VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment - home to iconic and trusted brands that inspire, inform, and delight audiences. Our unique combination of content, technology and services enriches the cultural fabric, igniting passions, sparking conversations, and connecting people to what they love most.

As an independent, publicly traded company, VERSANT brings together powerhouse cable networks - including USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Golf Channel - with dynamic digital and direct-to-consumer brands such as Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. Together, these businesses reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences across every screen and service.

VERSANT is an industry-changing media company fueled by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. With a strong foundation and a forward-looking vision, VERSANT empowers creativity, embraces change, and drives connection in an ever-evolving world.

We’re building the next-generation Golf Club Management technology platform, and we’re looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our team of builders. Our core product, BRS Premier, already serves hundreds of golf clubs across Central Europe with a comprehensive B2B solution covering membership management, point-of-sale, tee-time booking, and course administration. We have an exciting future with expansion into new global markets.

This is an opportunity to grow your backend engineering career in a supportive, high-standard environment. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers who care about code quality, mentorship, and doing things right. You won’t just write code, you’ll learn how production systems work end to end, from database to deployment.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver software components and improvements to our backend microservices, including new features, refactoring, and deprecation work.

• Write high-quality, well-tested code that meets our Engineering Code Bar; code that is well written, maintainable, robust, secure, and efficient.

• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle: scoping, design, coding, testing, documentation, deployment, and maintenance.

• Participate in operational support, helping identify root causes of issues and learning how our systems behave in production.

• Collaborate with peers through code reviews, daily standups, and team discussions, actively seeking feedback to improve our work.

• Work with stakeholders and peers to understand business and customer value, ensuring we deliver the right solutions.

Our Tech Stack

• Cloud Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, RDS, ECS)

• Core Languages & Frameworks: Java 17, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud

• Database: PostgreSQL (multi-tenant)

• Monitoring & Observability: Datadog (OpenTelemetry)

• Practices: CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Cloud Native Microservices Architecture

• Containers: Docker

What We’re Looking For

• Foundational experience with Java or a similar object-oriented language.

• Familiarity with Spring Boot.

• Understanding of relational databases and SQL fundamentals.

• Ability to write clean, simple code that others can maintain and extend.

• Strong understanding of relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL, including query optimisation and schema design.

• A willingness to learn from feedback, seek out differing views, and change your mind when presented with better information.

• Comfort working in a team that values code reviews, constructive dialogue, and shared ownership of quality.

Desireable

• Experience with REST API development.

• Exposure to Docker or containerised development environments.

• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions).

• Experience with AWS services.

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.