Company Description
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Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Digital Workplace Technology - Sr. Engineer 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, workflow systems, mobile first employee experience, and end user support. This Senior Engineer role is a developer role focused on applying software engineering mindset. This technical role is expected to apply a software engineering mindset to system administration topics elevating the availability, reliability, and security of solutions while reducing operational costs.
Specific solutions include:

• Web Solutions in Python (Django or Flask)
• Cloud Technologies (AWS or Azure)
• Front end development (ReactJS or NextJS)
• Bots development (Teams, SPO, Power Platform)
• Design, maintain Content Management Systems

Specific responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, maintain content/workflow driven sites.
• Lead system development using Python to build available, scalable, and secure back-end web services and customer-facing APIs. Design features that extend from the application user interface to underlying APIs.
• Supports applications under development and customizes current applications. Develops software update process for existing applications. Assists in the roll-out of software releases.
• Leverage low code for content management and application development.
• Lead software development cycle driven by agile methodology.
• Participate in peer code review, work with technical partners to evaluate trade studies, solution designs, build vs. buy.
• Researches, writes, and edits documentation and technical requirements, including evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports.
• Support technical support engineers with high-level and escalated customer issues.
• Support legacy systems in production and re-writing these in Python as well as migrating them to cloud systems in AWS or Azure with the goal of retiring all legacy applications to support better business processes.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BS/MS degree in computer science or related field.
• Development experience in web technologies, e.g. React or NextJS, Python, etc.
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript coding skills.
• Excellent problem solving, design, coding, and debugging skills.
• Advanced proficiency with database design (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Understanding of Service-Oriented Architecture such as XML, SOAP, REST, JSON, and other Web Services technologies.
• Knowledge on HTML5 & CSS.
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally to stakeholders and engineers.
• Ability to execute within a fast-paced agile process.
• Experience with 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.
• Experience collaborating with the stakeholders, producing systems flows, data models, work processes, and wireframes.

Qualifications
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience building, deploying, and supporting large scale applications and services
• Knowledge of MongoDB and other NoSQL databases
• Understanding of Python multi-threading model and multi-process architectures preferred
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud technologies (Lambda) and the Boto3 library preferred
• Experience with at least one web framework, such as Django or Flask, preferred
• Ability to build effective cross-functional relationships in support of delivering enterprise-wide solutions.

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. Salary range: $110,000 - $155,000.
Additional Information
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