Associate Software Engineer

About the Role:

The Tubi Builders Program is designed for early-career professionals in Product Engineering Machine Learning Design and Data Science who are passionate about building products that impact millions of users. The Software Engineering Track is designed for early-career engineers who want to build real products and systems not just learn in isolation. Over the course of the program Software Engineers will rotate through multiple teams spanning backend services and client-facing development.

You will work on production systems used by millions of viewers contributing to both client experiences and the backend platforms that power them. Rather than a purely academic rotation this role emphasizes hands-on ownership shipping code and learning by building. Youll gain exposure to distributed systems APIs client applications and modern development tooling.

This program is ideal for candidates who are curious adaptable and excited to work across multiple software engineering domains while developing expertise in cutting-edge technology.

What Youll Do:

• Design build and maintain production-quality software across different teams.
• Contribute to scalable services APIs and data pipelines that power Tubis core experience
• Apply computer science fundamentalsincluding data structures algorithms and system designto real-world problems
• Debug test and improve system performance reliability and observability
• Collaborate closely with engineers product managers and designers to ship features end-to-end
• Learn and apply best practices in distributed systems microservices cloud-native development and AI tools
• Participate in code reviews design discussions and engineering-wide initiatives

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Strong programming skills in at least one general-purpose language (e.g. JavaScript Rust Python Java C Go Scala)
• Solid understanding of data structures algorithms and software fundamentals
• Passion for building systems that work in production not just prototypes
• Ability to learn quickly take feedback and collaborate in a team environment
• Clear communication skills and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving

Preferred Qualifications:

• Work experience: Up to three years of combined professional experience including internships
• Experience in software engineering areas (e.g. internship research assistant or work experience)
• Familiarity with service meshes gRPC/Protocol Buffers RESTful API design Kubernetes and observability solutions
• Experience building side projects contributing to open source or developing practical tools
• Familiarity with functional programming (e.g. Elixir Erlang Haskell) and AI-assisted programming tools

Program Eligibility Requirements:

• GPA Requirement: Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Application Deadline: February 15 2026
• Program Timeline: Minimum 18 month commitment starting Aug 2026 after which successful participants will transition into non-rotational full-time roles
• Work Schedule: Full-time hybrid in San Francisco with office day requirements
• Work Authorization: Must have U.S. work authorization; we are unable to sponsor visas for this program
• Committed and available to work for the entire 18 month length of the program

About the Program:

Our Tubi Builders Program is structured to accelerate the careers of future engineering leaders by providing them with hands-on experience across multiple product domains. Through structured rotations mentorship and executive exposure Builders gain strategic experience preparing them for a full-time software engineering role.

By the end of the program you will:

• Ship code that directly impacts millions of users
• Learn how large-scale streaming systems operate in the real world
• Gain experience across different engineering teams not just a single narrow area
• Develop strong engineering judgment through ownership and mentorship
• Build a foundation for long-term growth as a well-rounded production-focused software engineer

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Tubi is a division of Fox Corporation and the FOX Employee Benefits summarizedherecovers the majority of all US employee following distinctions below outline the differences between the Tubi and FOXbenefits:

• For US-based non-exempt Tubi employees the FOX Employee Benefits summary accurately captures the Vacation and Sick Time.
• For all salaried/exempt employees in lieu of the FOX Vacation policy Tubi offers a Flexible Time off Policy to manage all personal matters.
• For all full-time regular employees in lieu of FOX Paid Parental Leave Tubi offers a generous Parental Leave Program which allows parents twelve (12) weeks of paid bonding leave within the first year of birth adoption surrogacy or foster placement of a child in addition to applicable government leave program(s) and FOXs short-term disability policy. This time is 100% paid through a combination of any applicable state city and federal leaves and wage-replacement programs in addition to contributions made by Tubi.
• For all full-time regular employees Tubi offers a monthly wellness reimbursement.

About Tubi:

Boldly built for every fandom Tubi is a free streaming service that entertains over 100 million monthly active users. Tubi offers the worlds largest collection of Hollywood movies and TV shows thousands of creator-led stories and hundreds of Tubi Originals made for the most passionate fans. Headquartered in San Francisco and founded in 2014 Tubi is part of Tubi Media Group a division of Fox Corporation.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin gender identity disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.