Full-Time Director, Software Engineering

Fandango is seeking a visionary Director of Software Engineering to shape the next chapter of our technology platform. You’ll lead the strategy and execution of cutting-edge solutions that power our partner-focused and white-label products, driving innovation through an API-first approach.

You’ll guide our teams in building scalable, future-ready platforms designed for growth, providing integration points to integrate with home grown and external AI, large language models, and intelligent agents to redefine how we deliver experiences.

• Drive innovation: Lead development efforts for a diverse portfolio of product offerings spanning Fandango, Fandango at Home, and Rotten Tomatoes.
• Own mission-critical integrations: Oversee the design and evolution of internal APIs and external integrations with studios, global partners, industry-leading competitors, and top SaaS providers.
• Architect next-generation solutions: Evaluate and design scalable systems using the latest cloud technologies.
• Shape the product roadmap: Partner with Product and business stakeholders to align technology execution with company strategy.
• Bridge business and technology: Translate complex business ideas into elegant technical solutions.
• Create market-ready platforms: Build API and AI-driven SaaS products designed to scale.
• Advance intelligence capabilities: Leverage AI and machine learning to deliver predictive forecasting and insights across all lines of business.
• Lead and inspire teams: Provide leadership, mentorship, and direction to engineering managers and senior engineers.
• Champion security and compliance: Partner with Cybersecurity, Data Governance, Legal, and Privacy teams.

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles
• 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
• Track record of building diverse, inclusive teams
• Experience partnering with cybersecurity, data governance, legal and compliance teams
• Background in SaaS productization
• Change management skills

• Experience with other large entertainment focused platforms
• Familiarity and hands-on exposure with MCP Servers and highly accessible and available API platforms
• Knowledge of microservices and event-driven architectures
• Cloud-native, global scaling experience (AWS and their various tool offerings)
• Understanding of the mindset of “Fail Fast, Learn Fast” and continuous improvement

This role has been designated as fully remote.

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