Software Engineer- News Operations

NBCUniversal • New York, NY

4h • $90,000 - $145,000 • Remote

About The Position

As a Software Engineer, you will be joining the backend team to support the digital websites, OTT and applications for our news operations. The backend team is the powerhouse that all of the front facing products depend on to deliver timely, reliable content. In a fast-paced news environment, urgency and a quick turnaround can be critical. You will dabble in API’s - day in and day out. It’s expected that you have extensive PHP and CMS development experience (WordPress) and good understanding of cloud computing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (preferred) or related technical discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience working with and staying current in the latest advances in web technologies
• Proficiency in WordPress, PHP, and AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, EC2)
• Development experience building plugins, themes, templates, custom fields, multisite, multilingual websites, integrations and caching implementations
• Good understanding of server-side technologies and design patterns
• Extensive experience with code versioning tools like GitHub
• Must be 18 years or older
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Interested candidates must submit a resume through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of CMS, preferably in a news publishing environment
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code solutions
• Experience extending WordPress’ Gutenberg editor using React and modern JavaScript
• Experience building scalable software solutions
• Experience building/optimizing RESTful APIs
• Experience leveraging AI technologies to build features and/or improve workflows
• Experience with languages like Python, SQL etc.
• Capable of planning and writing software that enables cross-vendor integration via SDKs/APIs/etc.
• Experience with continuous integration tools and environments
• Openness to ideas and doing things differently
• Eagerness to learn new things and share ideas with peers
• Understands coding design patterns

Responsibilities

• You will work with WordPress, PHP, AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, EC2) to support all Owned Television Stations digital properties
• Develop, deploy and enhance multiple websites with a PHP-based Content Management System
• Create APIs for consumption by other teams and integrate with numerous external APIs
• Contribute to and support AI-driven initiative, including building features powered by AI services or leveraging AI tools to improve workflows and automation
• Act as a member of a product team supporting teammates and collaborating with a "do what it takes" attitude to ensure product and team success
• Analyze problems and help create innovative solutions involving technology, methodology, tool and solution components
• Ensure product quality and timeliness of work, provide advice and guidance, and resolve problems to meet objectives
• Help develop new and refine existing processes to enhance quality and productivity

Benefits

• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
• Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.

What This Job Offers

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