Full Stack Java Engineer

Do something big and innovative! Stretch your creative muscles and work on big issues.  Since 1989, we have developed technology environments, applications, and tools by providing experienced teams to implement, enhance, and maintain our clients’ essential systems and applications.  Come join the Scalence team!

• We are looking for a Frontend-heavy Full-Stack Engineer to build the mission-critical interfaces and orchestration tools that power Client Original Content. In this role, you will bridge the gap between massive media datasets and the studio teams who
  manage them.
• You'll work alongside senior engineers and architects, contributing deep implementation expertise while taking ownership of the code you ship.
• We are not looking for "task-doers" who simply check off tickets.
• We need analytical thinkers who go above and beyond to understand the "why" behind the system, proactively identifying bottlenecks in the media pipeline before they become outages.

• Advanced UI Orchestration: Build sophisticated, state-heavy applications using React and TypeScript. You will build interfaces that manage catalogs, availability windows, and technical specifications for content across Sports, TV, and Music.
• Systems & Data Integration: Maintain and extend a robust Java backend, working within established architectural patterns. You will manage data persistence across PostgreSQL for relational metadata and NoSQL solutions for high-throughput logging and asset state tracking.
• AI-Augmented Development: Leverage Generative AI to reduce developer toil and amplify focus on complex problems. We expect engineers who use AI to generate documentation, build comprehensive test coverage, and
  understand intricate architectures - freeing up time to tackle the challenging problems that truly require human insight.
• Analytical Problem Solving: Analyze complex content assembly pipelines. You are expected to dive deep into the "plumbing," using data to inform implementation decisions, recommend improvements, and contribute to the 99.99%
  reliability of our media egress.

• React & TypeScript: This is the primary driver for "Advanced UI Orchestration." You'll need deep knowledge of state management (Redux, Recoil, or React Query) to handle complex, real-time media metadata.
• Java & Spring Boot: For the 30% backend, you need a firm grasp of the JVM ecosystem to maintain robust microservices that handle content availability and asset state tracking.
• PostgreSQL & NoSQL (e.g., Cassandra or MongoDB): You must be comfortable with dual-database strategies—using SQL for relational content metadata (catalogs) and NoSQL for high-throughput logging and asset status.
• Distributed Systems / Orchestration: Since the role involves "media egress" and "content assembly pipelines," familiarity with tools like Kafka (for event streaming) or Airflow/Temporal (for workflow orchestration) is vital.
• GenAI Tooling (Prompt Engineering/LLMs): The role explicitly asks for "AI-Augmented Development." You need proficiency in using tools like GitHub Copilot or LLM APIs to automate boilerplate, testing, and documentation.

• We are looking for a Systems-Thinking Product Engineer. This person isn't just a UI developer; they are an engineer who understands how a button click on the frontend triggers a cascade of events across a global media pipeline.
• The "Why" Specialist: They don't just fix a bug; they find out why the bug existed in the pipeline architecture and suggest a systemic fix.
• Media-Savvy: Ideally, they understand the nuances of digital assets—things like "availability windows," "codecs," or "DRM," or at least have the curiosity to learn the domain deeply.
• High-Reliability Mindset: They treat 99.99% uptime as a personal challenge. They value automated testing and observability (telemetry) over "move fast and break things.

nitish.bose@scalence.com