Software Developer (R50030382) Remote

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANYFOX Entertainment With a legacy spanning more than 35 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world's most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party streaming platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company was reinvented in 2019 with the formation of FOX Entertainment. While maintaining its leadership in broadcast television (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Simpsons, The Cleaning Lady, Hell's Kitchen, LEGO Masters), the company is actively building a portfolio of businesses and library of owned original content. To date, FOX Entertainment's long-term growth strategy has included the acquisitions of award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Bob's Burgers, The Great North, Krapopolis, Grimsburg), entertainment platform TMZ, and global production studio MarVista Entertainment (The Way Home, Rescuing Christmas), as well as the formation of the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars) in partnership with Gordon Ramsay. The company also established its in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment (The Masked Singer, Snake Oil, I Can See Your Voice, Name That Tune), FOX Entertainment Studios (Animal Control) to develop scripted content, and worldwide content sales unit FOX Entertainment Global. JOB DESCRIPTION

Software Developer (Fox Cable Network Services, LLC; Los Angeles, California): Analyze, engineer, and install low-latency services to enable optimal functionality of company's highly specialized platform across various operating systems, networked devices, and hardware. Translate qualitative objectives into actionable technical specifications to jumpstart engineering projects and initiatives. Produce clear engineering roadmaps to guide the efficient and accurate construction of infrastructure design. Architect, validate, and integrate robust system frameworks to support efficient processing and accurate forecasting of user-platform interaction. Assess microservice infrastructure availability and core service performance and identify opportunities for improvement without incorporating additional components. Develop highly technical engineering solutions to expand the platform's capacity for high quality, uninterrupted processing with minimal strain to available CPU cores. Analyze microservice integration with gRPC servers to verify functional compatibility of critical factors such as input formatting, error patterns, and load balancing. Develop fault-proof security mechanisms to fortify any potential vulnerabilities throughout the platform's overall architecture and subsystems. Review existing platform architecture to locate and reduce inefficient redundancies. Write and execute comprehensive test coverage of platform infrastructure and services under his area of ownership. Study novel services to characterize their efficiency, accuracy, and security prior to their integration into the wider infrastructure. Investigate reported faults and conduct root cause analysis to determine whether the defects arose out of breakdowns within the platform's internal infrastructure. Deliver timely modifications to resolve platform infrastructure issues with minimal system downtime. Engineer fault-tolerant configurations to ensure that services continue to function normally through system-wide maintenance and testing. Continually monitor and evaluate existing distributed systems to identify opportunities for increased reliability and performance. Work cross-functionally with other engineering teams to conceptualize new initiatives to further improve company's infrastructure and its ability to meet short, mid, and long-term business objectives. Participate in defining, documenting, and maintaining specialized engineering standards and protocols to ensure the development of highly functional components that integrate seamlessly into established architectures and workflows. Proactively analyze the infrastructure of novel digital ecosystems to define the engineering specifications required for expanding service coverage to new platforms and programs. Telecommuting permitted pursuant to company policy.

Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in any field.

Experience Requirements: Three (3) years of experience in the position offered, Backend Engineer, or related occupation.

Must have experience with the following: Scala; distributed systems; shipping quality code with test coverage; architecting, building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant and highly performant services; Akka and gRPC; Cloud Computing (AWS); distributed monitoring tools (Datadog); and ORTB, SSP, DSP and AdTech Systems.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $189,072.00-207,979.20 annually. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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