Head - Front End Engineering, Digital Business

4 weeks ago

Bengaluru, India Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited Full time

Position: Head - Front End Engineering, Digital Business 

Purpose: The incumbent will lead a team for our app development across HTML5 based platforms that include Smart TVs, Web, Mobile Web, Playstation, Roku and other HTML5 platforms. The incumbent will frequently collaborate with an enterprise architect for strategic guidance and must possess a well-balanced blend of technical and business skills.

To review requirements, evaluate and recommend options and implement solutions for project and operational scenarios with varying degrees of complexity for smart tv platforms and other web-based TV applications, working along with the technical team, vendors, and other stakeholders.

Education: ./, MCA or Equivalent Computer Degree

Experience: 12+ Years experience

Proficient in web technologies (Smart TV JavaScript Frameworks, React JS, Node JS, API gateways, web services) and Cloud infrastructure.

Location: Bengaluru

Reporting Relationship: Head of Product

Business/Channel/Function: Digital

Key Responsibilities:

Technology Solution

Finding the best tech solution among all possible to solve the existing business problems. Describing the structure, characteristics, behaviour, and other aspects of software to project stakeholders. Defining features, phases, and solution requirements. Providing specifications according to which the solution is defined, managed, and delivered.

Processes Management

Collaborating with product, business teams to prioritize the roadmap Analyzing the technology environment Analyzing and documenting requirements Creating a solution prototype

Knowledge Management

Driving the science roadmap for web platforms & analytics services. Driving technical and architecture planning for the Web platforms. Thorough understanding of application development, hands on at solutioning.

Critical Competencies:

Behavioural Should be a good team player & able to work independently under pressure.  Strategic thinker balanced with a grasp of details. Must possess the ability to switch between execution and strategy mode most effortlessly.  Ability to see the big picture, visualize the future and develop relevant functional strategies which value add to our business.  Ability to prioritize and cope with competing demands. Must possess a sense of urgency and excellent execution and project management skills.  Must be excited by and be able to navigate ambiguity.  Passion for results and excellence.  Must be able to get the job done by working collaboratively with others.  Inquisitive and analytical mind; out-of-the-box thinking; bring a creative perspective to business problems applying functional expertise, business understanding and common sense. Technical Strong understanding of Smart TV platform development, including architecture, APIs, and libraries  Strong understanding of Web, Mobile Web development. Leveraging webviews for Native Apps.  Experience with app development for Smart TV (Tizen, Orsay, WebOS, Linux based Operating Systems), Playstation  Experience with software design patterns, such as MVVM and Clean Architecture.  Should have experience in Smart-TV JavaScript-Frameworks like TAL, React JS development with proven experience in developing scalable, reliable, and robust products.  Familiarity with cloud computing platforms, such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform  Understanding of software design principles and UX best practices  Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable Smart TV applications.  Good understanding of focus management on TV (building custom libraries for focus or any third-party libraries)  Should be knowledgeable with video player integrations with shaka-player, video-js, hls-js, dash-js or similar web players.  Understanding of Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and CDNs is preferred. Basic understanding of Video transcoding engines [ffMpeG, AWS Media convert etc..]  Should have knowledge of web technologies, APIs Gateways, Web Services for mobile apps and Payment gateways such as JusPay, razorpay , UPI, PayTM etc.  Experience with agile software development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban. 

Why join us?

Sony Pictures Networks is home to some of India’s leading entertainment channels such as SET, SAB, MAX, PAL, PIX, Sony BBC Earth, Yay, Sony Marathi, Sony SIX, Sony TEN, SONY TEN1, SONY Ten2, SONY TEN3, SONY TEN4, to name a few 

Our foray into the OTT space with one of the most promising streaming platforms, Sony LIV brings us one step closer to being a progressive digitally-led content powerhouse. 

Our independent production venture- Studio Next has already made its mark with original content and IPs for TV and Digital Media. 

But our quest to Go Beyond doesn’t end there. Neither does our search to find people who can take us there. 

We focus on creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where we celebrate diversity with our Bring Your Own Self Philosophy. We strive to remain an ‘Employer

of Choice’ and have been recognized as:
- India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work Institute

- 100 Best Companies for Women in India by AVTAR & Seramount for 6 years in a row - UN Women Empowerment Principles Award 2022 for Gender Responsive

Marketplace and Community Engagement & Partnership
- ET Human Capital Awards 2023 for Excellence in HR Business Partnership & Team Building Engagement
- ET Future Skills Awards 2022 for Best Learning Culture in an Organization and Best D&I Learning Initiative.


The biggest award of course is the thrill our employees feel when they can Tell Stories Beyond the Ordinary

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