Sr. Software Engineer - Frontend

Mission: To support OTT Platform by building and maintainingreliable and high-performancebackend services.

Are you interested in working on a powerful and efficient web-based CMS system that allows our Content Producers to curate various types of content andeffectively deliver to a wide range of audiences on OTT (over the top television) devices? Do you have a passion for delivering awesome new features? If so, wed love to talk to you about joining Sinclair Digital! Were looking for a self-motivated, top-notch Senior Java Engineer to join us in building modern impressive software!

The Team:

OTT Platform team supports services for all our current and future OTT products including STIRR, The Tennis Channel, and Marquee apps. Our platform includes features such as content publishing workflows, ingestion, creation, and management of EPG and linear Feeds. We are working on asuite ofservicesusing a pluggable event based microservice architecture using Kafka,Redis,Cloud Search, MySQL,Java,Node.jsand Video streaming services.

Responsibilities :

• Design and develop application services and tools on the backend.Eg: Content state machine, search, property management, targeting, and filtering
• Develop and deliver platform systems that are architecturally sound, performant, scalable, secure, highly available, and reliable
• Establish quality standards and software specificationsand influence others to adhere
• Lead and mentor other mid-level engineers
• Review code from team members and debug code as needed
• Provide actionable solutions to new discoveries or technical hurdles
• Operationally support yourteamsproducts

Minimum Qualifications *:*

• 7+ years software development experience
• 4+ years developing with Java and associated frameworks
• 3+ years of experience with SQL
• 1+ years of experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, GCP, Azure
• Strong knowledge and experience with using web services, REST, and web protocols
• Interest in leading the team and mentoring junior engineers

Preferred Qualifications *:*

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience
• 1+ year experience on NoSQL, Node.js, JavaScript, Python, GitLab, and CICD
• 1+ year experience in any: AWS EC2, Kubernetes, Cloud Search, Kafka, and Redis
• Experience working on highly scalable and reliableserver-sideweb services
• Experience working on microservices
• Experience with writing both Unit and Automated tests
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading the team

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

About Us

Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. In addition, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. We also recently launched a free TV streaming service called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Lets talk.