Java Software Engineer, Distribution

NPR is a thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization producing award-winning news and information. They are seeking an experienced Java Software Engineer to develop and maintain their content distribution platform and tools, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance public media content distribution.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for design, development and maintenance of our Content Distribution System. Work closely with the Product Owner and peers from the development team
• Follow software development procedures and report directly to the Sr. Manager of Software Development
• Write, edit, and debug software in Java
• Respond promptly and professionally to bugs reported by QA
• Ability to conduct system analysis independently to keep our systems current with changing technologies
• Analyze system specifications and break down requirements to well defined development tasks
• Test new code thoroughly to ensure logic is correct, and that program results are accurate
• Document code consistently throughout the development process
• Provide assistance to testers and support personnel as needed to determine system problems
• Participate in code deployments to QA and production systems
• Identify and respond appropriately to production problems
• Join the developer “on-call” rotation after approximately 3 months
• Participate in disaster recovery site readiness and testing
• Participate in daily stand-ups and other scrum activities (e.g. backlog grooming, planning, demos and retrospectives)

Requirements:

• Three to five years experience with building and consuming API's as well as familiarity with various programming languages and frameworks
• Very comfortable using standard software development tools such as IDE's, Open Source Java/C development frameworks, profilers, SQL explorer, and issue/bug tracking tools
• Experience with designing and building tiered software systems using a major relational database
• Experience with Agile / Scrum software development practices
• Fluent in Java
• Fluent in relational databases, such as PosgreSQL
• Experience in front-end web application development
• Experience working with a version control system (Git preferred)
• Experience with unit testing, CI/CD pipelines, and production system deployment
• Experience working in Linux/Unix platform
• Experience with Spring application framework
• Excellent problem solving, analysis and troubleshooting skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines
• Experience with Vaadin UI framework
• Familiarity with orchestration and automated workflows with tools like Nomad and Consul
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Teamcity or equivalent)
• Knowledge of C, C++
• Knowledge Audio over IP systems (e.g. AES67, Livewire, WheatNet, etc)
• Experience with real-time audio processing and low-latency systems
• Knowledge of various network protocols including SRT, RIST, RTP, UDP
• Knowledge of various codecs/formats including MP2, MP3, MPEG-TS, FLAC, Opus, Ogg, AAC
• Experience with audio tools/libraries ffmpeg, libav, gstreamer, ALSA, etc
• Experience with Docker/containers, and major cloud platforms