Senior Software Engineer

Company Description

VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment – home to iconic and trusted brands that inspire, inform, and delight audiences. Our unique combination of content, technology and services enriches the cultural fabric, igniting passions, sparking conversations, and connecting people to what they love most. As an independent, publicly traded company, VERSANT brings together powerhouse cable networks – including USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Golf Channel – with dynamic digital and direct‑to‑consumer brands such as Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. Together, these businesses reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences across every screen and service. VERSANT is an industry‑changing media company fueled by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. With a strong foundation and a forward‑looking vision, VERSANT empowers creativity, embraces change, and drives connection in an ever‑evolving world.

Job Description

FANDANGO is looking for a SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER to build our next big thing in platform growth across Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango at Home. In this role, you’ll join the Platform Operations team and report to the Sr. Director of Platform Operations, helping to build and improve the tools and systems that power how we enable developer productivity while delivering platform enhancements. If you enjoy solving complex problems, building for scale, and making a measurable impact – we’d love to meet you.

What You’ll Do

• Own features end-to-end: from technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Build and maintain internal tools and platforms that improve developer productivity across engineering teams.
• Develop backend services, APIs, and data models that support platform capabilities and scale across multiple properties.
• Build frontend interfaces for internal tooling using React and Next.js, ensuring intuitive and efficient user experiences.
• Take ownership of platform outcomes, working closely with product managers and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Write clean, well-tested code with comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end test coverage.
• Partner with Platform and Infrastructure teams to leverage shared services and tooling effectively.
• Collaborate with SRE teams on reliability, observability, and incident response for systems you own.
• Work alongside Operations and Platform teams to ensure smooth operational handoffs and support readiness.
• Instrument applications with logging, metrics, and tracing to enable proactive monitoring and fast debugging.
• Participate in on-call rotations for services you build, triaging and resolving production issues.
• Manage deployments through CI/CD pipelines, including feature flags and staged rollouts.
• Contribute to technical documentation, runbooks, and architectural decision records.
• Participate in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback to maintain code quality.
• Continuously improve development practices, tools, and workflows within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent training/experience.
• 5+ years of experience in full‑stack development with strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript.
• Strong understanding of frontend development including React, state management, and responsive design principles.
• Solid experience building and maintaining backend services, APIs, and database systems.
• Experience building internal tools, developer platforms, or productivity tooling.
• Experience working in a continuous integration environment with best practices for testing (unit, integration, e2e).
• Proven ability to architect scalable, secure, and maintainable applications.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and infrastructure‑as‑code tools.
• Strong skills in version control (Git) and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar).
• Problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.

Bonus Points For

• Experience developing high‑traffic platforms or internal developer tooling at scale.
• Deep understanding of system design, event‑driven architecture, and distributed systems.
• Knowledge of security best practices including authentication/authorization (OAuth, JWT), encryption, and secure data handling.
• Experience with message queues (Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ) and asynchronous processing patterns.
• Familiarity with observability practices: logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting.
• Experience with feature flags, A/B testing, and progressive rollout strategies.
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a collaborative, learning‑focused culture.
• Strong understanding of AI‑assisted development fundamentals, including prompt engineering and effective human‑AI collaboration workflows.
• Hands‑on experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar assistants to accelerate development and improve code quality.
• Ability to critically evaluate AI‑generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability.
• Interest in exploring and integrating AI/ML capabilities into platform tooling and developer workflows.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in‑person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

For LA County and City Residents Only: VERSANT Media will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to View email address on click.appcast.io.

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

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