Senior Software Engineer
Studios
Permanent | Full Time
Office location: White City, London | Hybrid
Hiring Range: £80,000 - £90,000
Your work matters to millions.
Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it’s not surprising that you’ll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we’re at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution. When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact’s felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.
Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don’t just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.
Your impact sends ripples.
The team
We’re global and local, producing in 13 countries across 60+ labels in the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany, The Nordics, Italy and more. Together with creators, producers, global networks and streamers, we’re behind the scenes of some of the greatest genres. Bringing thousands of hours of entertainment to everyone everywhere.
The role
ITV Technology and Global Partnerships are working together on a major programme of change, building out new systems and capabilities for Rights, Content Sales & Licensing, Royalties and Contract Lifecycle Management. As a Senior Software Engineer working in this product space, you will be helping to build and run a technology product team, delivering on the goals of the programme, owning the long term execution and supporting the total lifecycle of the services.
Senior Software Engineer are experienced practitioners providing expertise in both software development and their product domain. They will be tasked with the design and implementation of new systems and features, as well as modification and maintenance of existing systems for adaptation to business and/or technology changes. To be successful as a Senior Software Engineer you should be able to drive software change and assist with the overall maturity of the software development lifecycle. A successful Senior Software Engineer will ensure that software deliverables comply with quality standards and are completed on time. Ultimately, your goal will be to develop and maintain functional, secure and high-quality applications that are aligned with user needs and business goals.
This is a hands-on role developing the full end-to-end solution using a range of technologies. As you will be joining at the start of the journey, you will have a vital role in defining the toolset and methodologies used as well as helping to build the team of engineers, delivery, test and product that surrounds it.
You will be working directly with business sponsors, business analysts, architects, operational teams and managed service providers to build the best possible outcome.
The role will entail but not be limited to:
1. Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams, including internal and external team members
2. Communicate, rationalise and explain technology decisions and options to non-technical audiences
3. Be an evangelist for platform innovation and reuse
4. Deliver top-quality software in a timely fashion
5. Pragmatic selection between development or platforms for integration
6. Help maintain code quality, organisation and automation
Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)
7. Experience with technical decision making with consideration of overall business needs
8. Significant experience of multiple programming languages, with emphasis on the backend using JVM (Java, Kotlin etc) and/or Node.js. Multiple paradigm experience an advantage
9. Ability to communicate, rationalise and explain technology decisions and options to non-technical audiences
10. Experience with asynchronous, event-driven, microservices architecture
11. Practical experience working with cloud technologies in AWS including SNS/SQS, containerisation, serverless and cloud database technologies - Graph, SQL, Postgresql, DynamoDB
12. Experience working with Agile development processes and a knowledge of automated testing techniques and strategies
Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)
13. Experience or interest in Infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code
14. Knowledge of CRM, Sales and Rights Management systems would be an advantage
15. A passion for technology and innovation with a data driven mind-set
16. Methodical, process driven, problem solver skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex integration issues