What are the responsibilities and job description for the Roku Developer position at Fox News Network?
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
Fox TV Stations
FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network's national content.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Work on an exciting area of focus for FOX in the Local News space as FTS brings new Connected TV apps to market for its local and loyal audience. The Roku Developer role offers entry onto a newly defined and talented team of developers dedicated to the FTS Connected TV experience. This role is responsible for the codebase for the Roku platform.
As a Roku developer on the CTV team, you are responsible for new feature development, enhancements, bug fixes, and code deployment. Apply your coding skills with engineering excellence to deliver compelling and innovative local news experiences.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Work with product managers and engineering leadership to scope, design, develop, test, and roll out amazing customer experiences
- Strive to write secure, scalable, and maintainable code using software design principles and industry best practices
- Maintain stable releases with automated and manual tests
- Prototype to confirm solution approach
- Debug app defects and in-field crash reports
- Document analyses, approaches, and solution designs
- Deliver engineering excellence with industry best practices (Agile, DevOps, coding standards, design patterns, test automation, etc.)
- Apply your experience and insight to improve team processes, tools and development culture
- Ensure timeliness and quality of your deliverables
- Take imprecise requirements and derive details for a complete solution
- In-depth working knowledge of web-service and data-driven architecture
- Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate.
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About FTS Digital : FOX Television Stations (FTS) Digital, the digital arm of one of the nation's largest owned & operated TV station groups, is committed to being the digital leader in Live, News and Sports. We invest in the very best people, technology and ideas, and we're here to drive transformation of traditional media to exciting heights. We're looking for creative, innovative leaders who are passionate about digital and crave a challenge. We're all in. Are you? Let's go!
EOE / M / F / Veteran / Disabled
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of a reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Please send an email to tvho-digitalJobs@FOX.COM or call (212) 301-5853, or visit our readily accessible office located at 1999 S. Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90025, and a member of our recruiting team will assist you.
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.
Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate / range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $145,000.00-165,000.00 annually for high cost labour markets such as but not limited to New York City and Los Angeles, $120,800.00-137,500.00 annually for all other US locations. This role is also eligible for 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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Salary : $120,800 - $137,500
