Software Engineer

NEP Australia; Southbank; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media services company in Southbank is seeking a Software Engineer to enhance their broadcast technologies. This full-time role involves writing secure code, troubleshooting complex systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a strong background in software development, particularly in C++ and GoLang, and experience in the media industry. Benefits include additional leave days and employee support programs.

Benefits

Salary continuance insurance

NEP Days – additional 5 days of leave

NEP Travel benefits & discounts

Qualifications

• Multiple years of software development experience.
• Broad understanding of coding and programming languages.
• Experience in Database, Data modeling, and microservices architectures.

Responsibilities

• Write secure, production-ready code.
• Collaborate on team PRs and pair when appropriate.
• Troubleshoot and profile code for bugs or performance issues.

Skills

Software development experience

Familiarity with new codebases

Understanding of coding and programming languages

Experience with Kubernetes

Knowledge of networking protocols

Experience in Realtime video and audio processing

Database and Data modeling experience

Tools

C++

GoLang

Containerization tools

Job description

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NEP is Australia’s leading provider of outsourced television production services.

We are always looking for great people to join our team; people with a passion for people and teamwork helping us deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Our platform is used for the biggest live broadcast events in the world. To do that, we need to remain focussed on the outcomes for our users whilst also exploring the latest technology.

NEP Australia is currently looking for a Software Engineer to work with broadcast hardware and software to provide tooling and workflows that reduce the burden of complexity for Broadcast Engineers.

This role is based at our state of the Andrews Hub in Southbank, Melbourne and includes weekend work in line with the sports broadcasts around Australia.

The position

The ideal candidates would be a software engineer who has experience in the media industry working with video, audio and control system. You should demonstrate an understanding of challenges for large scale live events. You will be working closely with Commissioning and Support teams, Product Managers and sometimes users. Whilst we have a very competent support team you may occasionally be required to help with high profile productions.

Key Responsibilities

• Write secure, production-ready code (primarily in C++ and GoLang) and adapt to other languages when needed.
• Write tests for new and existing code and contribute to CI workflow
• Work closely within the team to iterate existing code
• Collaborate on team PRs or pair when appropriate
• Design and Implementation of new features
• Troubleshoot and Profile Code for bugs or performance issues
• Highlight any quality or security issues you might identify
• Provide Documentation to Users and Commissioning teams
• Contribute and provide feedback to other team members
• Participate in continuous learning, education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members
• Collaborate with other engineering teams on ensuring quality on for product delivery

Qualifications

• Multiple years of software development experience.
• Quickly familiarize yourself with new codebases and frameworks.
• Broad understanding of coding and programming languages.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Containerisation.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols (HTTP, SDP, RTP) and broadcast standards (NMOS, ST2022, ST2110).
• Experience in Realtime video, audio processing and control systems
• Experience in Database, Data modelling, and microservices architectures.

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:

Benefits

• Salary continuance insurance
• NEP Days – additional 5 days of leave per year (conditions apply)
• NEP Travel benefits & discounts including Qantas Club Membership
• Discounts through Employment Hero Work app
• 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.

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.

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.