Senior Software Engineer (Serverless, API, Microservices)

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media & entertainment companies in the development, production, & marketing of entertainment, news, & information to a global audience. As a company, we embrace the power of difference. Our team is committed to creating an organization that champions diversity & inclusivity for all by curating content & a workforce that represents the world around us. Here you can create the extraordinary. Join us.

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Senior Software Engineer will:

• Act as a lead and guide engineers in achieving an elevated level of technical excellence and stability.
• Develop standards/practices that will increase adoption of Agile, Dev Ops, and cloud-native approaches.
• Work on developing a Modernization strategy by identifying the need for API and building microservices.
• Pitch in by contributing to the codebase, ensuring the correct foundational elements are built in a maintainable, scalable manner.
• Identify complex components and set unit test standards while incorporating code quality.
• Contribute to and respond to code and architecture reviews as needed.

We are extremely interested in attracting a diverse range of candidates from diverse backgrounds. If you are not sure if you qualify, please err on the side of applying.

Qualifications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field/relevant industry experience in software development.
• At least 7 years of experience in Software Engineering.
  Demonstrated success working on software engineering problems that span multiple products.
• Passionate about solving complex and mission-critical problems with leading-edge, innovative technologies through solid engineering practices.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud Services in Compute, Storage, Containers, Database, Networking, Security, Application Integration.
• Experience designing and building front-end Single-Page Applications (SPAs) in one or more front-end frameworks (HTML5, AngularJS, ReactJS).
• Experience with NoSQL (DynamoDB, Elasticsearch and Redis) and Relational DBs (AWS RDS, MySQL or PostgreSQL).
• Experience in Serverless technologies DynamoDB, Lambda, API Gateway, SNS, SQS, S3, or other equivalents.
• Expertise in modern application development practices such as CI/CD, Test Driven Development (TDD), and DevOps.
• Able to develop and maintain infrastructure & application configuration management, automation & deployments (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Can operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Proficient in monitoring and gathering metrics (Splunk, CloudWatch).
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with multiple teams and build strong partnerships effectively.
• Embrace open-source technologies.
• Deep understanding of OO Design Principles and Patterns.

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 - $155,000.

Additional Information

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