Back End Developer / Engineer II – UK

⭐ Key Position Details

• 👤 Positions: 1
• 🚀 Start Date: ASAP
• 📆 Duration: 6-month contract → possible extension to 12 months, with a 3-month review
• 🌍 Location: UK (100% Remote)

£475 Per Day PAYE

£650 Per Day Umbrella

🔧 Role Objective

Support the team during the playback orchestration system migration, focusing primarily on maintaining the current system to ensure stability, reduce risk, and keep performance strong as the migration nears completion.

🛠️ Required Technical Skills

• 🥇 Senior-level C++ expertise — many years of hands-on experience
• Experience with playback and orchestration APIs (preferred)
• 🐞 Excellent debugging abilities + strong test mindset
• 🔄 Enjoy switching contexts and jumping across multiple projects
• 🧩 Comfortable digging into system design through logs, data, and tooling

🤝 Essential Soft Skills

• 🗣️ Outstanding communication — especially simplifying complex technical domains for stakeholders
• 👥 Strong team collaborator who leverages peer knowledge
• 📣 Proactive “overcommunicator” to maintain clarity, alignment, and avoid rework

🌟 Preferred Experience

• 📺 Background in consumer multimedia (e.g., Netflix, Amazon)
• 🚗 Experience with automotive software (e.g., Volvo Cars)
• 🛒 Familiarity with marketplaces involving orchestration or content restrictions
• (e.g., Peloton or similar entertainment ecosystems)

🧪 Interview Process

The process includes two rounds, with the technical assessment prioritized:

1️⃣ 60-minute Technical Screening

• Small coding exercise
• Code review focused on system design thinking and familiarity with large-scale codebases

2️⃣ 30-minute Values Interview

• Conversation with the Hiring Manager on ways of working, culture fit, and collaboration style

🏗️ Role Responsibilities

• Build flexible, platform-agnostic C++ solutions for the Playback Orchestration system
• Write clear, efficient, maintainable C++ code
• Perform root cause analysis using data, logs, and code inspection
• Improve system reliability through testing, tooling, and continuous performance evaluation
• Collaborate closely with a skilled, supportive team to brainstorm and develop creative solutions

👤 Who You Are

• 3–5+ years of software engineering experience
• C++ feels like just another tool in your toolbox
• Comfortable comparing and working across languages (Swift, Java, Kotlin)
• Data-driven decision maker
• Documentation advocate
• Enjoy learning new tools and tackling diverse technical problems
• Great at asynchronous work within distributed teams

If you are interested, apply directly.