Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software EngineerStudios
Permanent | Full Time
Office location: White City, London | Hybrid
*Occasional weekend work may be required but scheduled in advance.
Hiring Range: £80,000 - £90,000
For more information please email TalkingCareers@itv.com
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
ITV Studios is one of the biggest global creators, producers and distributors of TV content in the world.
Growing our UK and global production base is central to our More than TV strategy. We are the largest producer in the UK, one of the largest producers in Europe and one of the largest independent unscripted producers in the US. ITV Studios' UK division includes 27 production labels, creating and producing a diverse range of scripted and unscripted content for a wide range of broadcasters and streaming platforms.
Within ITV Studios is our Global Partnerships function, which further adds to our creative and financial success by developing international hit formats and distributing our 90,000+ active catalogue hours of film and television content to buyers such as broadcasters, streaming platforms, airlines and many more. As we continue to grow, providing these development, sales and distribution teams with the right tools to succeed in a competitive environment is critical to powering that future value.
Working hand in hand with our business teams, ITV Technology is the key that unlocks our creativity, allowing us to make, distribute and monetise the best programmes in the UK and across the world. From the transformation of ITV's internal systems to how the broadcaster makes programmes and delivers content to viewers, digital transformation and innovation is at the heart of our future at ITV.
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:
- Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams, including internal and external team members
- Communicate, rationalise and explain technology decisions and options to non-technical audiences
- Be an evangelist for platform innovation and reuse
- Deliver top-quality software in a timely fashion
- Integrate existing software products and get incompatible platforms to work together
- Pragmatic selection between development or platforms for integration
- Help maintain code quality, organisation and automation
Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)
- Experience with technical decision making with consideration of overall business needs
- Proficiency in backend languages and AWS serverless computing. Multiple paradigm experience is essential
- Ability to communicate, rationalise and explain technology decisions and options to non-technical audiences
- Solid understanding of HTTP and RESTful design
- Experience with asynchronous, event-driven, microservices architecture
- Practical experience working with cloud technologies in AWS including SNS/SQS, containerisation, serverless and cloud database technologies - Graph, SQL, Postgresql, DynamoDB
- Experience working with Agile development processes and a knowledge of automated testing techniques and strategies
Other things we're looking for (key criteria)
- Experience or interest in Infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code (e.g Terraform)
- Familiarity with Integration Platforms (iPaaS) such as SnapLogic
- Knowledge of CRM, Sales and Rights Management systems would be an advantage
- A passion for technology and innovation with a data driven mind-set
- Methodical, process driven, problem solver skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex integration issues
ITV is for everyone.
ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we'll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).
We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com.
Find out more about applying with a disability.
* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.
Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.
ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:
- Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
- Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
- Annual bonus opportunity
- Competitive pension contribution
- Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
- Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life
Closing Date: Friday 10th May 2024]]>