Software Engineer

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. Click here to learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment and how we are making an

Job Description

Welcome to Peacock, the dynamic new streaming service from NBCUniversal. Here you’ll find more than a job. You’ll find a fast-paced, high-performance team of incredible colleagues that want to be at the epicenter of technology, sports, news, tv, movies and more. We work hard to connect people to what they love, each other and the world around them by creating shared experiences through culture-defining entertainment.

As a company, we embrace the power of difference. Our team is committed to creating an organization that champions diversity and inclusivity for all by curating content and a workforce that represents the world around us. We continue to challenge ourselves and the industry by being customer-centric, data-driven creatures of innovation. At Peacock, we are determined to forge the next frontier of streaming through creativity, teamwork, and talent.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, own, and improve systems and services to route video streaming traffic to achieve the highest quality streaming delivery possible
• Processing and analysis of client video player performance metrics and CDN backend data
• Working with derived performance metrics to determine the most performant CDN for individual video clients
• Collaborate across teams and vendors to ensure proper integration of systems and evaluate success

Qualifications

• An understanding of end-to-end streaming video delivery including HLS/DASH protocols and CDN management
• Experience building production quality scalable services
• Familiar with modern code deployment toolchains such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Have a background in maintaining and managing infrastructure as code as well as utilizing modern observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, and/or Google Operations
• Ability to build and maintain software deployment pipelines using CI/CD practices
• Experience with writing microservices in Golang, Java, or other comparable languages
• Hands on experience defining and documenting technical requirements and translating them into user stories/accompanying documentation

Desired Characteristics

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and demonstrable experience working with highly collaborative software engineering teams
• Ability to communicate effectively and explain complex problems in a simple way
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of deadlines, constraints and scope of delivery and experience working with the business partners to ensure the right balance between these are met, setting expectations and handling risks early
• Interest in promoting an inclusive team culture where engineers of diverse backgrounds can grow
• Committed to quality in every assignment, large or small
• Transparency, selflessness and authenticity

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. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $105,000 – $145,000

Additional Information

NBCUniversal’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. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.

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