Software Engineer (Java) – Broadcast / Video Technology

Location: London Area - Hybrid

Full-Time Contract

Rates: Negotiable

We are looking for a talented Software Engineer to join a growing engineering team within the broadcast technology sector. You’ll play a key role in building and supporting scalable backend systems that power modern media and video workflows.

Experience in the broadcast or video industry is highly desirable, but not essential; we welcome candidates from any domain with strong backend expertise and a passion for building reliable systems.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing, building, and maintaining backend services and APIs
• Working on distributed, event-driven systems and microservices architectures
• Supporting and improving production systems, ensuring reliability and performance
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software
• Monitoring system health and responding to issues in production environments
• Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and improving engineering workflows

Technical Skills & Experience

• Java backend development
• Building and supporting APIs and microservices
• Databases such as Oracle and/or Couchbase
• Messaging and event-driven systems (e.g. Kafka, ActiveMQ, AmazonMQ)
• Observability tools (logs, metrics, alerting – e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch)
• CI/CD pipelines and modern build tools (e.g. Concourse, Git-based workflows)
• Debugging and supporting live production systems

How You Work

• You can ramp up quickly and work with minimal supervision
• You ask the right questions early to keep things moving
• You communicate clearly about progress, risks, and blockers

Desirable (But Not Essential)

• Experience in the broadcast, media, or video technology industry
• Familiarity with video streaming, encoding, or media workflows

Why Join?

• Work on systems that power real-world media and broadcast platforms
• Be part of a collaborative, experienced engineering team
• Opportunity to make a tangible impact on production systems at scale
• Flexible working environment

If you’re a backend engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and building reliable systems, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now!