Software Developer

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

FOX 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

Job Duties :

Fox Cable Network Services, LLC seeks a Software Developer (Software Engineer II, Android) to develop, validate and deploy consumer-facing software features for the FOX Sports Android mobile application.

Specific duties include : 1) Develop and unit test new features of medium to high difficulty. 2) Develop bug fixes of low to high difficulty.

3) Write clean, maintainable, optimized code at a brisk pace. 4) Perform code reviews and provide technical guidance to less experienced teammates.

5) Perform iterative improvement cycles for optimal code and user experience. 6) Participate in the generation of product technical specifications.

7) Participate in product brainstorming sessions. 8) Stay current on mobile development best practices and trends. 9) Stay current on sports and entertainment products, topics and trends.

10) Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned. Telecommuting is permitted up to 50% / week within normal commuting distance of Fox office in Blue Ash, OH.

Job Requirements :

• Requires a Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Information Systems or related, plus six (6) months of software development or related development experience on Android platform, including experience in designing and developing applications in Android studio using Kotlin;
• designing and maintaining high performance, reusable and reliable Java code; front-end development and creating consumer-facing products;

and testing and troubleshooting software

• Specific skills : Also requires experience or knowledge in the following : 1) Knowledge of software design patterns; 2) Experience with Git, GitHub and Jira;
• 3) Experience with network level testing and proxy tools such as Charles; 4) Experience with REST / JSON and API development tools such as Postman;

and 5) Experience with managed releases and CI / CD pipelines

Any level of experience or knowledge in the specific skills is acceptable.

Telecommuting is permitted up to 50% / week within normal commuting distance of Fox office in Blue Ash, OH.

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.

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