Associate Software Development Engineer - TV

MBC Group

UAE

Ref: LP104-246

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Responsibilities & Activities:
• Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain responsive user interfaces in web-based solutions with maximum browser compatibility.
• Work in an agile team and look for ways to continuously improve through asking and providing feedback.
• Engage and coordinate Product Managers and other engineering teams (Back-end, QA, Dev-Ops) in development new features, support, maintenance and troubleshooting production issues.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Rapidly prototype and build Proof of Concepts to demonstrate to stakeholders.

Requirements

Essential Skills & Experience:
• A degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Solid knowledge of web technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and frameworks in building responsive design and cross browser compatible.
• Solid understanding of JavaScript (ES6+).
• Solid Experience in React Native.
• Hands-on experience with popular JavaScript tools, frameworks, and design principals, and up to date with the changing JavaScript ecosystem landscape.
• Thorough understanding of Software Development Lifecycle and methodologies.
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles.
• Experience with popular React.js state management tools (e.g., Flux, Redux, Mobx).
• Experience with common front-end development tools (e.g., Babel, Webpack, NPM ...etc.).
• Experience in analyzing UI performance metrics and optimizing the implementation.

Nice to have:
• Experience in isomorphic React is a plus.
• Experience in building web applications with video playback capabilities.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and understanding of branching models & strategies.
• Working experience with Scrum or similar agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of SEO principles.

About the Company

MBC GROUP is the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches people’s lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, in 1991, MBC GROUP moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates.

Today, MBC GROUP includes over 17 leading TV channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment); MBC2 & MBC MAX (24-hour western movies); MBC3 (children’s edutainment with a mix of both local productions and western acquisitions); MBC4 (entertainment for young families with a female-focus); MBC ACTION (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males with local and homegrown productions); MBC VARIETY (Western films and general entertainment with uninterrupted broadcasting); MBC DRAMA (24/7 Arabic drama) & MBC+ DRAMA (a joint pay-TV channel between MBC and OSN); MBC PERSIA (general family entertainment dubbed and subtitled in Farsi); WANASAH (24-hour Arabic music channel); MBC MASR & MBC MASR2 (general family entertainment geared towards the Egyptian family); MBC BOLLYWOOD (delivering the freshest in Bollywood content geared towards the region via an Arabized interface); MBC USA (on “Dish Network” in the US); MBC IRAQ (a premium channel aimed at the entire Iraqi family), MBC5 (new satellite channel dedicated to the Maghreb); all of them benefit from MBC STUDIOS which produces the region’s most compelling premium content for cinema, television and on-demand platforms. MBC GROUP also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music).

Furthermore, part of MBC GROUP is Shahid and its premium subscription-based service Shahid VIP, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform, home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive movies and premieres, as well as the top watched live Arab TV channels.

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Associate salaries in UAE

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