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Nine is Australia's largest locally owned media company - the home of Australia's most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want - across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.
Nine's assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.
Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.
We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human
Job Description
Australia's leading broadcast video on demand platform offers a destination for consumers around Australia to catch up on their favourite programs anywhere, anytime, on the device of their choosing.
The 9Now Web team is a primarily front-end agile software and streaming development team building the "Future of Television". Our core responsibility is building, testing, securing and maintaining 9now.com.au. We're at the forefront of 9Now's strategy, creating a responsive, performant, accessible user experience for viewing 9Now content in mobile, tablet and desktop browsers.
You'll be working alongside both Senior and Associate Engineers within the team, and closely with Product and Quality in the broader Streaming team.
We're looking for people who are based in Sydney, and would be able to come into the office.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional teams to plan, design, develop and test solutions.
Work across our web-based tech stack (Typescript and JavaScript), particularly utilising React (including Next.js, Styled Components, Jotai state management, Jest, Testing Library React and Playwright), hosted in Docker on AWS infrastructure.
Develop our streaming video stack and its accompanying analytics and observability.
Qualifications
You will be a solid team player, who shows commitment to the team's purpose and effectively contributes and shares skills/knowledge with others. Equally you are passionate about learning and continuous self improvement. You'll have an ability to absorb information and act accordingly, often in difficult situations. You will be proactive in discussing solutions and raising ideas for improvement in a positive and professional way, allowing you to build strong relationships.
What we would like to see on your resume:
Previous experience in a Software Engineer position .
You are able to work autonomously, and are comfortable managing your own timelines/deliverables.
Hands-on experience with Typescript, JavaScript, React or equivalent front-end framework.
Unit testing and Test Driven Development.
Proven React experience, with exposure to other technologies and frameworks.
Experience in developing and practising a positive, collaborative culture.
Patience and understanding when working with other engineers.
Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical staff.
Excellent knowledge of defensive coding practices to address common security vulnerabilities.
Passionate about learning and continuous self improvement.
Additional Information
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.
Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
