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Versant Media · 7 hours ago

Sr. Software Engineer - Full Stack

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp

VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment, and they are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build the services, systems, and infrastructure that power new platforms and products. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and scalable backend systems, while also mentoring junior engineers and implementing best practices for production readiness.

BroadcastingInformation TechnologyMedia and Entertainment

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs
Take ownership of complex features end-to-end, from design through deployment and monitoring
Architect key system components that balance performance, reliability, and maintainability
Collaborate with cross-functional peers to define data models, service contracts, and integration patterns
Address ambiguous, cross-team challenges, introducing innovative solutions to systemic problems
Implement CI/CD, observability, and automation practices to ensure production readiness
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, raising code quality and technical standards
Balance technical decisions with user impact and long-term business goals

Qualification

Backend developmentDistributed systemsCloud-native platformsDatabase systemsCI/CD pipelinesEvent-driven architecturesMentoringProblem-solvingCollaborationAdaptability

Required

5+ years of professional backend or platform development experience
Strong proficiency in one or more modern backend languages (e.g., Go, Java, Node.js)
Experience designing and scaling distributed systems, APIs, and data pipelines
Familiarity with cloud-native platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Strong understanding of database systems (SQL and NoSQL), caching, and data modeling
Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring/observability practices
Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment where projects evolve rapidly
Experience with event-driven architectures, stream processing, or security/compliance-sensitive systems

Preferred

Experience building MCP services for LLMs
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

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Versant Media is a media company that offers television and digital entertainment services.
dateFounded in 2004
location
Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://versantmedia.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2026-01-05IPO

Leadership Team

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Steve Arocho
Vice President Corporate Communications
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