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Optomi

Senior Software Engineer (Java / AWS) - Santa Monica

Optomi, Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403

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Overview

Senior Software Engineer (Java / AWS) – 12+ month contract (potential to hire) - Hybrid This role is hybrid 3 days per week in Santa Monica, CA

Optomi, in partnership with one of the largest entertainment companies in the world, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join their User State and Customizations team within the Services and Data Engineering organization.

The team’s mission is to build highly available, high-throughput services that power personalized experiences for millions of subscribers. You’ll play a key role in designing and scaling backend systems that support live sports, entertainment, and core streaming functionality at a global scale.

Responsibilities

Impact millions of subscribers by delivering personalized, reliable streaming experiences

Join a high-growth team at the center of streaming innovation in entertainment and live sports

Lead architecture discussions, mentor engineers, and shape best practices at scale

Contribute to a strong technical community through collaboration and knowledge sharing

Qualifications

BS in Computer Science or STEM subject

Expertise in Java, database scaling (MongoDB, MySQL), and stream processing

Strong understanding of async programming models (events, callbacks, promises, async/await) and concurrency

Hands-on experience building RESTful services with production-grade reliability

Experience with Git, Jenkins, and Docker

Excellent communication skills, self-directed problem solver, and collaborative mindset

Environment Java, Spring Boot, Spark, MongoDB, MySQL, AWS, Jenkins, Docker, REST APIs, Scala, Python, Databricks, Git

Focus areas

Building scalable, high-performance backend services critical to high-volume streaming platforms

Driving architecture, engineering standards, and mentoring within the team

Ensuring system reliability and availability through on-call support and production readiness

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Entertainment Providers and Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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