Senior Backend Engineer

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

• Design and Develop: Act as the owner of a functional area, from product conception to delivery. Prepare high-level designs under the guidance and document them. Independently perform low-level design and coding in multiple tech components related to the functional area.
• Code Review and Mentorship: Build, develop, mentor, and coach junior team members. Conduct and participate in code and design reviews to maintain high
  development standards. Take ownership of code quality, unit test coverage, and documentation.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with teams, contribute to the shared vision, and work
  closely with cross-functional stakeholders. Develop pragmatic and flexible systems that balance engineering complexity with timely delivery, resulting in tangible business impact.Foster a collaborative decision-making environment, where choices are based on merit rather than the proposer.
• Technical Leadership: Make informed decisions on the appropriate tech stack for a given situation, with guidance from senior team members. Consider non-functional requirements (reliability, availability, scalability)
  when making decisions.
• Security: Ensure all systems being built adhere to the highest security standards, implementing best practices for data protection and privacy.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, ensuring that codebase and workflows are well-documented and easily understood by team members.
• Testing and Debugging: Implement and advocate for automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end) to ensure code stability and reliability.

• Experience: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or equivalent with at least 5 years of experience.
• Expertise: Excellent programming skills in one or more languages, preferably TypeScript, Golang, Python etc. Experience with relational/NoSQL databases.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly understand complex systems and resolve issues.
• Design: Expertise in distributed systems design and architecture, with
  experience in system performance and scaling.
• Agile Methodologies: Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum environment with experience in CI/CD pipelines.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Experience working in cross-functional teams including frontend developers, designers, and product managers. Ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to the development of coding standards and best practices.
• Passion for Tech : Curiosity and enthusiasm for web3, gen-AI, machine learning, or other cutting-edge tech trends. Willingness to continuously learn and adapt to new technologies and industry trends.
• Ownership and Accountability : Self-driven mindset with a strong sense of ownership over your work, taking full responsibility end to end for the product design, implementation, and operation in production.

• Build Data Pipelines : Design and develop efficient ETL pipelines and data ingestion processes using tools like Apache Kafka, Airflow, and Databricks to support real-time and batch data processing.
• Cloud Infrastructure : Design, deploy, and maintain systems on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) with a strong focus on automation, performance, and cost-effectiveness. Experience with IaC solutions.
• Open Source Contributions: Active participation in the open-source community or contributions to relevant projects.

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