Sr. Manager, Product Engineering

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The Fox Digital Consumer Group (DCG) conceives of, designs and builds consumer-facing digital video experiences for FOX, FX, National Geographic and Fox Sports. We strive to create new and innovative products for the consumers of our brands. We're looking for great people who are excited to help define the future of Fox's digital strategy.

 

Fox DCG seeks a highly qualified and driven candidate to join our technical team to manage the implementation of OTT applications for multiple network brands. The Sr. Manager, Product Engineering works alongside other Technical Managers to oversee outside consultants and vendor development teams on the implementation of Apple TV, Roku, Xbox and other online video experiences and related platforms as well as supporting video and content workflows. Though not a hands-on coding role, you are expected to understand application development, online video, advertising analytics and systems architecture as well as run meetings and work closely with product owners and project managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

 

What You Will Do

 

· Oversee new/ongoing development and maintenance of OTT applications across multiple device platforms such as Apple TV, Roku and Xbox

· Architect scalable data-driven application frameworks and solutions

· Be a subject matter expert; provide in-depth knowledge of mobile applications development and services

· Manage multiple teams of vendor developers; work closely with product stakeholders to translate business and product requirements into technical requirements for implementation teams; work closely with development team to estimate effort for and implement features, and resolve bugs

· Work with complex video formats and API feeds

· Provide technical specifications and documentation

· Manage communication with business units for new feature requests and ongoing service support

· Evaluate best practices, trends and technologies, partners and vendors

· Identify and develop opportunities for creating new and improve existing tools and processes for greater efficiency, higher quality, and revenues

· Other projects and duties as assigned

 

What to Bring

 

· 2-3 years in software development management preferably mobile or web applications

· 3-5 years hands-on software development experience; professional level knowledge of languages (Obj-C, Java, JavaScript, C#), Web Service protocols (REST, SOAP, SAML, XACML) or other client-side frameworks (React, Angular, Cordova)

· Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming principles and one or more of the following languages: Objective-C, Java, JavaScript, C#

· 1-2 years of experience with online video

· Experience integrating a large number of third-party services into consumer applications

· Must have good verbal and written communication skills with internal and external teams as a lot of time will be spent in meetings, on email, Slack and phone

· Must be detail-oriented, have excellent organizational skills, and be expected to manage and report on multiple projects

· Experience with a variety of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)

· Superb attention to detail, troubleshooting/problem solving skills are a must

· Ability to work in a team environment

· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science a plus

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10201 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

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