Staff Engineer, Web Platform, Digital Business

Drive the architecture, scalability, and performance of SonyLIV's Web Platform, ensuring a seamless, high-quality user experience across devices. The role will focus on building robust frontend systems, enabling engineering excellence, and supporting business growth through reliable and scalable web solutions.

• Bachelor's / Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

• 8-12 years of experience in frontend/web development
• Strong experience in building large-scale, consumer-facing web applications
• Experience in OTT / media / streaming platforms
• Exposure to Smart TV / multi-device ecosystems
• Experience with performance optimization, SEO, and analytics integration
• Familiarity with backend-for-frontend (BFF) or full-stack capabilities

Within the Organization

• Product & UX teams
• Data & Analytics
• QA & Release Management

Outside the Organization

• Third-party platform providers (analytics, ads, video players, etc.)

• Define and drive the frontend architecture for SonyLIV's web platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Build and optimize high-performance, responsive web applications for large user bases
• Lead design and implementation of reusable components, frameworks, and libraries
• Collaborate with Product and Design teams to translate requirements into high-quality user experiences
• Drive performance optimization (load time, rendering, SEO, Core Web Vitals)
• Ensure code quality, testing standards, and best practices across the team
• Mentor engineers and contribute to capability building within the frontend team
• Work closely with backend teams to define APIs and integration patterns
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies, tools, and frameworks to enhance platform capabilities
• Support release planning, debugging, and production issue resolution
• Proficiency in frameworks like React / Next.js / Angular
• Deep understanding of web performance, caching, and optimization techniques
• Experience with API integrations, micro-frontend architecture
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and testing frameworks
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Stakeholder collaboration and communication
• Ownership mindset and attention to detail
• Ability to mentor and guide teams
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment

• Passion for building high-quality digital products
• Proactive and self-driven approach
• Strong focus on user experience and innovation
• Ability to balance technical depth with business priorities