Software Engineer

NEP Australia; Southbank; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media technology company is seeking a Software Engineer in Southbank, BC. This role involves developing API integrations and maintaining software components. Candidates should have proficiency in multiple programming languages, especially Go, and experience with networking and cloud technologies. A hybrid work model is offered, alongside a comprehensive benefits package including salary continuance insurance and additional leave days. If you are ready to contribute to innovative projects in live and broadcast production, apply today.

Benefits

Salary continuance insurance

NEP Days – additional 5 days of leave

NEP travel benefits & discounts

Discounts through NEP Rewards

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Proven software development experience across multiple languages, primarily Go.
• Extensive experience in networking and cloud technologies.
• Ability to work with APIs for diverse systems including REST and gRPC.

Responsibilities

• Write secure, production-ready code primarily in Go.
• Design, implement, and test new features.
• Optimize code for performance and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Proficiency with Linux

Kubernetes

Cloud-native technologies

Networking protocols (HTTP, SDP, RTP)

Database design

Microservice architectures

API design and integration

Distributed systems understanding

Event-driven architectures

Tools

Wireshark

Job description

Overview

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NEP Group is a world leader in live and broadcast production services, supporting premier events across sports, entertainment, and live events. Our teams design and deliver cutting-edge technical solutions that bring content to audiences worldwide. Within NEP, the TFC team plays a critical role in orchestrating complex multi-platform workflows, ensuring seamless integration between technology, operations, and clients.

NEP Australia is currently looking for a Software Engineer to join the NEP Platform Orchestration team and to help drive development and maintenance of API integrations and low-level software components.

This role is based at our state of the art Andrew’s HUB in Southbank, Melbourne. The role is primarily business hours, with hybrid options and may require occasional travel and weekend work.

The position

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join the NEP Platform development team. Working closely with the Product and Architecture teams to understand and refine technical requirements while delivering deployable solutions and accompanying documentation to achieve objectives of the Product team.

This role specifically will require proven software development experience across multiple languages, including but not limited to Go. Extensive experience in networking, cloud technologies, and a proven ability to work with API’s for diverse systems including but not limited to REST, gRPC, and WebSocket’s.

In addition, ensuring that NEP AUNZJ operational objectives and plans are achieved.

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Write secure, production-ready code (primarily in Go) and adapt to other languages when needed.
• Design, implement, and test new features; maintain CI workflows.
• Optimize code for performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate with team members on PRs, code reviews, and pair programming.
• Provide clear documentation for users and commissioning teams.
• Consult with stakeholders and support operational goals as required.

Required skills and attributes:

• Proficiency with Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols (HTTP, SDP, RTP)
• Proficient in database design, data modelling, and microservice architectures.
• Experience designing and integrating APIs for diverse systems, including REST, gRPC, protocol buffers, WebSocket’s, and other protocol-based communications, including bespoke TCP-based binary protocols.
• Familiarity with Wireshark and writing custom dissectors in Lua.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and message brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ, NATS).
• Understanding of and broadcast media network standards (NMOS, ST2022, ST2110).

NEP believes that, first and foremost, the efforts of our people are what contribute to our successes. We offer a range of benefits that assist our team in their professional development and wellbeing, including:

• Salary continuance insurance
• NEP Days – additional 5 days of leave per year (conditions apply)
• NEP Travel benefits & discounts including Qantas Club Membership
• Discounts through NEP Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program

This is a full-time role and is a unique opportunity for the right person. So if you want to be part of a global company apply today!

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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About Our Process

At NEP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with Our Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants' suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, right to work checks, and reference checks.

NEP is the largest media technology partner for content producers of live sports, entertainment, and corporate events globally. For more than 35 years, NEP has been delivering innovative products and services that enable clients to make, manage and show the world their content—anywhere, anytime, on any platform.

As a trusted partner working on some of the largest productions in the world, NEP offers a complete set of end-to-end solutions, from content capture to distribution—including a growing portfolio of transformational cloud-based, software-based and virtualized technologies.

NEP’s Live Production solutions range from AV services and live audience enhancements to traditional outside broadcast and cutting-edge centralized and cloud production.

NEP’s Virtual Production solutions start at the creative stage and end with exceptional execution across ICVFX, augmented reality, LED stages and more.

NEP’s Media Processing solutions provide the tools and products our clients need to ingest, edit, store, search, manage and distribute their digital assets to rights holders across multiple platforms.

Headquartered in the United States, NEP has operations in 25 countries with over 4,000+ employees. Together, NEP has supported productions in over 100 countries on all seven continents and is still growing. Clients range from the leaders in sport, music, film and TV, to major corporate brands, agencies, to new content owners and creators all around the world.

Anywhere, anytime, on any platform—we help our clients make, manage, and show the world their content.