Principal Software Engineer

Summary

Join NBCUniversal's Enterprise Technology team as a Principal Software Engineer for a one-year position focused on migrating enterprise applications. You will develop and implement microservices, collaborate with business units, and ensure security across cloud environments. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and testing software, automating processes, and contributing to code reviews. This fully remote role requires a BS in computer science, 10+ years of software engineering experience, and expertise in cloud technologies. The position offers competitive compensation, benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k, and paid leave, and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

• BS in computer science or related field
• 10+ years’ experience in a software engineering role
• Knowledgeable in public and private cloud technologies
• Demonstrated ability in building cloud native and 12 factor applications
• Demonstrated production-level software development skills
• Demonstrated ability to conceive, manage, and complete project deliverables
• Linux systems administration skills, across distributions, and especially in a cloud or virtualized environment
• Understanding of IP networking and traffic scaling
• Experience with agile development methodologies, rapid application development, and project management
• Proven ability to design and present understandable and practical solutions to complex problems
• Demonstrated leadership skills in a fast-paced, team-driven environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including visual presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience in research data collection, analysis, and presentation
• Ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement microservices for account and identity management, cost visibility, and process automation
• Work closely with business units to define technical specifications based on conceptual design and business requirements
• Assist with the design and implementation of security and forensics capabilities to ensure governance across multiple cloud venues, private and public
• Design, develop, test, debug and document new and existing software and or applications
• Contribute to and respond to code and architecture reviews as needed
• Write code and scripts to automate everything possible
• Strong technical expertise and troubleshooting skills for large scale distributed computing systems and software
• Minimal conceptual, logical and physical data modeling with data modeling tools and database design in complex, large-scale data environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert at script language development, including Java, C++, Python, Node.js, and Perl
• Expert at Web application development including JavaScript/CSS/HTML, Angular, BootStrap, and JQuery
• Proficient with data structuring languages, including XML, JSON, and design of binary data formats
• Experience creating and managing projects in revision control, including git and github
• Experience with automated testing and performance tools, including JMeter
• Experience with large-scale distributed infrastructures, including technologies for clustering and load balancing
• Understanding of distributed capacity management
• Understanding of Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA and REST), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Experience implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tools and systems
• Specific experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos and Marathon
• Demonstrated ability to automate the deployment of infrastructure using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Chef/Puppet
• Deep understanding of HTTP, TCP, DNS, UDP, IPv4/IPv6 networking and protocols
• Understanding of network database and storage technologies including NoSQL, NAS, and object stores
• Experience with Agile, including Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming

Benefits

• Fully Remote
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• A variety of other discounts and perks