Senior Software Engineer (Python/Serverless/RestAPI)

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Job Description

We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer who is genuinely excited about technology, continuous learning, and shaping modern engineering practices. This role is well suited to someone who thrives in environments where knowledge is openly shared and engineering teams help set technical direction. A strong interest in Python development, search technologies, B2B services, and AWS-based serverless architectures are your keys to success.

This position joins our “Titles and Metadata” organization, a team that builds and maintains global solutions focused on providing efficient and accurate access to NBCU’s expansive catalogue of titles and their descriptive metadata; including cast and crew information, languages, translations, content types, and more. Our group is collaborative, innovative, diverse and focused on providing high-value, scalable features that enable downstream products and teams across film, television, entertainment, news, sports, and more.

If you are passionate about finding simple, efficient solutions to complex software challenges, being a part of a collaborative, trusting team culture, and have a desire to learn, grow, and contribute to a team that is building foundational new systems for the NBCU ecosystem, then this role is an excellent fit.

We know that everyone brings something different to the table, so even if you don’t meet every single qualification, we still encourage you to apply!

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, or a combination of relevant education, experience, and/or training in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of software development experience with Python
• 3+ years of backend software programming experience (APIs, databases, services)
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS architecture and engineering
• Experience in “serverless” event-driven architecture.
• Experience in creating and consuming RESTful web services.
• Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g. DynamoDB) and relational databases (e.g. Postgres, MySQL, etc)
• Dedication to modern, team-oriented OOP and DevOps best practices, patterns, and processes.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience with search technologies (e.g. OpenSearch, ElasticSearch, Solr, etc).
• Experience with observability tools like DataDog, AWS Cloudwatch, etc.
• Experience with front-end technologies like React and Angular
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to relate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in writing automated tests for your own code.
• We sometimes interface with legacy systems, so if you like to reverse engineer things, figure them out, and teach others what you learned, that is a personality trait we would love to have on our team!

Additional Requirements:

• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.

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: $110,000 – $150,000 base salary only

We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. 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. 

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