Senior Software Engineer

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

The Senior Software Engineer will join the FOX Identity Engineering team, where they will architect, build, and maintain large-scale, low-latency API microservices that provide user identity and profile capabilities across FOX’s suite of client applications. This role involves designing highly scalable systems using Golang, with services deployed to AWS via Terraform and hosted on EKS. The infrastructure leverages technologies such as DynamoDB, SQS, SES, and Parameter Store.

As a senior member of the team, the engineer will contribute to system architecture, write high-quality, tested, and well-documented APIs, engage in incident response and RCA processes, rotate on-call duties, and support client engineers. They will participate in team planning and mentor junior engineers to foster growth.

Success in this role requires a strong understanding of OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and the broader identity and access management ecosystem. The ideal candidate will stay current on developments in end-user identity (e.g., passkeys, MFA) and also develop fluency in the rapidly evolving AI developer tool landscape.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop systems, working collaboratively with other members of the team

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in systems owned by the team

• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies related to identity and access management

• Work cross-functionally with other teams to integrate Identity services into FOX’s broader product portfolio

• Contribute proactively to design and architecture discussions

• Mentor and coach junior team members

• Partner with leadership to influence priorities and objectives

• Participate in Tier 3 on-call rotation support for the services you and your team develop and operate

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on building and maintaining highly scalable and secure APIs

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

• Professional working experience with the Go programming language

• Strong understanding of OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and related identity and access management technologies

• Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms and data structures

• Deep understanding of software design and architecture, with experience evaluating tradeoffs in large-scale systems

• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases — preferably DynamoDB and Redis

• Hands-on experience with AWS or other cloud platforms

• Professional experience working with containers and Kubernetes

• Solid understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC)

• Familiarity with the evolving generative AI developer tooling ecosystem

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Experience with the ORY suite of open-source identity projects

• Frontend development skills

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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 $143,000.00-200,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, 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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