Media Software Engineer; Back-end; Temporary

Media Software Engineer (Back-end) (Temporary)

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THE ROLE :

Media Software Engineer (Back-end) Temporary

The Media Software Engineer designs and builds back-end software that powers A+E Global Media's content supply chain across its portfolio of brands (A&E, Lifetime, History, etc.). This includes systems responsible for managing video, audio, and other related media assets as they move throughout the company's internal and cloud-based content supply chains, including distribution to hundreds of the world's top cable systems and streaming platforms.

This role will focus on media workflows, data transformation, and cloud-based infrastructure automation. We are looking for a strong back-end engineer who enjoys solving complex workflow problems and building reliable, scalable systems. Prior media experience is helpful but not required - curiosity, adaptability, and strong engineering fundamentals matter most.

• Write, debug, and maintain software (primarily in Python), to enable back-end data processing, integrations, transformations, and automations for media workflows.

• Help design, develop, and deploy cloud-based media workflows using a variety of hosted and custom-built software solutions.

• Advocate for and uphold development best practices (like unit testing and code quality standards) in partnership with the team's technical leadership.

• Help design and maintain development, QA, and production environments related to media processing.

• Create technical documentation for internal use and train operational and support teams as necessary on how our software tools work and how to troubleshoot.

• Serve as an escalation point for internal teams helping to resolve complex issues related to our software and tools.

• Mentor and enhance the skillset of other team members and enable team members to contribute to software projects who may not be full-time developers.

• Support the company's commitment to meaningful engagement, collaborative ways of working and shared success across all areas of responsibility.

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Minimum 4+ years of professional back-end software development and configuration experience with a solid understanding of software architecture.

• Minimum 3+ years of experience with a scripting language such as Python, Ruby, PHP, Perl, or JavaScript. Strong experience in Python a plus.

• Familiarity with Linux and UNIX-based operating systems, with the ability to perform administrative tasks including environment configuration and troubleshooting using key system tools.

• Familiarity with cloud-computing and the tools available from modern cloud infrastructure providers such as Google, Microsoft, IBM and Oracle, with a strong preference for knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Experience working with users and stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions

• Strong experience with Python.

• Familiarity with media processing or large file-based workflows.

• Hands‑on experience with, or knowledge in, any of the following:

  • AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, Cloud Formation, Media Convert, and Cloud Watch)

  • Git Hub

  • CI/CD Tools

  • Event-Driven Architectures

  • SDVI Rally

• Familiarity with video production or post-production technologies.

• Self-organized with significant attention to detail and procedures.

• Ability to prioritize and address multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic work environment.

• Ability to work independently and with other members of a team.

• Experience creating and documenting test cases.

• Demonstrated leadership or mentorship experience.

• Demonstrated significant and strong interpersonal and written communications skills.

There is the opportunity to work in a "blended" environment from either on-premises or remote locations. Remote work is limited to approved states and requires having a robust home network/internet service capable of supporting the position's area of responsibilities.

Please note project assignment associates are engaged to provide service to A+E Global Media on a temporary basis in connection with a specific project. Project assignment associates are hired and employed through a third-party vendor with a duration/tenure of no longer than eighteen (18) months.

Compensation Contract Hourly Pay Rate: $71.00

The pay rate displayed serves as a good faith estimate for this role.

Compensation for the role will be based on a number of different factors such as a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, location, and experience. Learn more at

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