Sr. Software Engineer (Back End) - Fandango

Company Description
At Fandango, we love movies. From showtimes and ticketing, to engaging content and innovations in movie going- we strive to deliver the perfect movie going experience-anytime, anywhere. And to be the go-to destination for moviegoers, we think it's all about collaboration. Anyone can build a website or app, but it takes a special group across many disciplines to create an experience that can live across multiple platforms and connected devices. Thanks to an exceptional team, we're working hard to make Fandango a little bit better every day. Our 30 million (and growing!) online and mobile monthly visitors can now buy movie tickets at over 25,000 screens nationwide and stay for exclusive trailers, our award-winning original video series, movie reviews, celebrity interviews and more. So, if you're looking to inspire, be inspired and work at the intersection of entertainment and technology look no further than Fandango. Visit Fandango.com/careers for a behind-the-scenes look at Fandango and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news and updates. Fandango is an NBCUniversal Company.
We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.
Job Description
Role Description:
As a senior software engineer working on our systems and services, you will work with and/or lead a team of other software engineers to deliver projects and systems critical to Fandango and Sports Next businesses. We expect our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic about taking on new problems across our businesses as we continue to build great things for our customers.
Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve back end software and services written in C#/node.js
• Perform code reviews and collaborate with peers on software solutions
• Interact with Product Managers and Quality Engineers to deliver high quality, high profile software and user experiences
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (standups, retros, sprint planning, etc.)
• Troubleshoot and fix production issues as they occur
• Lead/Mentor team members with complex technical and design issues

Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a software engineer working in a back-end or full-stack capacity
• A deep understanding of current software design patterns and principles
• 5 years of experience and understanding in computer science fundamentals including object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
• 2+ years of professional experience in two or more of the following programming languages
  • JavaScript/Node
  • C#/.NET
  • Java
• Experience with a variety of data stores; SQL/RDBMS, NoSQL, BaaS, etc.
• Experience with Git and source code control management and branching strategies
• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, and/or service-oriented architectures
• Strong working knowledge of common networking, infrastructure, and technical security fundamentals

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience developing consumer facing software, especially at scale
• Familiarity with test driven and behavioral driven development practices
• Experience with a variety of back-end frameworks and productivity tools
• Experience working in an agile/Scrum environment
• Experienced with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure or similar) technologies
• Familiar with software build, release, deployment and monitoring tools and practices
• Experience with distributed systems design and architecture
• Experience with stream processing and event driven architectures
• Experience working with 3rd party integrations

Desired Characteristics:

• Passionate about software development throughout the entire software life cycle from design and architecture through development, testing and delivery
• Excited to learn from, teach, mentor and grow the rest of the software engineering team
• Collaborative. Works well in a team. Excited to succeed and to help other engineers succeed
• Eager to learn and stretch your boundaries while you learn and leverage new technologies
• Open to proposing new approaches and new ideas
• Takes initiative to independently solve both technical and non-technical problems

Additional Requirements:
This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee's residence.
Additional Information
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