Software Engineer

Fox Sports Interactive
Software Engineer (Backend)

Fox Sports Interactive (www.foxsports.com) is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, test and support exciting new backend sports applications and enhance current products, working with technologies such as Java, JBoss, Apache Tomcat and Struts and Tiles. Our products reach over 15 million unique visitors and we receive 1.5 billion page views a month. This position is located in Los Angeles, CA.

Responsibilities:
– We are looking for someone who has a solid technical foundation and cares deeply about the quality of their products to design, develop, test and support new Java applications for FOXsports.com spanning wireless, interactive television and broadband.
– Role will provide new sports functionality, by helping to build out our suite of Fantasy Sports applications, develop products related to our increased use of video and add community and social networking features.
– Supports and enhances current products with new features and new technologies.
– Work closely in a team environment with other software engineers and production groups.
– Meet aggressive performance and scalability goals to address explosive user growth and emergence of new technologies.

Requirements:
– Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably in Computer Science
– 3+ years experience designing and developing Java applications
– Proven experience with complex, high-traffic web applications
– Strong written and oral command of the English language
– Knowledge of sports
– Strong teamwork and communication skills
– Experience with other object-oriented technologies a plus
– Experience working with Perl, Java Server Pages or XSL a plus
– Experience with JBoss or Apache Tomcat web server. Struts framework and Tiles a plus
– Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
– Understanding of professional software development processes
– Experience with design patterns a plus