Versant Media · 14 hours ago
Staff Engineer, Rotten Tomatoes
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
8+ years expVersant Media is a leading force in news, sports, and entertainment, home to iconic brands like Rotten Tomatoes. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and enhance the fan experience by building systems for managing studio data and community reviews using AI and LLMs.
BroadcastingInformation TechnologyMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
Drive innovation across iconic brands: Lead development efforts for a diverse portfolio of product offerings spanning Fandango, Fandango at Home, and Rotten Tomatoes, delivering experiences that reach millions of users
Data & Metadata Leadership: Architect platforms for ingesting, normalizing, and distributing studio catalogs, ratings, and metadata at scale
Social & Reviews: Expand features that let fans rate, review, and share their opinions, strengthening the community aspect of entertainment
Enrich Experiences: Collaborate with product and design to deliver personalized discovery, recommendations, and curated content
Data Sharing Across Teams: Ensure studio data and metadata flows seamlessly between ticketing, streaming, and review platforms
Mentor & Inspire: Provide technical leadership and guide best practices for handling large-scale, content-rich systems
Create market-ready platforms: Build API- and AI-driven SaaS products designed to scale—serving both internal teams and external clients through powerful distribution channels
Champion security and compliance: Partner with Cybersecurity, Data Governance, Legal, and Privacy teams to ensure products meet the highest standards of trust, safety, and compliance
Qualification
Required
8+ years of engineering experience in data-rich or content-heavy platforms
Strong background in API-first development, integrations, and distributed systems
Hands-on experience with modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Proficiency in Python, C#, Java, Typescript or equivalents with a focus on scalable and maintainable backend development
Expertise in scalable distributed systems and cloud-native infrastructure
Expertise in metadata management, APIs, and content distribution
Experience with community or social platforms, especially review/rating systems
Strong collaborator with a history of building systems that serve multiple teams and products
Passion for building tools that enrich audience engagement
Excellent collaboration skills, especially in cross-functional and cross-border contexts
Track record of building diverse, inclusive teams and fostering a strong engineering culture
Experience partnering with cybersecurity, data governance, legal and compliance teams to ensure secure, and compliant product delivery
Change management skills – going from monolith to micro-services, on-premise to cloud, manual to automated, VMs to containers, etc
Preferred
Experience with other large entertainment focused platforms, centered around being consumer-facing at a large scale
Familiarity and hands-on exposure with MCP Servers and highly accessible and available API platforms
Knowledge of microservices and event-driven architectures at enterprise scale
Cloud-native, global scaling experience (AWS and their various tool offerings)
Understanding of the mindset of 'Fail Fast, Learn Fast' and continuous improvement
Benefits
Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Company
Versant Media
Versant Media is a media company that offers television and digital entertainment services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Steve Arocho
Vice President Corporate Communications
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