Software Engineer

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Location: Hoofddorp, NL

Company: Irdeto

Who we are:

Irdeto is the world leader in digital platform cybersecurity, empowering businesses to innovate for a secure, connected future. Building on over 50 years of expertise in security, Irdeto’s services and solutions protect revenue, enable growth and fight cybercrime in video entertainment, video games, and connected industries including transport, health and infrastructure. Irdeto is the security partner dedicated to empowering a secure world where people can connect with confidence. 
 
With teams and offices around the world, Irdeto’s greatest asset is its people - our diversity is celebrated through an inclusive workplace, where everyone has an equal opportunity to drive innovation and contribute to Irdeto's success.
 

 

The Role:  

As a Software Engineer, you will collaborate with a team of talented engineers to develop our anti-piracy tools, support partner integrations, and deliver stable, timely services to ensure customer success. We use Scrum for organization and maintain a comprehensive development pipeline to ensure the quality of our deliveries. You should be a team player, passionate about the technologies we use, open-minded, and eager to drive change. 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Develop real-time critical applications within the media coding domain for both on premise and cloud-based platforms. 

  • Develop, testing, improve, maintain and document clean code, in an agile manner, as part of a Scrum Team. 

  • Work on innovation projects to solve technical challenges with state-of-the-art approaches. 

  • Collaborate on the creation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines, together with the DevOps engineers. 

  • Timely support to customer queries and address reported field issues. 

 

Skills and experience we expect:

  • A BSc/MSc Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a similar field 

  • Strong development skills in C, C++ and Python, with a desire to learn new technologies 

  • Experience with development on Linux environment 

  • Solid understanding of the software development process (Working agile is advantageous) 

  • Exposure to QA (besides unit testing, also component, integration, system and acceptance testing and automation at every level) 

  • Proficient verbal and written English communication skills 

 

Value add experience:  

  • Experience with video coding domain (i.e. H264, HEVC, MPEG-2, VP8, VP9) 

  • Experience with media distribution protocols (i.e. HLS, MSS, MPEG-DASH) 

  • Experience or affinity with deployment tools and cloud (Docker, K8s, AWS, etc.) 

  • Exposure to delivery tools (Gitlab CI) and versioning systems (Git, etc.) 

 

What you can expect from us:  

We invest in our talented employees and promote collaboration, creativity, and innovation while supporting health and well-being across our global workforce. In addition to competitive remuneration, we offer:   

  • A multicultural and international environment where diversity is celebrated   
  • Professional education opportunities and training programs   
  • Innovation sabbaticals   
  • Volunteer Day   
  • State-of-the-art office spaces   
  • Additional perks tailored to local offices (e.g., on-site gyms, fresh fruit, parking, yoga rooms, etc.)   

  

Equal Opportunity at Irdeto 

Irdeto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All decisions are based on qualifications and business needs, and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from individuals with diverse abilities and provide accommodation during the hiring process upon request.   

If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We believe diverse perspectives and experiences make our teams stronger.    

 

Welcome to Irdeto! 


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