Nine Hiring for NodeJS Software Engineer Job at North Sydney, Australia Full Time

Nine. Australia’s Media Company.

Underpinned by our people, our strategic focus is on content, connections and growth.

Driven by our purpose – Australia belongs here – and guided by our values – walk the talk, turn over every stone, keep it human – we are the home of Australia’s most loved content and trusted brands across News, Sport, and Entertainment.

We lead the total television market in Australia through our key brands of Channel 9, Gem, Go, Rush and Life, and of course you can consume all our content, live or on-demand, on Australia’s leading free streaming platform, 9Now. We also own Stan, the market leading local subscription streaming service.

Our total publishing business covers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, to the breadth of nine.com.au and The Pedestrian Group.

In our total audio business we are building talk radio for the next generation across 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR.

Nine is also an active participant in Australian consumer marketplaces through our majority shareholding in Domain and our ownership of Drive.

We are seeking a Nodejs Software Engineer to work with AWS tools building services that scale to large audiences. The 9Now Video Streaming team focuses on building and maintaining video encoding platforms for on-demand and live streaming workflows along with corresponding integrations with CMS and publishing pipelines.

You will be implementing cutting edge features from the ground up to ensure Nine stays on top of the latest streaming technologies in a rapidly changing industry. You will be working in the 9NowVideo team responsible for overseeing video processing and publishing workflows. You will have the opportunity to build server-side media solutions on top of AWS’ cloud services such as EC2, BeanStalk, CloudFront, Lambda, DynamoDB, etc.

You will be passionate about large scale video ecosystems and care about code quality, uptime, performance, continuous deployment, design principles, and test-driven development.

What we would like to see on your resume:

• Recent coding experience in Node.js, ES6 server-side development
• Solid experience working with Cloud Services (ideally AWS)
• Serverless computing platforms and development patterns

Highly desired experience

• Scripting skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ruby, Perl, etc.) highly desired
• Experience in implementing video use cases leveraging AWS services and multi vendor environment technologies
• Knowledge of video packaging and delivery mechanisms such as HLS, DASH, CMAF, RTMP, UDP
• Knowledge of Content delivery networks
• Exposure to Ad-tech SSAI, BrightCove platforms a plus
• Experience with CI/CD tools/process and with writing Infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Experience with Docker or Kubernetes

In the greater engineering team we have intentionally fostered a dynamic working environment and collaborative team culture. We support individual goals and personal growth through coaching, mentoring and ongoing training. As part of our commitment to inclusion we support flexible work schedules and locations.

Additional Information

Life at Nine

Nine is a people business. Being part of the team means you’ll be in a culture that promotes creativity and innovation, diversity and inclusion, is open to feedback, rewards impact and ensures everyone is heard. Importantly, you’ll receive the following:

• Career development and quality training
• Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer’s parental leave
• Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
• Discounts on products and services with corporate partners

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.
Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.