Software Engineer

Company Description

Join our NBCUniversal EPIC Legal Team! EPIC symbolizes key foundational principles as we strive to be extraordinary partners to our businesses in an evolving environment. Here at NBCU Legal, we are Expert Partners who provide Inspiring and Creative solutions to our clients. We are subject-matter experts who collaborate with our legal colleagues and clients to guide, solve and push for our collective success. We inspire by bringing optimism and positivity to our work, and apply strategic and innovative thinking to support our businesses.

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

Job Description

NBCUniversal’s Intellectual Property Analytics, Operations, and Technology (IPAOT) team supports NBCUniversal’s content globally. The team builds applications to support our internal legal intellectual property partners as well as platform operations on YouTube, TikTok and Facebook. The applications help monitor NBCUniversal titles across search engines, data sharing networks and various content deliver pipelines. The data is collected by the team and analyzed internally to support business-decision driving initiatives at the company. 

The IPAOT team at NBCUniversal is looking for a self-motivated, highly organized, proactive, and passionate problem solver who will assist with the design, build, and ongoing maintenance of content and rights management systems, as well as content delivery systems and pipelines. We are looking for a software engineer that can comfortably do full-stack development. You will be collaborating with other software engineers and operations analysts. This is a fast-paced role that interfaces with the entire department and many other internal business units and stakeholders at NBCUniversal.

• Assist with software development using Python to design and build available, scalable, and secure back-end web services and APIs
• Assist in the management and troubleshooting of production systems and refactoring existing applications to improve business processes
• Implement systems designs and software design patterns to write maintainable, testable, and robust software and services
• Integrate with third-party APIs, including designing, implementing, and troubleshooting API connections to ensure seamless interoperability between systems
• Managing and troubleshooting distributed systems and services in a production environment

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional Software Development experience with Python and JavaScript (ReactJs)
• 3+ years using SQL and RDBMS, preferably MariaDB or MySQL.
• Experience with RHEL-based Linux Distributions (Oracle Enterprise Linux or CentOS).
• Comfort with git and related processes such as git flow, forking / branching strategies, and pull requests / code reviews.
• Experience developing, using and understanding APIs
• Professional experience in Object Oriented Development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Unit testing and Mocking frameworks.
• CI/CD with build tools such as Jenkins/GoCD.
• Experience with networking and distributed systems
• NoSQL database (Cassandra)
• Understanding and using Message Queueing Systems (Apache Kafka / RabbitMQ)

Additional Requirements

• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
• Must be willing to work in Universal City, California
• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
• 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

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.

NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.