Senior Backend Developer

Hi Im Tomas Brimor Engineering Manager for Team Enrichment & API at Telia Play. Were looking for a Backend Developer to join our team which serves as the engine behind the consistent complete and lightning-fast metadata catalog that powers the Telia TV experience across the Nordics.

If youre passionate about designing high-performance systems solving complex data problems and building software that has direct impact this is your opportunity to make a difference. Help shape the metadata systems that power Telia Play!

What youll do

As a Developer in Team Enrichment & API youll work at the core of our metadata ecosystem. Our mission is to aggregate normalize enrich and deliver metadata from a wide range of providers efficiently accurately and reliably. This metadata acts as a critical data layer that supports content discovery playback recommendations and catalog navigation across the Telia TV platform.

You will:

Design and build backend services that process and enrich metadata in near real-time

Model and maintain metadata structures that ensure consistency and completeness

Create APIs and event-driven systems to support metadata distribution across teams

Optimize performance and correctness in a high-throughput low-latency pipeline

Collaborate with backend developers data specialists and other teams to innovate across the entire metadata lifecycle from ingestion and modeling to enrichment and delivery

Our typical tech choices include Java Kotlin and Spring Boot deployed in AWS. We use SNS SQS and Kinesis for event-driven and message-based communication. Data is stored in PostgreSQL and DynamoDB depending on access needs. Infrastructure is defined using Terraform and we maintain a cloud-native workflow with CI/CD pipelines in GitHub along with strong observability practices including metrics and dashboards in Grafana.

Who you are

Youre a backend engineer who enjoys building scalable systems understands the importance of data quality and thrives in collaborative environments. You take ownership and think beyond code to improve systems as a whole.

Were looking for someone with:

5 years of professional experience in Java/Kotlin and backend development

Strong understanding of microservices architecture

Hands-on experience with cloud-native services (preferably AWS) container orchestration (Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Terraform)

Proficiency in designing and maintaining data processing pipelines APIs and system integrations

A proactive mindset and focus on improving systems rather than simply delivering features

Fluency in English and strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Awareness of secure software development practices (SSDLC) and commitment to quality assurance

Experience with AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot

Bonus: hands-on experience with AI/ML including prompt engineering embeddings RAG and deploying models into production systems.

Why join us

We are a core team within the Telia TV platform and our systems are foundational to every customer-facing feature. When metadata is missing or delayed its instantly visible. When it works as intended the experience is seamless.

Youll join a highly skilled and collaborative team that values technical excellence curiosity and real-world impact. We believe in autonomy and trust and we are always exploring how to evolve metadata processing and content discovery.

We are more than a workplace

At Telia youll be part of a diverse inclusive team of over 16500 people around the world. We are recognized as a Climate Leader in the Nordics and Baltics and we are committed to sustainability in everything we do.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package tailored to your local market opportunities for hybrid work and more. Youll also be eligible for an annual bonus based on performance and company results.

For applicants in Lithuania only: monthly salary range for this position is up to 6400 EUR before tax.

Ready to turn complex metadata into seamless content experiences

Wed love to hear from you. Please submit your application no later thanthrough our recruitment system. We cannot accept applications via email. Background checks will be conducted as part of the hiring process.

If you have questions feel free to contact me directly at

Join us and help design the systems that shape how content is organized connected and delivered.