Javascript Developer (OTT-Video)

About the Role:

This role is for a Javacript Developer and will suit an independent, collaborative, and experienced team member with a background in the Video/OTT industry, and a natural eye for excellent web and mobile UI/UX. You will be a natural leader that enjoys mentoring/training junior developers, be comfortable taking the lead and making decisions, be a natural, creative thinker, and possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of technical architecture, coding, and development standards
• Produce high quality, re-usable code, and ensure best practices are followed by the team you lead
• Create new and enhance existing features and code according to requirements
• Take the lead in Sprint Planning and Retrospective sessions
• Work closely with the product management team to produce accurate estimates and clarification
• Ensure the production of design artifacts, as well as the creation of accurate documentation

Required Experience:

• At least 3-5 years’ experience working as Developer on enterprise level software, with in-depth experience using Javascript and Typescript
• Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3
• Ample working experience in an Agile environment, developing/designing enterprise level software
• Experience with User Testing, REST API’s, JSON and XML
• Knowledge of distributed multi-tier infrastructure
• Ideally some exposure to Git, GitHub, GitFlow etc
• Video/OTT experience is essential

About Ovyo
Ovyo works globally with companies in the TV & Media industries including some of the top household brands. Our people build the platforms that shape the way the world watches video and connects, working on a mix of long-term customer engagements and shorter consulting projects, quickly fast tracking their experience within the industry, and their career. We are a modern, dynamic company with some of the best OTT Engineers out there, and we focus on being a great place to work. Most of our technical teams are based in India and South Africa but we also have people in the UK (where our management office is) and Europe.