Backend Developer

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 our next colleague to join as

a Backend Engineer to help us protect our content and strengthen the technology behind a secure, reliable streaming experience.

The role is in our Stockholm office. Are you ready to hit play on an exciting career change?

As a Backend Engineer on playback security, you will develop the services and APIs that apply playback security decisions, revoke

access and support effective action against unauthorized streaming. Working closely with other streaming engineers, backend

engineers and other specialists across Viaplay, you will focus on connecting protection controls across the playback journey. Our

backend services are built primarily in Node.js, Rust and Java, using serverless and event-driven architecture on AWS. We value

shared ownership, learning from each other, and taking responsibility for services in production.

The improvements you work on help protect the stories and sporting moments our viewers come for, while keeping playback smooth.

You’ll see your ideas become working safeguards across the streaming backend platform. The focuses will be on

You care about building reliable services and can reason about how security decisions affect real playback sessions. You’re drawn

to problems without an obvious answer and willing to challenge how things are done. You think in systems, connecting the details

to the bigger picture.  You’re curious about working alongside AI agents where setting direction, delegating tasks and challenging

the results is a natural part of your work. You bring the confidence to experiment and the judgement to own what you deliver.

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, to thrive in this role, we do believe you’ll have experience in some of the following areas:

• Experience or curiosity to learn using AI-assisted development tools to build, test and improve backend services, while taking

ownership of code quality, security and production behavior.

• We’ve got you covered! 30 days of paid vacation every year, an attractive pension and insurance scheme, and generous parental

leave pay lift.

• Flexibility that works. We follow a hybrid model with at least three days a week in the office, giving you the best mix of

collaboration and focus time.

• 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.

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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