Senior Software Engineer, Digital Archive

Company Description

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company. We are home to premium, trusted news, sport and entertainment. Nine's assets span free-to-air television, free and paid streaming, publishing and digital audio, and digital outdoor and retail media. Our content reaches almost every Australian - meaning what we do has real impact. We bring people together, celebrate the big moments, and capture the everyday ones. As our iconic and emerging brands continue to evolve, we offer unique opportunities for you to bring fresh ideas, innovate, and make your mark on the future of Australian media.

Job Description

The Digital Archive team at Nine is embarking on a true once-in-a-generation project to digitise and productise our unmatched content archive, representing 195 years of Australian broadcast media, film, and publications.

This is a unique opportunity to shape a lasting social and historical legacy for Australia. As Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the foundational design of a new suite of AI-powered products. These innovations will make our rich history accessible to internal creators and new external markets, unlocking diversified revenue streams for Nine.

If you want to build cutting-edge tech that preserves national history while pioneering the future of AI-driven media, this is your next career defining move.

This is a 12-month contract.

What You Will Do:

• Design a highly scalable, robust, and performant infrastructure capable of handling the ingestion, processing, and long-term preservation of massive multi-media datasets.
• Build the foundational software architecture that integrates advanced machine learning capabilities to enrich content, enabling intelligent accessibility and smart discovery features.
• Define distributed system architectures, and ensure seamless cloud integration.
• Act as a key Senior Engineer mentoring engineering teams and articulating complex architectural decisions to senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders.

What You Will Bring:

• 6+ years of progressive experience in software engineering in enterprise-level platforms.
• Technical expertise in developing and maintaining applications using Golang or Java.
• A proven track record of designing and implementing highly scalable, robust, and performant architectures.
• Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure and services (AWS, GCP, or Azure) to support massive data ingestion, high-throughput processing pipelines, and long-term digital preservation.
• Direct experience designing architectures that successfully integrate machine learning or AI capabilities to enrich content and power new product suites.
• Exceptional technical leadership, mentoring abilities, and communication skills.

Desirable Experience & Skills:

• Experience with Media Asset Management (MAM), digital archiving, video tech, or high-volume content digitisation.
• Familiarity with media standards, metadata frameworks, and preservation protocols (e.g., PREMIS, METS).
• Strong DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Cloud Run) to optimize cost and performance.
• Familiarity with information security principles, including manual security assessment methodologies (authenticated and unauthenticated testing).

Additional Information

How we work

At Nine, our flexible work options vary by role and team. Depending on the position, this may include flexible hours, hybrid work, or part-time arrangements. We welcome discussing your flexibility needs during the hiring process - just ask the Talent Acquisition team.

Our employee benefits include:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave with no distinction between primary and secondary carers

• Access to 'Employee Exclusives' program - a way of getting closer to our incredible brands, offering unique experiences, behind-the-scenes access, and awesome perks.

• Digital newspaper subscription to our mastheads

• Annual gift voucher for Stan subscription

• More info at Nine Careers

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.

Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.