Software Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Software Engineer
Department: Commercial Tech & Change
Permanent
Office location: ITV White City/ Flexible Home-Office options
Hiring range: Β£70,000 - Β£85,000
For more information please email TalkingCareers@itv.com
Your work matters to millions.
Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, itβs not surprising that youβll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and weβre at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.
When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impactβs felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.
Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Donβt just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.
Your impact sends ripples.
The team
Youβll be joining a recently kick-started engineering initiative thatβs developing a cloud-centric engineering product that is critical to ITVs advertising business. You will also play a key role in shaping and growing our inclusive engineering culture.
The role
You will work in the following areas:
Software Engineering and DevOps
- Contribute to software design and implementation, and to software optimisation efforts
- Be involved in defining and following software standards and processes from peer code reviews to coding standards
- Follow best DevOps and DevSecOps practices, to ensure successful delivery, observability, operation and security of software in production
- Work with test and operations teams to troubleshoot, resolve issues and write unit and automated functional tests
Process and culture
- Help design and implement quality and cross-functional software development processes
- Have a role in defining and enabling a good engineering culture
Skills youβll need (minimum criteria)
- Working knowledge of our technology stack (TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Node.js).
- Experience building user-centric front-end applications
- Working in an agile environment
- Confident approaching development with TDD principles
- Embracing code quality and automation with CI/CD tooling
- Knowledge of AWS
- Worked with source control systems such as Github
Other things weβre looking for (key criteria)
- Knowledge of the UK broadcast industry & broadcast/OTT advertising market
- Knowledge of digital marketing and advertising industry
- Knowledge of Terraform and CloudFormation as IaC technologies
- Experience using AWS serverless technologies including Lambda, Step Functions, Aurora
- SSO solutions such as Cognito, Okta
- Working knowledge of GitHubActions or other CI/CD frameworks
ITV is for everyone.
ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, weβll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).
We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com.
- There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.
Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.
ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including
- Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
- Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
- Annual bonus opportunity
- Competitive pension contribution
- Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
- Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life
More about our benefits
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Broadcast Media
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Software Engineer roles across ITV Jobs's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Broadcast Media.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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