[Remote] Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. They are seeking a Software Engineer to assist with the design, build, and maintenance of content and rights management systems, as well as content delivery systems and pipelines, collaborating with other engineers and analysts in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with software development using Python to design and build available, scalable, and secure back-end web services and APIs for a variety of legal and intellectual property stakeholders, including software for platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook
• Assist in the management and troubleshooting of production systems and refactoring of 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
• Manage and troubleshoot distributed systems and services in a production environment

Skills

• 3+ years of professional software development experience with Python and JavaScript (ReactJs)
• 3+ years of experience 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
• Unit testing and mocking frameworks
• CI/CD with build tools such as Jenkins/GoCD/GitHub Actions
• Experience with networking and distributed systems
• Familiarity with NOSQL database (Cassandra)
• Understanding and using Message Queueing Systems (Apache Kafka / RabbitMQ)

Benefits

• Company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks

Company Overview

NBCUniversal is a media company that provides entertainment and news development, production, distribution, and marketing services. It is a sub-organization of Comcast. It was founded in 1912, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.nbcuniversal.com/.

Company H1B Sponsorship

NBCUniversal has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.