Senior Software Engineer
New York, NY

Job Description

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OVERALL SUMMARY

The Media Software Engineering (MSE) team at HBO enables media workflows using creative and pragmatic technology solutions. We are a software engineering group that develops and supports applications and workflows that ingest media assets as they show up at our doors and run it through the media supply chain by processing, managing, transforming, and delivering the assets to all HBO affiliates and partners.

We are a fundamental part of HBO's innovation and success and realizing our mission requires a staff of highly motivated and technically flexible software professionals across a variety of disciplines: design, development, program & project management, testing and support. We are hiring people to build a team that can create engaging, high-quality solutions, platforms, and interactive experiences.

We are looking for a Sr. Software Engineer with the knowledge, motivation, and energy to help build robust solutions encompassing our entire media supply chain. In addition to a solid technical foundation, the successful candidate must possess strong verbal and written communication skills.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Develop and maintain applications to meet the needs of our business partners and their domestic and international users.


* Work closely with our geographically distributed development and testing teams to deliver high quality and highly secure applications that provide an optimal user experience for our users.



REQUIREMENTS

* 4+ years of established track record implementing large-scale, high-quality software applications


* Strong communication skills and an ability to interact with all levels of technical and non-technical personnel


* Experience implementing scalable, distributed, and highly available systems on AWS


* Extensive experience implementing REST APIs in a microservice architecture


* Experience implementing message driven applications using AMQP or JMS


* Extensive hands-on experience developing Java 8 based Spring Boot applications


* Additional languages Node.js, Python, GOLang a plus


* Front-end experience with AngularJS or ReactJS


* Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB


* Experience deploying and supporting containerized applications on AWS


* Knowledge of behavior-driven design and/or test driven design and design patterns


* Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems and tools Jenkins and GIT. Kibana or AppDynamics experience a plus


* Drive to master emerging technologies and share experience with team members


* Proven problem solving and critical thinking skills


* Solid foundation in troubleshooting application and data issues in a distributed environment


* Ability to understand goals, strategies, and needs of the business as they relate to application development


* Ability to be a self-starter and to multitask


* Ability to fit into an agile development environment and create a positive influence


* Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent technical experience