Manager, Engineering, CNBC Web & Make It

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
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Engineering Manager to guide the technical direction of the CNBC Web & Make It engineering team. This individual will blend strategic thinking, strong hands-on development skills, and mentoring capabilities to drive technical excellence and innovation across our platforms. The Engineering Manager will serve as both a contributor and a coordinator-ensuring that architectural standards, team alignment, and engineering best practices are upheld while continuously delivering value to our audience.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership

• Drive technical excellence and innovation across the team and product ecosystem
• Lead architecture and system integration efforts to ensure scalable, performant, and secure solutions
• Define and evolve platform direction, architectural patterns, and best practices
• Spearhead technical spikes and experiments, evaluating emerging technologies and frameworks

Team Guidance & Collaboration

• Provide technical mentorship and foster continuous learning and development
• Lead code reviews and offer thoughtful, constructive feedback
• Deliver system design presentations and promote knowledge-sharing
• Ensure alignment across engineering managers and tech leads for platform consistency and interoperability

Hands-On Contribution

• Contribute to the codebase depending on project needs
• Lead by example with high-quality, maintainable code and strong development practices

Operations & Planning

• Engage in technical capacity planning to support scalability and growth
• Own system SLAs, metrics, and observability to ensure platform reliability
• Serve as the escalation point for production issues and lead cross-functional incident responses
• Collaborate on roadmap planning to align technical strategy with business objectives

Process & Visibility

• Continuously improve development processes to enhance efficiency and quality
• Champion team visibility by highlighting accomplishments and technical contributions
• Support delivery coordination and people management when needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role
• Proven experience designing and integrating large-scale distributed systems
• Deep understanding of software development best practices including testing, CI/CD, observability, and performance optimization
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, alignment, and technical guidance

Technical Proficiency

• Experience with a modern JavaScript framework (i.e. React.js)
• Strong skills in either CSS/Sass development
• Experience implementing responsive designs using HTML and CSS preprocessors (SASS, PostCSS, LESS)
• Proficiency with modular JavaScript, async patterns, and DOM manipulation
• Experience optimizing rendering performance - critical rendering path, TTFB, caching strategies, optimizing javascript execution.
• Strong skills in unit testing and test driven development
• Proficiency in integration testing (e.g. Cypress)
• Understanding of bundlers, transpilers, and preprocessors (Webpack, Babel, SASS)
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)

Nice to Have

• Experience working in cross-functional agile teams
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices
• Experience with CDN integration and site performance tooling
• Understanding of editorial workflows or CMS-driven environments (WordPress or similar)

What We Offer
At CNBC Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, you'll have access to great perks and amenities:

• Sweat it out - Free onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, plus daily group classes
• Eat up - Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars
• Commute-friendly - Free shuttle transportation to and from multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Jersey City

Additional Information

• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
• 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: $155,000-$175,000 ( bonus eligible )

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 and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [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.