Director of AI-Driven Platform Engineering

Fox Television Stations; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 160,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

FOX Corporation's FOX Technology team is seeking a Director, Platform Engineering to build and lead a new team focused on advancing in-house software development, platform engineering, and AI-enabled capabilities. This role will establish standards and production-readiness practices to move ideas from concept to secure, scalable solutions.

You will collaborate with FOX Technology and Broadcast Engineering to mature AI-assisted tools that support broadcasting, operations, and internal

Qualifications

• Experience leading software/platform engineering, DevOps, or MLOps teams.
• Strong proficiency with Python and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience taking internal tools from concept to production.
• Experience with AI workflows, LLMs, model deployment, or AI-enabled app development.
• Experience with cloud providers such as AWS or Google Cloud.
• Ability to evaluate code quality, security posture, and production readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead a new platform engineering team focused on in-house development, AI-enabled workflows, and production readiness.
• Establish standards and readiness gates for moving solutions from concept to production.
• Partner with FOX Technology and Broadcast Engineering teams to evaluate and mature internal tools.
• Create and improve workflows for CI/CD, testing, deployment, release management, documentation, and operational support.
• Serve as a technical gatecheck for AI-assisted development, ensuring security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Guide the responsible use of LLMs, Claude or similar tools, and agentic workflows.
• Partner with information security to review code quality, dependencies, and secure deployment practices.
• Lead agile delivery translating stakeholder needs into technical requirements and measurable outcomes.
• Support local compute initiatives enabling shared platform capabilities for FOX Technology and Broadcast Engineering.
• Mentor and develop a small team of software engineers.

Skills

Software leadership

CI/CD

Python

AI workflows

Cloud platforms

Security posture

Technical governance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS

MS in AI/ML

Tools

Claude

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

FOX Corporation's FOX Technology team is seeking a Director, Platform Engineering to build and lead a new team focused on advancing in-house software development, platform engineering, and AI-enabled capabilities. This role will establish standards and production-readiness practices to move ideas from concept to secure, scalable solutions.

You will collaborate with FOX Technology and Broadcast Engineering to mature AI-assisted tools that support broadcasting, operations, and internal