Platform Development Lead - Fox

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANYFox TV StationsFOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S.
These include stations located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago).
Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network.
In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week.
These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network’s national content.JOB DESCRIPTIONThe Platform Development Lead role offers compelling technical challenges to build and enhance backend services delivering business capabilities to frontend teams across web, mobile, and connectedTV and an opportunity to lead a newly defined and talented team.
This role will influence strategic engineering direction as we take Locals News to exciting spaces.As the team lead, you are responsible for the platform development squad.
You will support your team members, provide them with opportunities to develop their career, and write code alongside them.
You are an expert problem solver and he go-to person to address roadblocks, conflicts, and miscommunication.
You will maintain engineering quality, track team productivity, and control the pace of software development to meet business goals.You will understand in great detail how FTS systems work and interact with other internal systems at FOX and develop solutions with your team to help FTS meet its digital business goals.RESPONSIBILITIES:Collaborate with platform developers, frontend development teams, QA, product managers, and delivery managers to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain the FTS backend services with the highest quality standardsMaintain high standards of software quality within the platform team by establishing best practices and habitsProactively pursue sources of requirements to document technical details and dependencies to tee up work for the teamAdvocate for solutions that take quality, app performance, backwards compatibility, tech debt and development resources into strict considerationDocument design specifications in Confluence including diagrams where needed to adequately convert the full scope of the solution designCreate mock responses in Postman to allow front-end teams to work on features in parallel with backend development of servicesMaintain the health and fidelity of the FTS backend services by advocating for and executing code improvements and paying off technical debtProvide technical leadership to teammates through peer review, coaching and mentorshipPrepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of softwareDesign, develop, and unit test backend services in accordance with established standards and industry best practicesPackage and support deployment of builds and releasesAssess opportunities for software and process improvements and prepare documentation to share with team members and other affected partiesActively participate and prepare for sprint ceremonies, quarterly planning, meetings, discussions, and work sessions with both the development team and engineering leadershiWork closely with delivery managers, QA, product managers, and Fox Technology teams to manage the delivery of technical solutions from requirements analysis through design and deliveryTake responsibility for ensuring that technical risks and issues are identified and managed closelyAddress team issues quickly and directly, particularly when it comes to personnel or non-engineering related issuesWork with the Director of Engineering in enabling an effective and efficient software engineering operationOther duties as deemed necessary and appropriate.REQUIREMENTS:Strong proficiency in Golang programming language, including knowledge of Goroutines, channels, and error handlingFamiliarity with containerization technologies like KubernetesComfortable with developer tools including Postman, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, DatadogIn-depth knowledge of RESTful API design principles and practicesDemonstrable problem-solving skillsProfessional experience leading development teamsDetail-oriented and strong work ethicClear and thoughtful communicationThrive on collaborationDESIRED:Have an eagerness to learn new thingsExperience working within a mixed engineering organizations including local, remote, and vendor resourcesExperience using agile methodologies for software developmentCompetency in Terraform for provisioning and managing infrastructureSolid working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, distributed computing, and microservicesHands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and CloudFormationAbout FTS Digital: FOX Television Stations (FTS) Digital, the digital arm of one of the nation's largest owned & operated TV station groups, iscommitted to being the digital leader in Live, News and Sports.
We invest in the very best people, technology and ideas, and we’re here to drivetransformation of traditional media to exciting heights.
We’re looking for creative, innovative leaders who are passionate about digital and crave achallenge.
We’re all in.
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Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90025, and a member of our recruiting team will assist you.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.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.Click hereto learn more about the diverse communities of people behind our brands. Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is: $170,000.00-200,000.00 annually for California.
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.View more detail about FOX Benefits.SummaryLocation: Home Office, California, USAType: Full time