Sr. Software Engineer (Drupal)

Company Description

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. 

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. 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

The Sr. Software Engineer for Workplace Technology Engineering is responsible for the design, development, and operations of workplace solutions used globally by NBCUniversal employees and partners. The solutions span across a portfolio of applications including CMS sites, workflow systems, mobile first employee experience, and end user support. This Senior Engineer role is a developer role focused on applying software engineering mindset.

Specific solutions include:

• Drupal CMS: Candidate must be an expert user of Drupal CMS, including its architecture, core concepts, and modules. Candidate should be comfortable developing custom modules and themes and understand how to use contributed modules to extend the functionality of Drupal.
• PHP and JavaScript: Candidate must be proficient in PHP and JavaScript programming languages (Drupal is primarily built on these languages).
• HTML, CSS, and responsive design: Candidate should be proficient in HTML and CSS and have experience developing responsive designs with the goal of having functional applications in different devices and screen sizes.
• Database management: Candidate should have experience with database management systems like MySQL and effectively design and optimize database schemas to support Drupal applications.
• Performance optimization: Candidate should be able to optimize the performance of Drupal applications by identifying and fixing performance bottlenecks, caching data where possible, etc.
• Version control: Candidate must be proficient in using version control tools like Git to manage source code changes and collaborate with other developers.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, maintain content/workflow driven sites.
• Leverage low code for content management and application development.
• Lead software development cycle driven by agile methodology.
• Provide technical leadership to other members of the development team.
• Support and provide guidance to more junior engineers with high-level and escalated customer issues.
• Participate in peer code review to ensure best development practices are followed, work with technical partners to evaluate trade studies, solution designs, etc.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• BS/MS degree in computer science or related field.
• 8+ years of Drupal development experience utilizing version 9 and/or 10. Experience for building, deploying, and supporting large scale applications and services.
• 4+ years of PHP and JavaScript: Candidate must be proficient in PHP and JavaScript programming languages (Drupal is primarily built on these languages).
• Security best practices: Candidate should be familiar with security best practices for Drupal, including hardening the CMS, implementing secure coding practices, and configuring access controls.
• Excellent problem solving, design, coding, and debugging skills.
• Development experience in web technologies, e.g. JQuery, HTML, CSS.
• Strong cross-group collaboration skills.
• Experience interacting with more than one relational databases like MySQL, MariaDB
• 1+ year of Cloud Services AWS, Microsoft Azure.
• Must be motivated, independent and self-sufficient. Able to receive an assigned task and see it through to completion with minimal supervision.