Software Engineer – Content Platforms
Location: London, Middlesex | Hours per week: 37.5 | Payrate: Unknown
What you’ll do
- Help to build cloud‑based services and applications that form part of our Group Content Platform.
- Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, from initial analysis & design to implementation (using C# & Java) and post‑launch support.
- Enhance and support existing production applications/platforms and, once sufficiently trained, provide support for production services.
- Be responsible for helping shape and contributing to the technical direction while delivering day‑to‑day in a delivery team.
- Collaborate with analysts, developers and testers within a dynamic scrum team and be actively involved in all aspects of the agile delivery cycle.
- Manage and coach team members and offer advice and guidance around design, architectural decisions, and code quality.
What you’ll bring
- Extensive system development knowledge with .NET (C#) and/or Java, SQL (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server) and NoSQL (e.g., Couchbase, MongoDB).
- Applied knowledge of software engineering best practice and software development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, design patterns, SOLID principles, Test Driven Development, Object Oriented design and implementation, APIs (REST etc.).
- Applied knowledge of JavaScript, web front‑end technologies (React/Redux, node.js etc.).
- Knowledge of using/setting up automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Concourse, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes etc.) and experience with configuration and build tools (e.g., Concourse, Jenkins, TeamCity and GitHub).
- Hands‑on experience working with automated testing frameworks (e.g. Pytest, Groovy, Spock, Playwright etc.).
- Experience working with systems that communicate asynchronously using message‑oriented middleware such as ActiveMQ or Kafka and familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
- Senior only: Proven mentoring experience with excellent communication skills and the ability to quickly adapt to unfamiliar domains and technologies and a strong drive to continuously improve the systems we work with.
Team overview
Content Technology and Innovation team delivers high‑quality content to homes, customer devices, businesses and commercial partners across our European markets. With over 2500 colleagues from around the world, we combine strategic insights, engineering know‑how and operational excellence to create and distribute award‑winning content.
The rewards
- The company Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- The magic of the company Glass at an exclusive rate
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- A wide range of the company VIP rewards and experiences
Inclusion & how you’ll work
We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.
Our office
Hybrid working: 2 days a week onsite at Osterley campus.
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