Core Software Engineer 

Studios 

Permanent | Full Time

Office location: White City, London | Hybrid
Hiring Range: £50,000 - £65,000

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 an Engineer working in this product space you will be helping to build and run the platform, delivering on the goals of the programme and supporting the total lifecycle of the services.

Engineers 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. A successful 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 and 3rd party integrations.

You will be working in a small engineering team, liaising with business analysts, architects, operational teams and managed service providers to build the best possible outcome.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

• Contribute to software design and implementation, and to software optimisation efforts
• 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
• Help maintain code quality, organisation and automation
• Be involved in process improvement
• Unit and integration testing of components

 Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Experience of backend programming languages, with AWS serverless computing and/or multiple paradigm experience an advantage
• Solid understanding of HTTP and RESTful design
• Experience with asynchronous, event-driven architecture
• Familiarity with microservices architecture, containerisation technologies and serverless deployments
• Ability to communicate, rationalise and explain technology decisions and options to non-technical audiences
• Understanding of Agile development processes
• Knowledge of automated testing techniques and strategies
• A passion for bringing to life distributed systems and scalable and robust architectures

 Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Knowledge of CRM, Sales and Rights Management systems would be an advantage
• Experience or interest in Infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform)
• Any familiarity with Integration Platforms (iPaaS) such as SnapLogic a distinct advantage
• Be an inquisitive and proactive individual that can approach problems in a logical manner with have the propensity to seek advice from others, where required
• Keen on continuously learning new technologies to further own skills

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
• 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
  

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