance solutions that enable seamless streaming and data delivery. By joining this team, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle exciting challenges in audio processing, data acquisition, and real-time financial intelligence.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain scalable audio streaming pipelines, ensuring reliability and performance across Quartr’s platform.
  • Develop and optimize solutions for processing live and recorded audio data efficiently.
  • Participate in ensuring data accuracy, reliability, and real-time availability to end users.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance backend infrastructure for a flawless, user-centered streaming experience.

What will help you succeed

  • 2+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer with a focus on Python
  • Proven expertise with audio streaming platforms and systems
  • Familiarity with web scraping tools and data extraction frameworks
  • Strong Python and AWS skills, particularly in services like ECS, EC2, and S3
  • Proficiency with Docker for managing and deploying backend services
  • Advanced experience in handling live and recorded audio streaming pipelines or familiarity with frameworks such as FFmpeg and Gstreamer
  • Knowledge of ETL processes and data engineering workflows for data ingestion
  • Solid backend architecture skills for creating scalable and maintainable systems
  • Be self-driven, proactive, and take full ownership of your projects
  • Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and work independently on technical challenges
  • Communicate clearly and effectively, thriving in a high-paced, collaborative environment
  • Be passionate about Quartr’s mission and dedicated to delivering high-quality, valuable data

Note: fully remote is an option for this hire and you do not need to be based in Sweden with a valid work permit. We are not looking for consultants or help from recruitment agencies.


Why join Quartr

  • Do your life's work

We focus passionately on doing things with very high quality across our entire organization.

  • Join the foundational team

We are still in the very early innings of what we believe to be a multi-decade journey.

  • Remote-first culture

Work from where you are most productive. Fully remote, from one of our two offices in central Gothenburg and Stockholm, or a combination of both.

  • Skin in the game

We truly believe in the power of incentives and in sharing the company's success with the team, so every employee is offered qualified stock options.

  • Competitive salary & options

To deliver at the highest level, we of course need the best people. This is reflected in our compensation.

  • Wellness allowance

We want to encourage health and exercise through a generous wellness allowance.


About Quartr

Every day, leading companies and financial institutions worldwide rely on Quartr to make better decisions faster. The product suite includes: Quartr API, enabling third parties to build custom solutions powered by Quartr's unique live earnings calls and transcription technology and its extensive global database of IR material – including public company filings, archived earnings call transcripts, and slide deck presentations. Quartr Pro, a desktop research platform that increases efficiency and precision in qualitative public market research for top hedge funds, asset managers, equity research departments, and IR professionals. A free mobile app allowing users to always stay informed and conduct research anytime, anywhere.


Learn more about Quartr

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Fourth Most Innovative Company in Personal Finance 2024 as recognized by Fast Company