Senior 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 impact.

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.  

At Peacock we are combining premium content from NBC, Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination and Hollywood’s biggest studios with the enterprise technology expertise of Comcast and Sky. (NBCUniversal, Peacock, DreamWorks, Focus Features and Sky are all Comcast companies). Peacock was launched in 2020 and we are rapidly transforming to be the premier online destination for sports, news and entertainment accessible from a wide variety of platforms and devices.

The Direct to Consumer (D2C) Engineering & Research team at Peacock NBCUniversal is looking for a Sr. Software Engineer in Research to research and create software solutions that improve the video streaming experience. Bring your unique expertise and a willingness to explore. We’re enabling incredible applications that span a portfolio of video players, embedded systems, testing infrastructure, and end user experience. Flexibility and curiosity are a must. You’ll combine a software engineering mindset with an evidence-based methodology to tackle challenges such as process scalability, streaming performance, availability, and reliability.

Our goal is to discover the best way to design and develop innovative video streaming software solutions that will be used by NBCUniversal employees and partners from around the world.

Our team thrives on a diversity of skills, roles, and backgrounds—we’re looking to add people who can think outside the box.

Responsibilities

Pro-actively collaborate with other teams and stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements.

· Conduct analysis to determine possible design alternatives for existing systems.

· Architect and design features for existing or new products.

· Build prototypes and POCs pitching ideas with Product management and other stakeholders.

· Identify bugs and areas of improvement in a variety of platforms.

· Mentor junior members of the team.

· Monitor and evaluate competitive applications and products. Review literature, patents, and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects

· Assist in tracking and evaluating performance metrics for products and teams. Ensure team delivers software on time, to specification, and within budget.

· Research, write, and edit documentation and technical requirements, including evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports.

About the Environment:

Experience a fantastic work environment with flexible hours / remote work options, a safe and welcoming environment for people of all backgrounds, and many perks.

Find out more and apply today!

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

BS/MS degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.

· Minimum of 4 years of experience in design and development using JavaScript/Java/C# or any other