Cloud Platform Software Engineer
Cloud Platform Software Engineer
At YouView, we are passionate about building a cutting-edge TV experience that UK households love. We work with a huge array of AWS services and use them to process billions of requests per day. As a business each day brings new opportunities, and we are looking for software engineers with a passion for infrastructure that can help us deliver our vision to create a world class TV experience that UK households love.
We utilise an event-driven, asynchronous architecture wherever possible. Some of the technologies we use are:
- Go, Clojure, Python
- Containers, Serverless
- ECS, CloudFormation, Lambda, Kinesis, DynamoDB, RDS, Neo4j Graph DB and many more.
- GitHub, CircleCI, Nexus
Responsibilities:
As part of an agile team, you will
- Design and build tools used by our engineers to develop, build, test and monitor our platform
- Maintain critical infrastructure components used by our engineers
- Introduce new codified policies to ensure best practices are followed
- Investigate and troubleshoot issues within our platform
- Get a chance to introduce new technologies as they become available
- Providing guidance to other engineers in relation to working within AWS
- Constantly learn new skills and techniques
- Take a quality first approach to everything you do paying particular attention to testing and testability
- Help us build and support an appealing engineering community through collaboration and having some fun
We run a “YouDay” once a sprint. It is a day where you choose what you want to work on. The only parameters are that it will either support you in your learning and development or that it will benefit the business now or in the future.
What we are looking for:
- Experience with a high-level language such as Golang or Python
- Proven experience writing and maintaining infrastructure as code (IaC) and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
- A keen interest in platform infrastructure
- A thirst for knowledge and a desire to make things better
You may also have:
- An understanding of monitoring and debugging in-life issues within a distributed cloud environment
- An appreciation for testing and its importance in the software development life cycle
- Experience maintaining Linux servers in a cloud environment
- Knowledge of AWS Best Practices in relation to Security and Networking
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary on offer
- Annual Bonus
- Flexible working
- Hybrid working - 4 days a month ( 1 day per week) in the office
- Relaxed office environment in the City of London, near Aldgate East station
- Pension Plan
- Private Healthcare
- Holiday purchase programme
- Staff Discount Scheme
- Home Office Allowance up to £400 to ensure you have the right tools/equipment for set up at home.
- Access to Learnably with an individual training budget to support your personal development & growth.
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme - Claim £2500 towards purchasing a bike/equipment.
- Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health First Aiders
- Generous family-friendly policies
About us:
At YouView, we are committed to creating a work environment where every colleague feels safe and comfortable being their authentic self, while also experiencing a strong sense of belonging that enables everyone to thrive.
We place great value on building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees, inspiring innovation, and helping us to realise our vision and have a positive impact on society.
YouView is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse team of exceptional individuals. We are always looking to hire the absolute best talent and recognise that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger.
We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, marital status, neurodivergent or disability status and it is our strong belief that the more inclusive we are as a business, the better our work will be.
Please advise our team of any support you may require throughout your applicant journey.
YouView is an on-demand TV service with over 70 live digital channels. It seamlessly combines seven day catch¬up on BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4 and Demand 5 with a library of on demand television programmes, films and radio. A range of quality content is available via on demand players from Netflix, Now TV, Milkshake!, UKTV Play, STV and S4C. YouView has record, pause and rewind TV functionality as well as a simple search and more.
Our social, supportive team is made up of the brightest minds available, in a truly dynamic business with clear growth and development potential.
YouView launched in summer 2012, brought BT Sport over IP in 2013, an upgrade to 4k and the launch of Netflix in 2014, partnered with Sony to offer the UI for its TVs in 2015 and brought the first UHD device to the UK. YouView launched a major upgrade to its underlying platform in 2017 with an award-winning UI in the UK with a powerful cloud back office providing new data and insights into how consumers watch and find TV. It recently announced the launch of Amazon Prime with BT and the arrival of Sky Atlantic in early 2019.
YouView continues to innovate and is working with the BBC to trial a UHD version of BBC iPlayer. YouView has won a number of major industry awards including Advanced TV Innovation of the Year at the 2017 Content Innovation Awards and Best Platform at the annual T3 Awards and most recently winner of the National Technology Awards for TV, Film and Broadcasting Technology of the Year.
Find out more about us on our social media: Twitter, Linkedin & Glassdoor
- Department
- Cloud Services
- Locations
- London
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
London
YouView Benefits
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Pension Scheme
Currently with Aviva – salary sacrifice scheme, so you save on your tax whilst saving into your pension You can opt in from day 1 or you will be automatically enrolled the month following your probation.
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Bonus
Automatically enrolled into Company Bonus Scheme the month after completing probation. Automatic enrolment from the month after completing probation
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Income Protection
Should you become unwell for a long period our insurance will cover 75% of your salary whilst you are getting better. Automatically enrolled from day one.
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Life Assurance
4x your salary to be paid should you pass away. Automatically enrolled from day 1, however you will need to complete an Expression of Wish to confirm your beneficiaries.
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Private Medical Insurance
Currently with BUPA, YouView will pay your premium –you will only pay tax – you can also add family cover for a small cost. You can opt in from month 1, you will need to complete a form and send to Team HR.
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Payroll Giving
Donate directly to charity to any registered UK charity – the deduction comes out of your gross salary, so you save on tax. You can sign up from day 1 – information on how to join can be found on YouView Extras.
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Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Support & advice for employees & their families dealing with personal problems including family issues & financial concerns – a totally free service. Access to this from day 1 – details can be found via YouView Extras or HR.
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Cycle 2 Work Scheme
Purchase a bike & equipment up to £2,500. You can sign up from day 1 – information on how to join can be found on YouView Extras.
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Holiday Purchase Scheme
You can buy up to 5 additional holiday days per year (which can be done in either April or October). There are 2 windows per year to join & you will be informed when the window opens – there is no required length of service to join
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YouView Extras
Access to great discounts & cashback as well as our Health & wellbeing centre. Access to this will be from day 1 – YouView Extras can be found on your Okta
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Eye Care
A free eye examination at up to £45 towards the cost of glasses for VDU use with Specsavers. You can utilise this once per year, from month one.
Life at YouView
At YouView, we live and breathe TV. Bringing together a diverse team of the smartest and most talented individuals in their fields from across the globe.
We are at the forefront of innovation, defining the future of television in the UK.
About YouView
YouView is a joint venture between some of the UK’s biggest names in TV and broadband.
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