Software Engineer - NBC Sports Next

Company Description

NBC Sports Next is where sports and technology intersect. We’re a subdivision of NBC Sports and home to all NBCUniversal digital applications in sports and technology within our three groups: Youth & Recreational Sports; Golf; and Betting, Gaming & Emerging Media.

At NBC Sports Next, we make playing sports better through innovative technology and immersive experiences for athletes, coaches, players and fans. We equip more than 30MM players, coaches, athletes, sports administrators and fans in 40 countries with more than 25 sports solution products, including SportsEngine, the largest youth sports club, league and team management platform; GolfNow, the leading online tee time marketplace and provider of golf course operations technology; GolfPass the ultimate golf membership that connects golfers to exclusive content, tee time credits, and coaching, tips; TeamUnify, swim team management services; GoMotion, sports and fitness business software solutions; and NBC Sports Edge, a leading platform for fantasy sports information and betting-focused tools.

At NBC Sports Next we are fueled by our mission to innovate, create larger-than-life events and connect with sports fans through technology that provides the ultimate immersive user experiences.

This role is part of our Youth & Recreational Sports group, comprised of technology platforms such as SportsEngine, GoMotion, TourneyMachine, and TeamUnify. We enable athletes, parents, coaches and team administrators in the youth and recreational space to manage their organizations, collect payments, share schedules, find programs to participate in and connect with other families. Additionally, NCSI enables leagues and organizations to properly screen and train coaches in an effort to keep kids safe.

Job Description

As a Software Engineer you will...

• Write modular and maintainable code, complete with unit tests, using Ruby on Rails, Typescript and Angular.
• Iteratively improve our features, systems and code in the Central domain of the SportsEngine platform.
• Develop in a Continuous Delivery environment where you will ship code to production daily.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members such as Software Engineers, QA Engineers, UX Designers and Product Managers.
• Work with other software engineers, both front-end and back-end, through code reviews and pair programming.

Qualifications

All candidates are required to meet the following qualifications:

• Have 1+ years of experience in the field of Software Engineering.
• Have a foundation in modern coding practices from which you are ready to contribute from and ready to grow upon.
• Ability to write quality, modular, maintainable, secure and testable code.
• Familiarity with testing best practices including unit and integration tests.
• Have a team-oriented attitude and seemingly endless intellectual curiosity.

Desired candidates may demonstrate the following:

• Effective in a highly collaborative cross functional team environment using Git and GitHub Pull Request workflows.
• Experience in a continuous delivery environment.
• Exhibit a deep respect for building software sustainably using modern techniques and industry best practices.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent) is awesome, but not required.
• Bonus points if you have familiarity with our Technology Stack: Ruby on Rails, Linux, Amazon Web Services, Github, MySQL, Javascript, Angular, Node.js, Serverless

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.

Additional Information

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