Sr. Software Engineer; Full Stack

Who We Are

Angel is the home of stories that amplify light. Through its platform, thousands of “Angel” investors choose which titles will be created, funded, and distributed. Angel allows creators and audiences to form passionate communities around their creative projects, making the story behind the story as important as the final project itself. Some of the studio's key projects— The Sound of Freedom and Dry Bar Comedy—have earned billions of views around the world.

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Join us and be part of stories that amplify light.

We’re looking for passionate team members who want to build world-class products that will reshape media over the coming decades.

Angel Studios is seeking an experienced Sr. Software Engineer to deliver top-tier solutions with minimal guidance.

• Amplify light in every action. How do we define light? We build things that are true, honest, noble, just, authentic, lovely, admirable, and excellent.
• As the owner of your outcomes, you are empowered to break down silos and coordinate with any and all people you need in order to reach your goals.
• You are ultimately responsible for achieving the outcomes while also using resources wisely—whether that be money, people, or time.
• Know your customer— it might be our viewers, investors, creators, or internal Angel Teams. Ensure you understand your customer and are providing what THEY need and not just what you want to build.

• Must attend and contribute to regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in the English language required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Experienced in the infrastructure needed to make compelling full stack experience such as API development (Graph
  
  QL, REST).
• Experienced with API frameworks (Phoenix), as well as database interaction and modeling.
• Passionate about careful design & architectural planning that leads to a codebase that is future-proof and maintainable.
• Enjoy the challenge and opportunity to lead and improve the development experience at Angel Studios by enhancing development tools, test coverage, and code structure.
• You are proactive and detail-oriented, yet comfortable working in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines and evolving requirements.
• Self-starter with the ability to seek out opportunities, create an action plan and see it through to fruition.
• Familiarity with Cloud Based Platforms and services such as AWS.
• Strong collaborator with excellent presentation, communication, and problem solving skills.
• An exceptional listener with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented perspective and able to pick up on overlooked details.
• Organization and time management.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Must be able to manage multiple assignments, set priorities, and adapt to changing conditions.
• Resourceful and able to problem-solve and manage tasks with ambiguity.
• Can take feedback to tasks and assignments positively and create better solutions.
• A quick study, able to pick up new skills and learn how to use new programs.
• Must participate in setting and achieving regularly scheduled and outlined objectives.
• Ability to take individual ownership, execute with high energy, share context, insist on candor with positive intent.

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
• 5+ years of experience building web applications

• Experience with Elixir and the Phoenix framework
• Familiarity with video encoding
• Familiarity with video streaming such as HLS or DASH
• Experience with Tailwind is a plus
• Full-stack development experience is a plus
• Experience with the Angel Guild strongly preferred.

$121,000 - $160,000 a year. Commensurate with experience and scope of responsibility.

• Competitive compensation
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents
• Short- and Long Term Disability Insurance and Basic Life Insurance paid for employee, with option of additional AD&D insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• 401(k) investment opportunity with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Identity Theft Insurance
• Pet Insurance

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

At Angel, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates.