MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. To make this possible, we create, curate, acquire and champion visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world. And we have a team of brilliant, ambitious and passionate individuals to help bring our mission to life. From London to New York, Istanbul to Paris, and Berlin to Mexico - we work together to realize MUBI’s vision.
That’s where you come in! Join our global team and help us make great cinema accessible to everyone, everywhere.
About the roleMUBI is growing, and we’re looking for a Mid–Senior Backend Engineer to help scale our product. You’ll tackle challenges across APIs, payments, search, streaming, data, and security.
Ruby on Rails is at our core, so experience here matters. This is your chance to make a real impact in a lean, ambitious team operating in the same world as Netflix and Amazon— with the freedom to explore new ideas and approaches to champion great cinema for millions of film lovers worldwide.
Where you'll have impact:Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using Ruby on Rails and relational databases
Build and optimize APIs that power our web, mobile, and TV applications across global markets
Implement and improve distributed systems using ElasticSearch, DynamoDB, Redis, and Sidekiq
Contribute to the modernization of our architecture, including migrating monolithic components to container-based systems like EKS
Develop and optimize billing, payment processing, and subscription management systems
2+ years of professional backend development experience
Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails and relational databases
Experience with distributed systems and caching strategies (Redis, ElasticSearch)
Solid understanding of API design and RESTful principles
Experience with background job processing using Sidekiq or similar queue systems
Knowledge of AWS services and cloud infrastructure
A strong enthusiasm for quick learning and adapting to new technologies
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment
Knowledge of video streaming technologies (DASH, HLS, DRM) will be a significant advantage
Experience with serverless architectures and managed services on AWS
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies
Infrastructure as code expertise (Chef, Terraform, or similar)
Understanding of CDN infrastructure and content delivery optimization
Experience with payment processing and billing systems
Experience building and maintaining Ruby gems and libraries
Experience with video streaming (DASH, HLS, DRM).
Knowledge of CDN infrastructure and content delivery.
Background in containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS).
Infrastructure as code expertise (Chef, Terraform, etc.).
High-volume payment processing and billing experience.
Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
We want to make cinema accessible to everyone. We believe people from different backgrounds bring different ideas that foster innovation and engagement, allowing us to attract great people to develop the best experience for our users.
MUBI is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. That means it's our responsibility to ensure that all candidates are not discriminated against in our hiring processes and our employment decisions based on their race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic origin, age, gender identity or expression, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, family or parental status, or any other applicable characteristic.
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What We Do
MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI creates, curates, acquires and champions visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world.
MUBI is a place to discover ambitious films, from both iconic directors and emerging auteurs. All carefully chosen by MUBI’s curators. With MUBI GO, members in select countries can get a free ticket every week to see the best new films in cinemas. And Notebook explores all sides of cinema culture — both in print and online.
Some recent and upcoming MUBI Releases include: Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, Ira Sachs’ Passages, Pedro Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life, Molly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex, Aki Kaurismäki's Fallen Leaves, Rodrigo Moreno’s The Delinquents, Felipe Gálvez’s The Settlers, Aftersun from Charlotte Wells, Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, Lukas Dhont’s Close, and Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman.
MUBI Productions include Karim Aïnouz’s Rosebushpruning starring Kristen Stewart, Josh O’Connor and Elle Fanning, Christopher Andrews' Bring Them Down starring Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan, Elizabeth Sankey’s Witches, Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross’ Gasoline Rainbow, and Zia Anger’s My First Film starring Odessa Young and Devon Ross. MUBI Co-productions include Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother starring Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat, Michel Franco’s Memory starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning starring Léa Seydoux, Ekwa Msangi’s Sundance prize-winner Farewell Amor and Rachel Lang’s Our Men.
Founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel, MUBI is the biggest community of film lovers, anywhere. Available across 190 countries, with more than 16 million members around the world.
