Overview of the Company. Fox Corporation
Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations, and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise, and strategic thinking.
Job Description
At Fox Tech, we stand as a beacon of innovation, crafting world-class, large-scale digital products that redefine the entertainment experience. We're seeking visionary individuals to join our pioneering team, tasked with shaping the future of streaming products. This is your chance to be part of creating and delivering extraordinary digital experiences spanning Sports and Entertainment.
About the Role. Senior Software Engineer
As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in innovative product development, you'll play a pivotal role in driving the creation of cutting-edge streaming products. Your responsibilities encompass translating conceptual ideas into robust, scalable software solutions. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you'll engage in problem-solving to address technical challenges, ensuring optimal product performance and delivering the best user experiences.
Responsibilities
- Backend Development. Extend and create backend systems to ingest, marry, augment, and surface data leveraging various coding languages, services, tools, and systems.
- Collaborative Problem-Solving. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to address technical challenges, ensuring optimal product performance and seamless user experiences.
- Code Quality and Efficiency. Drive code quality, efficiency, and maintainability by adhering to best practices, code reviews, and implementing efficient algorithms and data structures.
- Scalability and Reliability. Contribute to designing, optimizing, and maintaining systems to ensure scalability, reliability, and high availability, especially during high-traffic events.
- Documentation. Document and diagram system designs and API contracts.
- Continuous Improvement. Stay current on software development practices, the technology industry, sports products, topics, and trends.
Requirements
- Software Expertise. Proficiency in software development with a strong grasp of API development, AWS services, caching strategies, and software design principles. Additionally, proficient in C#, relational databases including SQL, .NET 6+, and ASP.NET Web APIs.
- Passion. Strong affinity for sports, statistics, big data, gambling, analytics, and complex systems.
- Innovative Mindset. A passion for exploring new technologies and frameworks to improve product performance and elevate user experience.
- Collaborative Spirit. Ability to work effectively within a team, contributing ideas and solutions while valuing collective success.
- Adaptability. Willingness to adapt to evolving technologies and embrace learning opportunities to drive continuous improvement.
- Self-Motivation. Hunger to master new technologies on a frequent basis.
- Global Team Collaboration. FOX Tech is a globally distributed team; you'll need to be open to attending occasional meetings and/or troubleshooting sessions outside your normal work hours.
Desired Qualities
- Contributes clean, optimized, documented, and well-tested code.
- He takes great pride in their work and is excited to showcase it.
- Passionate about building intuitive and efficient APIs.
- Analyzes problems and evaluates potential solutions before writing code.
- Consistently meets deadlines, anticipates issues, and raises concerns early.
- Solves problems without being asked.
- He enjoys working with others, is flexible, and is open to feedback.
- He enjoys writing software, talking about software, and using software on all platforms and devices.
Learn more about Fox Tech at #foxtech
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.
At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company’s success. We ensure that our viewers, communities, and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.