Engineering Manager - Video Software Engineering

NBCUniversal • New York, NY

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Video Software Engineering team is looking for Engineering Managers to grow and develop our engineering talent and build inclusive, high-performing teams. Engineering Managers work closely and collaboratively with teams across Peacock technology to deliver high quality streaming service. Engineering Managers drive technical initiatives in partnership with senior engineers across multiple teams, including testing, resiliency a performance.

What the team does
Collaborate with all Playback Services teams (Live/Linear, VOD, Video Player etc.) for Video KPIs on Peacock application
Building Dashboards and Automation for the NBCUniversal Video Operations team
Manage relationships between multiple internal teams
Own and Create a data Lake for end to end video delivery
Collaborates with teams building Peacock applications, ensuring optimal integration of the video players

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
• Ability to integrate into a large agile development project and manage rapid development cycles

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of Engineering Management experience, prior software development experience at senior level
• Understanding of how a high performing team of engineers looks like
• Understanding of deadlines, constraints and scope of delivery and experience working with the business partners to ensure the right balance between these are met, setting expectations and handling risks early
• Being an analytic problem solver with a strong sense of autonomy, but with an open collaborative approach to getting the job done.
• Interest in promoting an inclusive team culture where engineers of diverse backgrounds can grow
• Committed to quality in every assignment, large or small
• Transparency, selflessness, and authenticity

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Engineering/Product/Project Management and Backend Technology Services teams to build highly scalable/reliable video infrastructure, including various configurations, routing policies/tools, and services to manage Video KPIs
• Develop software solutions based on operations; collaborate and confer with colleagues, studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes, investigating problem areas, following the software development lifecycle
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
• Prepare and install solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming
• Deliver on product roadmaps, incrementally with a high level of quality
• Drive technical initiatives in partnership with senior engineers across teams
• Constantly search for improvements in process, improve software delivery and operational processes
• Grow the team by attracting diverse talent that can push technical boundaries and where individuals recognise that team success is more important than individual success.
• Support, coach and develop high performing engineers through regular 1:1s, continuous feedback and relationships with others
• Mentor individuals to embrace diversity and help building an inclusive and flexible workplace

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager