API Software Engineer

Our Company

NEP Group is a world leader in live and broadcast production services, supporting premier events across sports, entertainment, and live events. Our teams design and deliver cutting-edge technical solutions that bring content to audiences worldwide. Within NEP, the TFC team plays a critical role in orchestrating complex multi-platform workflows, ensuring seamless integration between technology, operations, and clients.

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.

About TFC (Total Facility Control)

• TFC is NEP’s in-house, API-first control and orchestration platform.
• It connects devices, networks, and cloud workflows so engineering teams can control, route, and monitor everything from one place.
• It replaces manual, box-by-box operations with automation, making changes faster and safer during live production.

Get a feel for TFC and NEP

• NEP’s TFC explained (3 min) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdqAj_LmlTU
• See TFC in action (live workflows) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Me05waTSVo
• Inside NEP: Andrews Hubs (engineering environment) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALRONDJU3e8

Why this is exciting for API engineers

· APIs are used by engineers/operators in real time. Correctness and reliability matter.

· Event-driven workflows (Kafka/RabbitMQ) where idempotency, retries, and observability is key.

· Clear contracts (OpenAPI), versioning, and predictable error models. No surprises in production.

· You ship software that directly reduces operational risk during high-visibility live events.

The role

As a PHP API Developer, you’ll build and maintain backend services and APIs that power our TFC platform that includes routing, monitoring, configuration workflows, and integrations. You’re not building “Yet another CRUD API” but you’re building APIs that orchestrate real systems, in real time.

This full time role is based in Hilversum, Netherlands with hybrid working options, primarily Monday to Friday business hours, 40 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Build and maintain RESTful APIs in PHP (clean contracts, predictable error models, good versioning).
• Work with event-driven systems using Kafka and/or RabbitMQ.
• Design and implement data models using relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL).
• Implement authentication/authorization patterns and API security best practices.
• Write tests (unit/integration) and contribute to a strong CI/CD pipeline.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Front-end to ship reliably.

What we’re looking for

Must have

· 2+ years building production REST APIs in PHP.

· Solid SQL skills and experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL and/or MySQL).

· Understanding of pub-sub patterns.

· Familiarity with API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger).

· Strong debugging habits, clear communication, and an ownership mindset.

· Willingness and ability to learn Go (Golang) over time.

Nice to have

· Experience with a modern PHP framework (Symfony, Laravel, or similar).

· Microservices experience.

· Experience with Kafka and/or RabbitMQ (message-driven thinking, reliable consumption, idempotency).

· Docker/containers and/or Kubernetes exposure.

· Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).

· Observability tooling (Grafana/Prometheus, centralized logging, tracing).

· Any exposure to media, broadcast, or real-time control systems.

· AI-assisted development experience.

Don’t meet every requirement but still interested? Apply anyway

If you’re coachable, curious, and motivated to build great APIs, we’d love to hear from you.

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
• 25 vacation days, based on full-time
• Mileage allowance or an NS route card
• Pension scheme with shared contribution
• €300 per calendar year towards your gym + an attractive bicycle plan

Quick facts

• Location: Hilversum, NL (Hybrid: 2 days in the office)
• Hours: 32–40 hours/week (full-time)
• Experience: 2 to 5 years
• Visa sponsorship (HSM): Not available. You must have the right to live and work in The Netherlands

This is a full-time role and is a unique opportunity for the right person. 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.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About Our Process

At NEP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with Our Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants' suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, right to work checks, and reference checks.

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.