Senior Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software EngineerExperience: 5+ years Location: Onsite Industry: Media & EntertainmentAbout the RoleWe are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in with expertise in backend systems, databases, and cloud platforms. This role blends hands-on backend engineering with higher-level responsibilities in design, architecture, and team leadership. You’ll play a key role in shaping solutions, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software.This role requires strong technical depth combined with the ability to design scalable systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver business-critical solutions.ResponsibilitiesLead the design and development of backend services and APIs using modern backend frameworksDesign and implement backend systems that are highly scalable and easily expandable, ensuring they can adapt to evolving business needs and future growth.Contribute to system architecture discussions and own module/service-level designsDesign and build client-facing APIs that are scalable, reliable, and secure, ensuring services and APIs comply with security best practices in collaboration with the security team. Design and build internal APIs that are consumed by frontend applications and servicesWrite clean, maintainable, and performant codeDesign and optimize solutions using relational and non-relational databases.Adopt and champion AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and share best practices across the team.Partner with QA to deliver quality features in a timely manner.Ensure sufficient unit test coverage for backend services, working closely with the Tech Lead to validate test quality and completeness.Support and mentor junior engineers in writing effective unit tests and fostering a test-first mindset.Collaborate with product managers to refine requirements and ensure engineering alignment with business goalsPartner with engineers to confirm solutions meet product and technical requirementsContribute to Agile development processes by participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and ensuring timely delivery of features.Guide junior engineers through mentorship, code reviews, and knowledge sharingChampion best practices in CI/CD, containerization, and observability/monitoringContribute to technical decision-making and process improvementsParticipate in the hiring and interview process as neededRequired Skills & Experience5+ years of professional experience as a software engineerStrong proficiency in backend service developmentStrong hands-on experience with relational databasesHands-on experience working with to non-relational databasesExperience with distributed systems, including microservices and event-driven messaging architectures.Proven experience with AWS (preferred) or other cloud platforms and building distributed, scalable systemsStrong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git, and containerizationExperience embedding security and compliance best practices into backend and API design.Strong understanding of system design principles, including scalability, performance optimization, and high availability.Proficiency in leveraging and evaluating AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance productivity.Experience implementing observability practices, including monitoring, logging, and alerting, to ensure system reliability.Strong experience in Agile development, including contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives to ensure high-quality delivery.Experience writing and maintaining unit and integration tests, with the ability to guide less-experienced engineers in adopting testing best practices.Preferred QualificationsMedia & entertainment industry experienceExperience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Nomad)Exposure to multiple backend frameworks is a plus (including .NET Core and its ecosystem)Ability to evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-assisted tools, and advocate for their adoption to improve engineering productivity.