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Who is the FOX Cincinnati Development Team?

Our Story

We are a fast-paced software development team within FOX consisting of Engineers, Developers, Product Managers, QA, DevOps and Designers located in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. We build the sports and entertainment products we like to use each and every day!

1999

WhatIfSports.com is born! The office's passion for sports leads to the creation of the online sports simulation game industry

2000

SimMatchup and Dream Teams are unleashed, capturing national attention across the most popular newspapers and magazines

2001

SimLeague Baseball debuts as the site's first pay-to-play game, quickly followed by Football, Basketball & Hockey

2003

The line of Dynasty games debut with Hoops Dynasty, Gridiron Dynasty, and Hardball Dynasty

2004

The game engines take on new life as predictions for upcoming sporting events are announced, ranging from March Madness round-by-round picks to the full slate of weekly NFL and college football games

2005

WhatIfSports is acquired by FOX Interactive Media, a division of NewsCorp

2010

After transitioning to the FOX Sports Digital team, the office doubles in size to begin building a full line of FOX Fantasy games ranging from Fantasy Football to Bracket Challenge

2013

Office growth continues with the goal of becoming the data centralization hub to power the FOX Sports website, mobile apps, fantasy and more

2016

Mobile development expands resulting in the release of the FOX Sports app on Android (4 stars and climbing)

2017

WhatIfSports.com is sold to SportsHub Technologies

2018

The team's first machine learning project goes live - recommendations within the FOX suite of TVE apps

2018-19

The FIFA World Cup ™ experiences goes live across FOX Sports Digital making the FOX Sports App the #1 sports app in both stores

2020

The team successfully unleashes the Super Bowl LIV experience to the nation on FSCOM and FSAPP where it helped set the most live-streamed Super Bowl ever

2020

The new FOX Sports digital experience is unveiled with a re-imagined website and mobile app

2021

The FOX Sports App & FOX Sports Websites see dozens of feature additions including a deeply integrated Odds experience

2022

We moved into a new, state-of-the-art office, launched the USFL site, introduced personalized recommendations and supported the FIFA Men's World Cup & World Series within our new special event sections.

2023

We streamed Super Bowl LVII, created the go-to experience for the FIFA Women's World Cup and launched the new free-to-play FOX Super 6 game for the NFL season.

2024

We rolled out a new scores experience, an easier registration flow and interactive polls to start the year with much more planned for the FOX Sports app and website.

Our Work

Over the years, we have created some truly exciting products for WhatIfSports, FOX Sports, the USFL and FOX.
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July, 2020 saw the release of the new FOX Sports App & website!

Learn more about what it took to develop the new FOX Sports digital experience.

New Scores Experience

(Web, iOS, and Android)

We rolled out a new version of our Scores experience to provide fans a more personalized experience. Bigger score chips, better organization, more information and, most importantly, in the order customized to the user's preferences.

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FOX Super 6

(Web, iOS and Android)

We launched the free-to-play FOX Super 6 game where fans answer 6 questions each week of the NFL season for their slot at $10,000 in prizes.

FOX Super 6 was also live for the NASCAR Daytona 500 race and throughout the UFL season. If there's a large sporting event on FOX, be on the lookout for your chance to play.

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FIFA Men's and Women's World Cup

(Web, iOS, and Android)

We created a new hub to house everything you need to know about both the Men's and Women's World Cups.

Inluding the best curated videos, highlights and stories, a visual bracket, an everything-you-need-to-know Fan Guide experience. Not to mention live streams of each and every game, game recap analysis, live stats and standings, and odds including prop bets and futures.

Super Bowl LVII

(Web, iOS, Android, and more)

We streamed Super Bowl LVII on all of our platforms and included a full takeover experience to give the fans exactly what they wanted.

We set the record for the most-watched Super Bowl in history with 115.1 million across platforms and had the lowest latency across all streaming services.

Super Bowl Hub

WhatIfSports.com

(Web)

Abbreviating seventeen years of passion, innovation and development in a few paragraphs is difficult, but it's easy to say WhatIfSports development is where our office took shape.

The core website included SimMatchup which featured the original version of all our incredibly realistic and sophisticated game simulation engines. Pick any two teams from throughout history and instantly generate a detailed box score with play-by-play and statistics. Dream Teams built on this concept, as you could create a roster of players from throughout history and then play games.

In addition to the SimLeague and Dynasty games, the core site included user forums, an outstanding customer support system, developer chats, an internal user communication tool and much more.

Broadcast Integration

(Television, Digital)

The FOX Sports Data system powering the website and apps successfully completed its original daunting mission when it became the backbone of the scrolling ticker at the bottom of all FOX Sports national and regional broadcasts. It now also plays a role in many on-air graphics and other key linear & streaming business needs.

The office is always proud to share this responsibility while with family and friends taking in a national NFL game or weekly MLB game featuring the Reds.

FOX Fantasy Football

(Web, iOS)

The FOX Fantasy Football Commissioner game was built from the ground up in 2011. The game was incredibly deep with hundreds of league options and was incredibly reliable over its 6-year run.

The code base was large and the technical challenges were many but we took great satisfaction in seeing all the complicated parts working successfully week after week. Live drafts, waiver processing, live scoring, weekly scoring, trades, custom league scoring, stat corrections, etc.

Our first mobile app was for FOX Fantasy Football. Released in 2013, it was a must-have for all our iOS fantasy players.

Hardball Dynasty

(Web)

Hardball Dynasty is the ultimate baseball simulation game where every decision matters. If it's in the MLB, it's in HBD.

While all franchises and players are fictitious in each 32-team world, it doesn't take long to begin following your franchise and players closer than your real-world favorites. While you manage all six levels of your franchise, success at the major league level is what matters most.

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Android Media Player & Machine Learning

(Web, iOS, Android, and more)

Our Android Media Player Framework team developed the player used to stream live and VOD content across all our FOX Android Phone, Android TV and Fire TV apps including FOX Now, FOX Nation, FOX Weather and FOX Sports.

Our Personalization & Recommendations team powers the content recommendations included in the same set of apps for all devices using the latest in machine learning technologies.

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FOX Fantasy Auto

(Web)

NASCAR has always been big on FOX and the FOX Fantasy Auto game put the focus on the drivers. Participants were challenged to build their own team of five drivers each week to compete for weekly, segment and season prizes.

Groups and live scoring made the game a must for fantasy auto racing enthusiasts. Watching your group leaderboards update as your driver took first place made it a great second screen experience each week of the racing season.

FOX Bracket Challenge

(Web)

March Madness was always the busiest time of year in the office and Bracket Challenge was a huge reason why. As soon as Selection Sunday announced the first team in the tourney, it was a mad dash to reach tipoff on Thursday. Groups and brackets were created and filled at rapid rates with predictions generated and simulations running.

Once the college basketball tourney games started, the focus shifted to live scoring with group and contest leaderboards updating within seconds of each game going final. Technically, these situations provided many challenges that were fun to architect. Occasionally, watching everything work was as stressful as the final seconds of a buzzer beater.

FOX Fantasy Baseball

(Web)

Fantasy Baseball, like it's Fantasy Football sibling, was an intense Commissioner game. In fact, it was far more complex with its varied league options, scoring options and daily formats.

Roto scoring, head-to-head, total points. Daily scoring or weekly scoring. Disabled Lists, position maximums. The options just kept coming, which is why the game was so great. We took great pride in the game's reliability and easy-to-play interface.

SimLeague Baseball

(Web)

SimLeague Baseball was the first pay-to-play subscription game we developed. It built on the SimMatchup and Dream Team concepts. 24 owners could draft their own roster of players from throughout baseball history and then compete over a full season schedule, then the playoffs. The game combines managerial options with general manager options and a growing collection of league, team and player statistics and game results.

The game eventually saw the introduction of the automated Theme League Wizard which made the enforcement of custom rules much easier. Theme leagues, after all, is what makes the game so great as there's no end to commissioners' imaginations.

There is also a SimLeagues Live feature that allows two users to go head-to-head and make decisions while the game is in progress.

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Predictions

(Web)

We eventually reached the conclusion our game engines could be used to do more than power our games - they could also predict the future (with a few tweaks, of course).

It didn't take long for us to begin generating and publishing predictions for the big 6 US sports. Our playoff predictions were routinely published and cited in some top newspapers, websites and FOX Sports broadcasts. We were even on ESPN several times. What If the 1994 MLB season wasn't cut short, for example. Now, you can find our predictions for every NFL and college football game on the FOX Sports website.

Hoops Dynasty

(Web)

Hoops Dynasty was our first Dynasty game and it's just as great 10+ years later. Start as coach at a small D-III school and work your way to your D-I alma mater. But it's not easy, because you're competing against hundreds of other serious college basketball fans.

The game was incredibly fun to develop because of its diverse features: recruiting, scouting, game simulations, scheduling, player development, practice plans, etc.

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Our Culture

We take great pride in our work, always striving to produce the best quality products for our customers. Our product development teams run the full talent spectrum: product, design, engineering, project management, QA, strategy. We also strive to maintain an enjoyable work environment. Here are some of our current office perks and values:

Casual, non-corporate work environment
T-shirts and shorts are common

Always working on the latest technologies
Highly skilled workforce

Flexible work hours
Onsite, Hybrid or Fully Remote

Daily shuffleboard and darts competitions

Designated room for video games including current and legacy consoles

Quarterly company outings chosen by the entire team

Optional participation in company basketball and softball leagues

Lunch-and-learns
Knowledge share sessions

Historically low turnover

Careers

At FOX Cincinnati, we have a unique history of developing innovative products. While our focus changes from time to time, our passion for building great solutions does not. Our focus now is on sports and entertainment -- And we want you to join the team!

Find our job openings below to start your career in the sports, entertainment and software development industry.

If Our Work and Company Culture wasn't enough, working for FOX also includes some great benefits.

Medical, Dental and Vision, Life Insurance, FSA and more…

Take some time to relax. Enjoy time off with our generous vacation allotment

Up to 6 weeks paid Parental Leave

Education Reimbursement program

Extensive training and development opportunities

Corporate discounts on thousands of items and services

Current Job Openings

Last updated: 05/02/2024

Director, Technical Product Manager

Love sports? Love analyzing data to help create features enjoyed by millions of sports fans? Love working with talented and passionate development teams? Then this role is for you!

Updated: 5/2/2024

Co-Op Student / Intern Software Engineer

Looking for an exciting co-op rotation or internship? Look no further! We have multiple openings each school semester and have a long history of providing incredible software opportunities across our various teams!

Updated: 4/27/2022

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