Senior Data Engineer, AdSmart

Company Description
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.
Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.
Job Description
As a member of the Product Engineering Team, the Senior Data Engineer, AdSmart will be directly responsible for design, development, and maintenance of various component/applications that are part of building out the necessary platform and products for NBCUniversal's AdSmart. NBCUniversal's audience management products will enable NBCUniversal to better understand its brand's audiences such as NBC News, Bravo, The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, USA Network, and the new Peacock streaming service as well as audiences that cross brands. The goal is to ensure we know who is watching what, where and when. In turn, enabling NBCUniversal's sales teams to properly align our audiences with the market advertisements that can benefit them the most. You will be part of the AdSmart's Data Engineering team, participating in the data architecture that will drive both current and future initiatives within NBCUniversal's AdSmart group.
Responsibilities:

• Serve as a senior software engineer for AdSmart products
• Participate in and execute a 12-month product roadmap with input from the delivery team, stakeholders, and leadership
• Design and code software components that are core to AdSmart, including One Platform and Peacock, under the leadership of the VP of Engineering
• Participate in scrum ceremonies
• Perform peer code reviews
• Utilize cutting-edge cloud computing technologies to solve problems
• Support product with the overall roadmap and ensure updates to senior leadership are 100% technically correct
• Analyze and report results and adjust the overall engineering strategy accordingly with engineering leadership

Projects / Products

• Segment Hub
• Universal Workspace
• Viewership Data Ingestion / Processing
• Migration of existing architecture to Cloud Native
• Reporting Data Applications
• Forecasting Algorithm Implementation

Qualifications
Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of software development experience, as a developer or manager
• Fluency in Scala or Java programming languages
• Strong OO & FP design patterns, data structure, and algorithm design skills
• Extensive experience developing Apache Spark applications
• 2+ years of experience with both relational database design (SQL), non-relational (NoSQL) databases, big data, real-time technologies
• Experience developing and/or consuming web interfaces (REST API) and associated skills (HTTP, web services)
• Self-directed, ability to multi-task, sharp analytical abilities, excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively in a dynamic environment
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
• Results-oriented, high energy, self-motivated

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience with software containerization, such as Docker
• Experience with Cluster Management and Container Orchestration technologies such as Mesos, Kubernetes, Hadoop/Yarn
• Experience with AWS or other Cloud Providers
• Experience with AWS Lambda or similar serverless backend technologies
• Experience with Apache Kafka or similar streaming technologies
• Experience with digital advertising technologies.

Additional Requirements:

• 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.

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: $120,000 - $145,000
Additional Information
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