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We are seeking an Engineering Manager to join our Streaming technology team, taking a people-first approach to leading both front-end and back-end engineers responsible for building and maintaining ITVX. This role focuses on delivering high-performing, scalable and reliable streaming services while fostering a culture of innovation, inclusion and continuous improvement across the team. Working closely with colleagues across Streaming, this role sits within the Growth & E-commerce Engineering team, a key driver of our objective to increase Monthly Active Users. As Engineering Manager, you will support the growth and development of engineers, shape the technical roadmap and ensure the team continues to deliver high-quality, resilient services that power ITVX.
Job Responsibility:
Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and grow engineers, focusing on their career development, technical expertise, and individual empowerment. Champion best practices in code quality, security, and testing. Be a leader who can guide the team through business changes by setting clear expectations and helping engineers adapt to new priorities
Technical Excellence & Strategy: Shape the technical roadmap, driving architectural decisions to ensure scalability and performance. Encourage experimentation with new technologies and manage infrastructure to ensure stability
Operational Management: Work with delivery managers to ensure agile processes, oversee on-call rotations, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align priorities and deliver features
Culture & Continuous Improvement: Promote an inclusive and diverse engineering environment, support continuous learning, and drive process optimisations while maintaining work-life balance through ITV’s Smart Working initiative
Requirements:
Senior Programmer Experience: Proven experience with expertise in front-end or back-end technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Scala, Java, Go, Rust, HTML, and CSS
Architecture & Performance: Strong understanding of system architecture, service performance, and DevOps practices
Diverse Culture Advocacy: A track record of fostering an inclusive and supportive engineering culture
Agile Experience: Demonstrable experience with agile delivery methodologies and the ability to balance speed with maintaining a high-quality codebase
Team Leadership: Experience in leading a team of engineers, focusing on individual growth, delivery, and engineering excellence
Nice to have:
Real-Time Analytics: Experience working with real-time analytics and monitoring systems for live streaming environments
Cloud Technologies: Expertise in cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker) and CI/CD pipelines
Monitoring Tools: Familiarity with monitoring tools for performance and service reliability optimisation
Streaming Technologies: Knowledge of streaming technologies such as HLS, DASH, and video/audio codecs (encoding/decoding)
What we offer:
Flexible working with a range of options
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