• Software Engineer

    Insight Global (New York, NY)


    Job Description

    50-62/hr

    Insight Global is hiring for a Software Engineer to sit hybrid in New York, NY for our large, media & entertainment client. This Software Developer will be joining the Direct-to-Consumer Organization within their Engineering team. This Software Developer will be working across the team and responsible for contributing to the design, development, and scalability of their media workflow systems. In this role, the developer will guide junior engineers, help design microservices, and support improvements in how metadata is processed. Furthermore, this developer will be responsible for the following:

     

    Design and build scalable microservices

     

    Develop backend systems for media and metadata workflows

     

    Mentor a team of junior engineers

     

    Work closely with principal engineers on the encoding platform

     

    Improve internal tools for automation and monitoring

     

    Create cloud-based solutions using AWS

     

    Manage media ingestion, encoding, and data flow

     

    Detect and respond to workflow issues

     

    Support Peacock’s shift toward a data-driven VOD platform

     

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

     

    Skills and Requirements

     

    4-7 years of software engineering/development experience

     

    Prior experience architecting micro service based applications

     

    software system as a collection of small, independent services that work together to form a larger application

     

    Background within AWS for cloud technologies

     

    Database Systems Experience: PostgresSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch

     

    Coding: Python or Golang (GO is preferred)

     

    Automation Tools: Kubernetes and/or Docker

     

    Prior experience with mentoring junior level developers

     

    Empathy & interpersonal skills for mentorship and collaboration

     

    Degree within Computer Science or a related field Background within front-end development (using JavaScript)

     

    Experience with media workflows or encoding platforms

     

    Designing data lakes or large-scale data systems