Meet Richard Tom, VP, Platform Tech at Hulu and Best Job Ever’s Veronica Belmont
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How to get “the best job ever” engineering for streaming and
content on the web?
Meet Richard Tom, CTO
with Veronica Belmont
presented by
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best job ever
• Best Job Ever knows that all tech pros have a job in mind that they’d kill for.
• Well, some people actually have those jobs and Best Job Ever is giving you an inside look at the coolest positions at the coolest companies.
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hulu• Hulu views itself first and foremost as a tech start-up.
• Employees value the development, engineering and technology that drives the video service more than anything.
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life at hulu• Start-up mentality.• Developers are
innovators.• Work in a small, fast-
paced environment, so projects are always changing.
• New employees begin to build right away.
• Work in unified team of 3-4 on a variety of platforms.
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best job ever…
• Getting content in from disparate sources.• Transcoding.• Normalizing metadata and trying to get it up and
published.• Developers are versatile.• 85% Java Script.
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advice from richard tom1. Be able to move easily between languages and learn
new ones.2. Simulate the end-user experience to build and improve
products.3. In an interview, focus on the technical aspects of your
past and knowledge.4. Show a passion for coding.
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