Senior Java Backend Software Engineer

Customer is the leading free streaming television service in America, delivering 250+ live and original channels and thousands of on-demand movies in partnership with major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media companies. Pluto TV is available on all mobile, web, and connected TV streaming devices, and millions of viewers tune in each month to watch premium news, TV shows, movies, sports, lifestyle, and trending digital series. Headquartered in West Hollywood, Pluto TV has offices in New York, Silicon Valley, Chicago, and Berlin.

The customer creates entertainment experiences that drive conversation and culture around the world. Through television, film, digital media, live events, merchandise, and solutions, our brands connect with diverse, young, and the young at heart audiences in more than 180 countries.

We are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer with strong experience in Java, distributed systems, and stream-based processing to join our engineering team. You will design, build, and operate backend services that handle high-throughput workloads, integrate with cloud platforms, and support business-critical applications. This role also involves working with Node.js services, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure tooling, including Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, AWS, and GCP.

• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community

This is a critical role with a wide range of responsibilities, including:
Design, implement, and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Node.js.
Build and optimize message-driven architectures and data pipelines using Apache Kafka.
Develop scalable, resilient APIs and backend services.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following industry best practices.
Deploy, monitor, and support applications running on Kubernetes across cloud environments.
Work closely with architects and product teams to design system components and integrations.
Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and operational readiness efforts.
Troubleshoot production issues across services and infrastructure.
Prototyping of new technologies to reduce cost and increase engineering velocity.

● 5+ years of experience building highly performant, scalable middleware APIs and backend services capable of handling thousands of requests per second (RPS).

● Proficiency in Java with Spring Boot for developing scalable backend services.

● Experience with Golang and familiarity with cloud technologies (e.g., EKS, ECS, Lambda, Elasticache, Aurora/RDS, SQS, SNS, Step Functions).

● 3+ years of experience building containerized applications (e.g., Docker) on container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, ECS).

● Hands-on experience with GCP technologies, including Pub/Sub, Kubernetes, MySQL, and Spanner.

● Strong technical communication skills to articulate complex solutions.

● Strong understanding of cloud concepts across AWS and GCP environments.