Senior Software Engineer, Data Services

FoxLos Angeles, CA
9h$143,000 - $170,000Hybrid

About The Position

ABOUT THE ROLE FOX is building the next generation of high-scale, real-time platforms that power news, weather, elections, and data-driven experiences across the company. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Data Services Team and lead the architecture, reliability, and evolution of critical backend services and data pipelines. This role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership. Reporting to the Head of Data Services, you will own the architecture of high-traffic services and event-driven systems, establish engineering standards, mentor teammates, and drive consistency across backend platforms that support multiple FOX business units.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building and operating production backend systems at scale
  • Strong Go expertise, with Python experience supporting data and automation workloads
  • Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining C#/.NET services in production
  • Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, and cloud-native architecture (AWS primary; Azure strongly valued)
  • Strong data modeling experience across relational and NoSQL systems (Postgres, Redis/MemoryDB, DynamoDB)
  • Ownership of CI/CD pipelines, Terraform-based infrastructure, and production reliability practices
  • Solid foundation in security, compliance, and cloud best practices
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence architectural direction
  • Regular, on-site attendance at the workplace a minimum of 3 days per week is an essential function of the position. Selected candidate must be able to reliably meet this requirement.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in real-time, high-traffic domains (sports, elections, media, or finance)
  • Background standardizing platforms or shared services across teams
  • Advanced observability and cloud cost optimization experience
  • Cross-cloud system ownership (AWS and Azure)
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Copilot)

Responsibilities

  • Own the architecture and technical direction for backend services and data pipelines; define contracts for HTTP and RPC/gRPC systems
  • Lead AWS-first platform design across EKS/Kubernetes, Lambda, DynamoDB, MemoryDB/Redis, and Postgres
  • Drive infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices (Terraform, GitHub Actions) with strong operational ownership
  • Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and standardize patterns across services and repositories
  • Partner with product, data, and platform stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical roadmaps
  • Serve as a technical leader for C#/.NET services, including Azure integrations (Functions, App Service, Service Bus, AKS, Azure SQL/Cosmos DB)
  • Strengthen reliability, security, observability, and performance across distributed systems

Benefits

  • medical/dental/vision
  • insurance
  • a 401(k) plan
  • paid time off
  • other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents
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