Title:Senior Java Backend Developer Type:6 months minimum Location:RemoteAbout Ovyo: Ovyo is a B2B services company providing flexible engineering teams and talent solutions to the streaming, media, satellite, and communications industries. With a global footprint across the UK, India, Portugal, South Africa, Brazil, the US, and Eastern Europe, we work on a mix of long-term client engagements and fast-paced consulting projects. Our engineers build the platforms that shape how the world consumes video and connects — while accelerating their own careers along the way.The Role We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join a multidisciplinary agile platform team, working on a cutting-edge platform that powers live and on-demand streaming at global scale. You will work across the full backend stack, including Java services, event-driven architectures, RESTful APIs, and cloud infrastructure. This role suits someone who takes ownership, contributes to system design, and enjoys solving complex engineering challenges in high-scale environments.Requirements Strong experience with Java (Java 11+) in production environments Solid experience with relational databases (MySQL and/or PostgreSQL) Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs (e.g. Spring Boot, Dropwizard, JAX-RS) Experience with event-driven systems (e.g. Kafka, SQS, Kinesis, SNS) Familiarity with AWS services (e.g. EC2, RDS, S3, SQS, DynamoDB) Good understanding of software design patterns Strong automated testing experience (unit and integration testing) Experience working in agile development teamsNice to have: Scala or functional programming experience NoSQL databases Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) Docker / containerised environments Experience delivering zero-downtime deployments Background in streaming, media, or broadcast technologyResponsibilities Build, maintain, and optimise backend Java services and APIs Design scalable and reliable systems for live and on-demand streaming Contribute to system architecture and technical design discussions Write and maintain automated tests and support QA processes Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, QA, and product teams Participate in code reviews and uphold engineering standards Identify and resolve performance issues, reliability risks, and technical debt Proactively suggest improvements and drive technical excellence