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Senior Software Development Engineer

United Talent Agency

Los Angeles, CA 4 days ago
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  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Senior (5-10 years) Experience
Job Description
UTA is seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer to build scalable, high-performance services that power the agency's next-generation financial platform. This includes applications for deal execution, invoicing, payment distribution, and financial reporting. You'll play a critical role in architecting backend systems, integrating with external platforms, and delivering features that support complex revenue and transaction workflows across the business.
The salary range for this role $160,000 to $180,000 commensurate with experience and skills
What You Will Do
System Design & Development
• Design and implement services that support revenue workflows, payment logic, and invoicing pipelines
• Build robust APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
• Own integration with internal systems (e.g., Salesforce, NetSuite) and external providers (e.g., banks, payment processors)
• Develop full stack features using modern front-end frameworks integrated with secure backend services
• Implement structured financial logic such as contingent payments, commission calculations, and milestone-based billing
AWS & Infrastructure Engineering
• Build and deploy infrastructure in AWS using services like Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, SQS, and EventBridge
• Implement CI/CD workflows and monitor across environments
• Ensure systems are fault-tolerant, scalable, and auditable, with proper instrumentation and alerting
System Integration & Domain Logic
• Translate complex business rules into deterministic backend logic: commissions, milestones, payee splits, and contingent payments
• Implement robust data flows between Client Processing, Deal Management, and Authoritative Data domains
• Ensure data integrity across subsystems handling trust accounting, revenue posting, and contract lifecycle events
Collaboration & Technical Execution
• Work closely with product managers, architects, and finance stakeholders to deliver end-to-end features
• Translate financial and contractual rules into deterministic, reusable service logic
• Drive quality, automation, and performance in a domain where correctness and compliance are critical
What You Will Need
• 7+ years software engineering experience with a focus on backend/full-stack development
• Deep experience with Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL in production environments
• Hands-on expertise with AWS services: EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM
• Familiarity with event-driven systems (Kafka, SQS, or similar), API integrations, and microservice patterns
• Strong understanding of data modeling, transaction workflows, and secure service architecture
• Comfortable working across systems where compliance, auditability, and financial accuracy are critical
• Experience with financial systems (payments, trust accounting, GL integration, revenue recognition)
• Prior exposure to platforms with complex domain logic - deal tracking, contingent compensation, or booking systems
• Familiarity with Salesforce, NetSuite, Concur, or related business platforms
• Experience with serverless architecture and FaaS patterns
• Understanding of multi-party payments, invoicing workflows, or tax handling (e.g., 1099s, VAT)
What You Will Get
• The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of the leading global entertainment companies
• Access to the tools, leadership, and resources you will need to create and drive a center of excellence
• The opportunity to do the best work of your career
• Work in an inclusive and diverse company culture
• Competitive benefits and programs to support your well-being
• Experience working in a collaborative environment with room to grow
• Fintech engineers building services for payments, settlements, or accounting
• Developers from SaaS platforms supporting B2B finance, enterprise billing, or revenue infrastructure
• Engineers with experience in media/entertainment deal execution or royalty systems

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-xkkevo-216-73-216-0-42 in your application.

Salary Details
Salary Range: $160,000 to $180,000 Per Year ($ USD)
Company Profile
United Talent Agency

Leading global talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency represents many of the most acclaimed figures across film, television, news, music, sports, theater, fine art, literature, video games, podcasts and other social and digital content.