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504477Work type:
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IT/Technology
ABOUT THE ABC
The ABC is the nation's most trusted and independent source of Australian conversations, culture, and stories.
With over 4,000 employees from diverse backgrounds across over 50 locations around Australia and overseas, we are proud to create, curate and deliver high-quality content that informs, educates and entertains Australian communities.
ABOUT THE ROLE
You will work with real-time data pipelines to personalise search and editorial experiences for ABC digital products.
Collaborating with engineering colleagues, you will contribute to the development of robust, observable, and testable solutions that are well documented and oriented towards solving the current and emerging organisational needs for a diverse media organisation committed to bringing a variety of content to all Australians.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESProvide advanced technical development skills within ABC Digital Network's Technology team, to develop high performance platforms and services.Under the broad direction of the Technical Lead, deliver high quality software development and produce best possible results on code quality, efficiency, system sustainability, scalability, and security within agreed time and budget requirements.Maintain a high level of awareness of engineering best practice in the industry, sharing your knowledge with the team and proactively supporting opportunities for improvement.Continually improve the quality of output and maintain the integrity of professional documentation, including technical designs, product specifications, and automated test packs.Ensure separation of concerns and create layers of abstractions and re-usable components where appropriate.
Adopt service-oriented architecture when designing particularly complex systems and apply industry best practices where appropriate.Drive the effort in continuously strengthen the architectural foundation of the platform and drive the architectural improvements and best practices for the platform.ABOUT YOUOutstanding enterprise-level experience with Golang (preferred) or other major languages (C, C#, Java), with an ability to write efficient, testable code.Highly advanced skills in application monitoring and dashboard tools, combined with a knowledge of how to implement application telemetry for reporting.
DataDog experience preferred.Significant experience in handling database management systems with high volume of data throughput.
Elasticsearch preferred.Demonstrated experience in API design, development, management and testing.
Experience with REST and GraphQL preferred.Demonstrated substantial experience developing very complex, secure and high-performance software for a range of platforms and devices.Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to foster open and creative relationships within and across teams.Excellent planning and organisational skills with an ability to prioritise projects and tasks, and investigate, diagnose, and solve complex technical problems.WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?Come and join the vibrant Digital Product department in the ABC.
Our mission is to enable ABC's digital future, where ABC transitions from a traditional broadcaster to Australia's most trusted and valued digital media organisation.
Through harnessing our talents in digital, collaborating with our partners and delivering beyond expectations, we ensure the ABC not just remains relevant but thrives.As a group of product and platform teams, we develop and maintain the ABC's audience facing digital products across mobile, connected TV, desktop, and smart speakers.
Whether it is staying informed of the latest breaking news, bringing some great TV on ABC iview, streaming the Hottest 100 on the triple j app and website, or entertaining the kids with our ABC Kids app - the ABC's Digital Product offerings are some of Australia's most loved and most used platforms.Your work will be appreciated by millions of audiences across Australia.
We are an open and cohesive team where your voice will not get lost.
You can get a sneak peek into our product engineering world through our blog: https://www.abc.net.au/digital-productWe are committed to career development and invest in our people to grow and become leaders in their fields.
Everyone in the Digital Product department has a designated budget for training and development.
We believe in flexible approaches to working and building self-organising and collaborative teams that offer friendly and supportive environments in which all team members can strive and grow.For further information on this position please contact
Brett Whyte, Digital Talent Acquisition Lead via email ****** are unable to accept email applications, please ensure that you submit your application via the online portal.
We respectfully request that Recruitment Agencies do not submit applications for this position.In line with our focus on diversity, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTIQA+ individuals.
The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.To request recruitment and selection information in alternate formats, request adjustments, or have accessibility requirements please contact ******
For more information on inclusive employee networks within the ABC please refer to Life Page on ABC LinkedIn.
For more information on working at the ABC visit abc.net.au/careersAdvertised:
16 Dec 2024 11:15 AM AUS Eastern Daylight TimeApplications close:
13 Jan 2025 5:00 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
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