Development Manager - Engineering

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NEP is Europe’s leading provider of outsourced television production services.

We are always looking for great people to join our team; people with a passion for people and teamwork helping us deliver exceptional results for our clients.

NEP Europe is currently looking for an Engineering Manager to lead, mentor and manage engineering teams across various NEP Platform solutions. The role is accountable for the reliable delivery of software through the support of the team leads, software engineers and through collaboration with Product, Architecture and key stakeholders.

Continue building the credibility and integrity of the NEP platform within and outside of NEP.

You will assist in contributing to the roadmap and strategy for the NEP platform. This role is based at our state-of-the-art media centre in Hilversum and may require occasional travel and weekend work depending on client request.

The position

We require experienced Development Manager to lead and grow our cross-functional engineering organization supporting the Total Facility Control (TFC) platform and broadcast software products. You will oversee the technical teams that are based in Europe—including Front-End, UI/UX & API—ensuring alignment to NEP Platform’s strategic vision.

This role is crucial for maintaining NEP’s high levels of customer satisfaction, optimizing system performance, and ensuring seamless product transitions from development to delivery phases.

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Provide Feedback and Identify opportunities of growth for team members.
• Support and mentor Team Leads, and Engineers, to establish and maintain a culture of delivering quality solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scum Masters and Platform Leadership to ensure smooth development of the platform.
• Highlight and suggest improvements in shortcomings in services, policies or process.
• Along with Team Leads continually assess technical work within the team and provide feedback.
• Lead or facilitate cross team initiatives within the NEP Platform team.
• Recruitment & Retention: Partner with Talent Acquisition to source top engineering and design talent; own onboarding and retention initiatives.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement process, tooling, and automation enhancements (build pipelines, test coverage, release management) to boost velocity and quality.

Required skills and attributes:

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years in an Engineering Role
• 1+ years in a Lead or Management Position
• Team Building
• Trustworthy Team Player
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Experience or deep understanding of critical real-time services

NEP believes that, first and foremost, the efforts of our people are what contribute to our successes. We offer a range of benefits that assist our team in their professional development and wellbeing, including:

• A contract for 32-40 hours per week
• Salary appropriate to your position and experience
• 25 vacation days based on full-time
• Mileage allowance or an NS route card
• Pension scheme with shared contribution
• We pay 300 euros per calendar year to your gym and have an attractive bicycle plan

This is a full-time role and is a unique opportunity for the right person. So if you want to be part of a global company apply today!

You must have the right to live and work in The Netherlands to apply for this job.

NEP is the largest media technology partner for content producers of live sports, entertainment, and corporate events globally. For more than 35 years, NEP has been delivering innovative products and services that enable clients to make, manage and show the world their content—anywhere, anytime, on any platform.

As a trusted partner working on some of the largest productions in the world, NEP offers a complete set of end-to-end solutions, from content capture to distribution—including a growing portfolio of transformational cloud-based, software-based and virtualized technologies.

• NEP’s Live Production solutions range from AV services and live audience enhancements to traditional outside broadcast and cutting-edge centralized and cloud production.
• NEP’s Virtual Production solutions start at the creative stage and end with exceptional execution across ICVFX, augmented reality, LED stages and more.
• NEP’s Media Processing solutions provide the tools and products our clients need to ingest, edit, store, search, manage and distribute their digital assets to rights holders across multiple platforms.

Headquartered in the United States, NEP has operations in 25 countries with over 4,000+ employees. Together, NEP has supported productions in over 100 countries on all seven continents and is still growing. Clients range from the leaders in sport, music, film and TV, to major corporate brands, agencies, to new content owners and creators all around the world.

Anywhere, anytime, on any platform—we help our clients make, manage, and show the world their content.