Senior Backend / Media Platform Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Backend / Media Platform Engineer to join a long-term project focused on the expansion and modernization of a Media Asset Management (MAM) platform in the media and entertainment domain.

The role is backend-heavy and hands-on. You will work on migrating a legacy monolithic system to a distributed, containerized architecture, contributing to architectural decisions and long-term platform evolution rather than short-term feature delivery.

You will collaborate closely with product managers, technical leads, and distributed engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services for a Media Asset Management platform
• Participate in migrating a legacy monolith to a distributed, containerized system
• Work with media processing pipelines, including transcoding and clipping
• Contribute to architectural decisions and system modernization initiatives
• Build and maintain asynchronous, message-driven workflows
• Collaborate with frontend and integration teams
• Support long-term platform scalability, reliability, and maintainability

Technical Stack

• C# / .NET – backend services
• PostgreSQL / SQL Server – relational databases, migrations
• FFmpeg – media transcoding, clipping, processing
• Docker – containerization
• Kubernetes / Rancher – orchestration and deployment
• RabbitMQ – asynchronous messaging
• TypeScript + React – frontend (integration context)
• Express.js – backend integrations
• ELK Stack – logging, search, observability
• Git / GitHub – version control and collaboration

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer
• Strong hands-on experience with C# / .NET
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL
• Experience with PostgreSQL or SQL Server, including migrations or schema redesign
• Hands-on experience with media processing pipelines (FFmpeg or similar)
• Understanding of video transcoding, clipping, and media workflows
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications
• Familiarity with Kubernetes-based environments (Rancher or similar)
• Experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ or equivalents)
• Understanding of distributed systems and asynchronous processing
• Experience working with legacy codebases and system modernization

• Confident English (Upper-Intermediate / B2 or higher)

   

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Background in media, streaming, or entertainment platforms
• Experience with low-level video frame or image processing
• Familiarity with the ELK stack (logging, monitoring, observability)
• Experience with Node.js / Express.js for integrations or auxiliary services
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
• Experience working in staff augmentation or hybrid team models
• Exposure to architectural refactoring or system decomposition
• Experience with Linux-based environments

• Experience supporting on-prem and cloud (AWS) deployments

   

Additional Information

• Role focus: backend engineering & platform modernization
• Domain: Media & Entertainment
• Project type: Long-term
• Collaboration with distributed teams