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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

Open to LA based or NY based candidates.

TMZ is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our existing team. The ideal candidate is a creative thinker and concise communicator who enjoys taking ownership of and stewarding web-based projects throughout the software lifecycle. Must be a solutions-driven team player who is excited to learn new technologies and produce results while managing priorities and meeting deadlines.

ABOUT TMZ

TMZ goes where stars work, live, and play and takes its audience into a world where the reality is even more fascinating than the hype. TMZ breaks the biggest stories in entertainment as only it can with accuracy, irreverent humor and youthful energy. TMZ connects with the public across its broadcast and digital platforms by providing a fresh, unvarnished, and honest take on celebrities and their real lives. The TMZ brand is the most trusted, the most talked about, and the highest quality entertainment news outlet in the world.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Design, develop, and deliver web/native applications, services, integrations, and system logic for powering user-facing and internal productsWork with Operations team to create robust, efficient, and streamlined deployment strategies for distributed cloud-based and multi-tiered applications in a high-scale environmentDevelop automated client- and server-side unit testsEffectively manage priorities to achieve agreed-upon deadlines, communicating throughout the development period Collaborate with internal/external designers, product, and editorial teams

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Willing to work on any part of the system from cloud infrastructure to cross-browser css bugsSignificant Experience with React Native including both Android (Kotlin/Java) and iOS (Swift/Objective-C)proven track record of performance tuning including offline storage and threadingcomfortable working with XCode, Gradle, and other native build toolsready and able to dive deep when working with/debugging third-party dependenciesSignificant front-end development experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ECMAScript >=6)frameworks such as React/Svelte|Vue|Angular/etcbuild tools such as Babel/webpack/esbuild/etcstyling tools such as Sass/Less/Bootstrap/etcautomated testing tools using Tape/Jest/Mocha/etcSignificant server-side development experience with frameworks such as Symfony, Django, etc.controllers and the request/response lifecycledependency injectionsecurity and authenticationperformance monitoring and tuningdebugging via logs and other toolsSignificant experience using standards-based development styles and patterns (MVC/EDA/Microservices/Monolith/etc)Comfortable working with source control tools such as Git and GitHub/GitLab

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fieldExperience using Expo for React Native developmentCMS driven web publishing experience (WordPress/Drupal/etc)Hands-on experience running applications on cloud platfornms such as AWS/Azure/GCPExperience with tools such as ElasticSearch, Redis/MemcachedComfortable working with third-party vendors via packages, web APIs, feeds, etc. including opening and resolving support casesExperience with a variety of programming languages/ecosystems

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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.

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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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: $118,000.00-165,500.00 annually for California, Washington, New York City and Westchester County, NY. $98,300.00-137,900.00 annually for Colorado. 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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