Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. 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.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

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.
• Familiarity with Ruby on Rails or Angular.
  
  

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, Amazon Web Services, Github, MySQL, Javascript, Typescript, 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

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by emailing [email protected].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.

For LA County and City Residents Only: NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.