Staff 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

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the development of innovative AI applications, services, and tools. You will leverage your extensive experience in applying AI/ML to drive business value, thrive in our fast-paced environment, and contribute to the advancement of emerging technologies. Your past experience in digital media and video will be instrumental in building dynamic workflows and orchestrations for both live and VOD (Video on Demand) content. Your expertise in multi-cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, and Databricks will be crucial in our distributed computing landscape. We work on cutting edge projects using AI that includes building conversational agents using LLMs, generating automatic highlights, contextualizing videos and articles at scale, driving live storytelling, powering bleeding edge consumer products and features.

If you are passionate about building the future of AI applications and have the expertise to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you!

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement novel and scalable AI solutions for real business problems.
• Design and implement workflows to generate and manage assets for live streaming and VOD.
• Prototype new approaches and productionize solutions at scale for hundreds of millions of active users.
• Uphold high standards of software craftsmanship while delivering impactful results.
• Offer expert advice to engineering teams and project leaders to navigate technical challenges.
• Instill an innovative and collaborative culture within your team and the broader organization.
• Ensure your team produces consistently trustworthy and high-quality technical outputs that influence the business.
• Work closely with peers, engineering leadership, and product management to drive project success.
• Role-model and promote best practices of ML model development, testing, and evaluation throughout the organization.
• Be part of an active group of machine learning practitioners across the organization.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Proven experience in software engineering, data science, and ML engineering.
• Strong background in live media streaming and handling VOD content.
• Strong understanding of generative AI technologies and their underlying mechanisms.
• Develop and refine creative writing prompts to guide our generative AI in producing relevant and engaging content.
• Experience working with vector databases.
• Proficient in designing REST or GraphQL APIs.
• Hands-on experience implementing production NLP and ML systems at scale using Python, Java, Scala, or similar languages.
• Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch etc.
• Solid understanding of designing distributed systems.
• Proficient with building batch and streaming data pipelines on cloud platforms.

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Experience leveraging machine learning techniques for live and VOD assets.
• Capable of designing and implementing search clusters using OpenSearch or Elasticsearch.
• Familiarity with AI ethics, including understanding and mitigating biases in AI outputs.
• Deep understanding of software design patterns and domain-driven design.
• Relevant academic work or research in AI/ML, software engineering, or related fields.
• Passion for agile software processes, data-driven development, reliability, and disciplined experimentation.
• Regularly survey research publications in machine learning and software engineering communities.
• A passion for understanding and serving customers' needs, ensuring their satisfaction and success.

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.