Job Description

The NBC Sports Next Consumer Technology group is currently seeking a manager of software engineering to work with and lead a team of other software engineers to deliver projects and systems critical to NBC Sports Next & Fandango business. You will take part in product strategy, establish project plans, and work with engineering teams across NBC Sports Next & Fandango to further our product vision, improve our engineering practices, and enhance the movie going experience for fellow movie enthusiasts.

Job Duties

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve back-end software and services
• Perform code reviews and collaborate with peers on software solutions
• Interact with Product Managers and Quality Engineers to deliver high-quality, high-profile software and user experiences
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (standups, retros, sprint planning, etc.)
• Troubleshoot and fix production issues as they occur
• Mentor team members with complex technical and design issues
• Manage careers of other engineers by setting clear and realistic goals
• Deliver timely feedback using concrete examples and metrics
• Participate in recruiting efforts and process to improve the team’s productivity and remove impediments

Desired Qualifications

• Passionate about software development throughout the entire software life cycle from design and architecture through development, testing and delivery
• Excited to learn from, teach, mentor and grow the rest of the software engineering team
• Collaborative. Works well in a team. Excited to succeed and to help other engineers succeed
• Eager to learn and stretch your boundaries while you learn and leverage new technologies
• Open to new approaches and new ideas
• Can take initiative to independently solve issues

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant discipline
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a software engineer working in a back-end or full-stack capacity
• Experience with managing a small to large team working on enterprise software
• An understanding of current software design patterns and principles
• 5 years of experience and understanding in computer science fundamentals including object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
• Professional experience in two or more of the following programming languages (JavaScript/Node, Python, C#/.NET, Java, Go, TypeScript)
• Experience with a variety of data stores; SQL/RDBMS, NoSQL, BaaS, etc.
• Experience with Git and source code control management and branching strategies
• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, and/or service-oriented architectures
• Working knowledge of common networking, infrastructure, and technical security fundamentals

Additional Job Requirements

• Experience developing consumer facing software, especially at scale
• Familiarity with test driven and behavioral driven development practices
• Experience working in an agile/Scrum environment
• Experienced with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure or similar) technologies
• Familiar with software build, release, deployment and monitoring tools and practices
• Experience with distributed systems design and architecture

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

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