Principal Engineer at Versant

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 May, 26

Salary

200000.0

Posted On

19 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Web Application Architecture, Content Supply Chain, Scalability, Performance Optimization, Security, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, Node, CMS Architecture, API Design, GraphQL, RESTful, Cloud-Native Development, CI/CD

Industry

Marketing Services

Description

Company Description VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment - home to iconic and trusted brands that inspire, inform, and delight audiences. Our unique combination of content, technology and services enriches the cultural fabric, igniting passions, sparking conversations, and connecting people to what they love most. As an independent, publicly traded company, VERSANT brings together powerhouse cable networks - including USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Golf Channel - with dynamic digital and direct-to-consumer brands such as Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. Together, these businesses reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences across every screen and service. VERSANT is an industry-changing media company fueled by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. With a strong foundation and a forward-looking vision, VERSANT empowers creativity, embraces change, and drives connection in an ever-evolving world. Job Description Versant Media is seeking a highly accomplished Principal Web & Content Supply Chain Engineer to serve as the chief technical authority and architectural leader for our Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) applications, public-facing websites, APIs, and critical internal Content Management Systems (CMS). This role is centered on defining the standards, governance, and technical implementation required to deliver high-performance, reliable, and secure digital experiences across our premium News, Sports, and Entertainment brands, ensuring a seamless flow of content from creation to consumption. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Architectural Leadership & Strategy Define DTC Architecture Lead the strategic development and implementation of the application architecture for all consumer-facing DTC properties (websites, APIs), focusing on scalability, performance, security, and maintainability, with a mandate to achieve and maintain aggressive Service Level Objectives (SLOs). Establish a Center of Excellence: Act as the subject matter expert, setting the technical standards, coding best practices, and governance playbooks for all engineering teams building and supporting Versant Media's digital applications. Performance & Observability: Own the strategy for application observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting. Drive initiatives to maximize page load speed, Core Web Vitals (CWV), and overall application health through deep analysis and optimization of data-intensive operations. Content Supply Chain & CMS Integration Content Management System (CMS) Ownership: Serve as the technical lead for our CMS architecture, defining the integration points, API specifications, and workflow logic to ensure a seamless, efficient content publishing pipeline, including support for user-generated content workflows. API Design & Governance: Define the architecture and standards for all public-facing and internal APIs that power the DTC apps, ensuring they are robust, performant, and correctly versioned, leveraging experience on an Architecture Council. Front-to-Back Integration: Oversee the technical integration between the core content repositories (CMS/MAM), microservices, and the final presentation layers across all web properties. Engineering Practices & Governance CI/CD Pipeline & Delivery: Define and optimize the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for front-end and back-end services, promoting frequent, high-quality, and automated releases. Security & Compliance: Establish and enforce security best practices across all DTC codebases and infrastructure, ensuring compliance with industry standards and internal policies. Mentorship & Code Review: Provide senior mentorship to engineering teams and conduct high-level technical design and code reviews across multiple systems to ensure alignment with architectural standards. Application Modernization & Technical Leadership System Modernization & Redesign: Lead the architectural redesign and replacement of core systems and legacy technology components, including writing technical designs and proposals to sunset old tech and achieve strategic modernization goals. Technical Debt & Upgrades: Champion efforts for technical debt elimination and lead major platform version upgrades across the digital application ecosystem. Innovation & Future-Proofing: Drive the continuous evolution of our technology stack through the evaluation and adoption of modern frameworks, cloud-native services, and engineering patterns. Qualifications The ideal candidate possesses deep, proven experience architecting, building, and operating high-traffic digital platforms and robust content supply chains. Proven experience with web application architecture, software engineering, and managing large-scale, consumer-facing digital platforms. Expert-level knowledge of modern web technologies, including TypeScript/JavaScript, and fluency in multiple back-end languages such as Python, Go, and Node. Deep expertise in Content Management Systems (CMS) architecture, schema design, workflow modeling, and integrating decoupled CMS solutions. Proven ability to design, document, and govern scalable, high-volume APIs (RESTful/GraphQL) and experience using a variety of datastores including PostgreSQL, Dynamo, Redis, and ElasticSearch. Strong understanding of cloud-native development (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), modern deployment strategies, and CI/CD best practices. A track record of success in optimizing application performance to achieve high SLOs (e.g., 99.99%) by implementing targeted caching, database optimization, and improving asynchronous call patterns. Additional Requirements: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week. This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $170,000 - $200,000 (bonus eligible) We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis. Additional Information As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected]. VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc. VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means. Business Segment: Versant O&T Compensation: USD170000 - USD200000 - yearly

Responsibilities

This role serves as the chief technical authority and architectural leader for Direct-to-Consumer applications, public websites, APIs, and Content Management Systems, focusing on defining standards and governance for high-performance digital experiences. Responsibilities include leading DTC architecture strategy, owning observability, defining API standards, and overseeing the technical integration across content repositories and presentation layers.