API Software Engineer

Career Opportunities with NEP Group Inc.

A great place to work.

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

NEP is Europe’s leading provider of outsourced television production services.

We are always looking for great people to join our team; people with a passion for people and teamwork helping us deliver exceptional results for our clients.

The position

NEP is looking for an API Software Engineer to build and maintain the backend services that power our NEP Platform. You’ll design robust, scalable APIs to orchestrate IP-based video/audio routing, network device management, and real‑time monitoring. This role is ideal for someone with strong experience in API design, cloud‑native microservices, and a passion for media‑centric applications.

This full time role is based in Hilversum, Netherlands with hybrid working options, primarily Monday to Friday business hours and may require occasional travel and weekend work depending on client request.

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

API Design & Development:

• Build and implement RESTful (and/or gRPC) APIs in support of NEP's control plane and management plane functions.
• Define clear, versioned API contracts (OpenAPI/Swagger) and ensure backward compatibility.
• Microservices & Integration:
• Build and maintain microservices in a service‑oriented architecture, leveraging technologies such as Go, Java, or Node.js.
• Integrate with third‑party device SDKs and SDN controllers to automate discovery, configuration, and monitoring of NMOS/IP 2110 endpoints.

Scalability & Performance:

• Ensure APIs can handle high event‑rate scenarios (device state changes, alarm streams) with low latency.
• Implement caching, rate limiting, and circuit‑breaking patterns to maintain reliability under load.
• Security & Reliability:
• Enforce authentication/authorization (OAuth‑2.0, JWT) and adhere to best practices for secure API development.
• Write thorough unit, integration, and contract tests; participate in API performance benchmarking and load‑testing.
• Work closely with front‑end (React/React Native) teams, DevOps, and QA to define API usage patterns and troubleshoot integration issues.
• Maintain comprehensive API documentation and example client libraries or SDKs.

Required skills and attributes:

• 3+ years designing and building production APIs or microservices.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language (Go, PHP, or Node.js/TypeScript).
• Strong familiarity with RESTful design principles and OpenAPI/Swagger tooling.
• Experience with message brokers or event buses (Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ) for real‑time data streams.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Understanding of IP 2110 workflows, NMOS specifications, or SDN concepts is a strong plus.
• Comfortable working in AWS, Azure, or GCP environments, including CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Familiar with infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Clear communicator able to define API behaviors and error models for cross‑functional teams.
• Proven track record of documenting technical systems and mentoring peers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with gRPC or GraphQL APIs.
• Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing (Jaeger, OpenTelemetry).
• Hands‑on knowledge of AMWA NMOS IS‑04/IS‑05 or equivalent control APIs.
• Building client‑side SDKs or CLI tools to simplify API consumption.
• Active participation in Scrum ceremonies and a drive for continuous improvement.

NEP believes that, first and foremost, the efforts of our people are what contribute to our successes. We offer a range of benefits that assist our team in their professional development and wellbeing, including:

• A contract for 32-40 hours per week
• Salary appropriate to your position and experience
• 25 vacation days based on full‑time
• Mileage allowance or an NS route card
• Pension scheme with shared contribution
• We pay 300 euros per calendar year to your gym and have an attractive bicycle plan

This is a full‑time role and is a unique opportunity for the right person. So if you want to be part of a global company apply today!

You must have the right to live and work in The Netherlands to apply for this job.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About Our Process

At NEP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with Our Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants' suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, right to work checks, and reference checks.

NEP is the largest media technology partner for content producers of live sports, entertainment, and corporate events globally. For more than 35 years, NEP has been delivering innovative products and services that enable clients to make, manage and show the world their content—anywhere, anytime, on any platform.

As a trusted partner working on some of the largest productions in the world, NEP offers a complete set of end‑to‑end solutions, from content capture to distribution—including a growing portfolio of transformational cloud‑based, software‑based and virtualized technologies.

NEP’s Live Production solutions range from AV services and live audience enhancements to traditional outside broadcast and cutting‑edge centralized and cloud production.

NEP’s Virtual Production solutions start at the creative stage and end with exceptional execution across ICVFX, augmented reality, LED stages and more.

NEP’s Media Processing solutions provide the tools and products our clients need to ingest, edit, store, search, manage and distribute their digital assets to rights holders across multiple platforms.

Headquartered in the United States, NEP has operations in 25 countries with over 4,000+ employees. Together, NEP has supported productions in over 100 countries on all seven continents and is still growing. Clients range from the leaders in sport, music, film and TV, to major corporate brands, agencies, to new content owners and creators all around the world.

Anywhere, anytime, on any platform—we help our clients make, manage, and show the world their content.

#J-18808-Ljbffr