Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cast & Crew is an entertainment technology and services provider supporting the global entertainment industry through software, payroll, data, reporting, and creative tools. Final Draft is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to provide technical and architectural leadership while guiding the transition from desktop and mobile applications to cloud-based SaaS. The role combines hands-on full-stack development with team mentoring, code reviews, infrastructure planning, system reliability, and cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor our engineering team, and provide code reviews that reflect acceptance criteria, robustness, style, and maintainability
- Drive technical direction as we move from a desktop and mobile app to a cloud-based company
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that projects are delivered on time and meet business and customer requirements
- Ensure scalability and performance of our system to provide a seamless experience for users
- Partner with product team to design and architect new features that will enhance productivity of our writers and solve existing pain points
- Plan how and when to upgrade our infrastructure and toolset, and address technical debt in collaboration with other senior members of the engineering team
- Maintain best practices to ensure platform uptime, stability, and responsiveness, and implement new policies as needed
- Drive velocity and identify ways we can increase velocity overtime
- Contribute high quality code of your own, working on issues and product
Skills
- * 8+ years of software development experience; Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields a plus
- * Deep expertise in cloud platforms like AWS (strongly preferred), Azure, or GCP is essential
- * Recent development experience in cloud-based NoSQL (MongoDB is preferred) required
- * Strong proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript for backend and React, React Native, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for the front-end
- * Experience with system design principles and patterns (OOP, functional programming)
- * Knowledge of data modeling, REST APIs, and API gateway patterns
- * Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), microservices, and serverless architecture
- * Proficiency with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools and practices
- * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- * Knowledge of cloud cost management and optimization
- * Software development experience within the US-based Media and Entertainment industry
- * Familiarity with and background in Responsible GenAI, LLM, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) implementation are valuable
- * Sedentary – Involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Some positions may entail exerting up to 15 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, or pull
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields
- Deep expertise in cloud platforms like AWS
- Recent development experience in cloud-based NoSQL (MongoDB)
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
- Health and wellness programs
- Employee discounts
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