Sr. Software Development Engineer

Job Description

Sr. Software Development Engineer (Frontend)

MISSION: To support OTT Platform by building and maintaining reliable and high-performance front end and single page applications.

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 and effectively 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, we'd love to talk to you about joining Sinclair Digital! We're looking for a self-motivated, top-notch Senior Front-End Engineer to join us in building modern impressive software!

The team
The OTT Platform team supports services for all of our current and future OTT products including STIRR, The Tennis Channel, and Marquee. The OTT Platform includes features such as content publishing workflows, ingestion, creation, and management of EPG and linear Feeds. Our goal is to provide a rich feature set of publishing tools for OTT producers to easily deliver content to end-users on an array of devices.

Who are you

A Senior Full-Stack Engineer with a deep knowledge of JavaScript, React and Node.js, experienced in producing and implementing functional full-stack software solutions. You have experience developing high-quality software that is aligned with user needs and business goals, you are able to work independently with little supervision. You have excellent organization and problem-solving skills and experience working with agile methodologies.

Responsibilities:
• Develop high-quality software design and architecture
• Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development li fe cycle
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
• Lead and mentor other engineers
• Review and debug code
• Per for m validation and verification testing
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
• Document development phases and monitor systems
• Ensure software is up to date with latest technologies

Requirements:
• Proven exp erience as a Senior Software Engineer
• Extensive experience in software development, scripting and project management
• Strong expertise of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (ES6+).
• Experience with ReactJS or a similar framework.
• Experienced or willing to learn NodeJS and JS bundling system if no prior experience
• Experience using system monitoring tools (e.g. New Relic) and automated testing frameworks
• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. Redis)
• Experience producing and consuming with REST endpoint
• Familiarity with various operating systems (Linux, Mac OS)
• Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
• Self-led, capable of working with little direction
• Skilled communicator with a collaborative spirit
• Excellent organization and leadership

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

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rnbbv1-18-119-107-161-42 in your application.