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Principal Engineer, Media Engineering

2 months ago


New York, New York, United States NBC Universal Full time
Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.

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

Our Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) portfolio is a powerhouse collection of consumer-first brands, supported by media industry leaders, Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky. When you join our team, you'll work across our dynamic portfolio including Peacock, NOW, Fandango, SkyShowtime, Showmax, and TV Everywhere, powering streaming across more than 70 countries globally. And the evolution doesn't stop there. With unequalled scale, our teams make the most out of every opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. We're always looking for ways to innovate faster, accelerate our growth and consistently offer the very best in consumer experience. But most of all, we're backed by a culture of respect. We embrace authenticity and inspire people to thrive.

The Peacock team is looking to add a talented Principal Engineer as part of Global Streaming Technology group.

You will be a key technical leader within the VOD team, responsible for driving the development and implementation of engineering projects. The role involves solving complex technical problems, mentoring junior engineers and cross-team collaboration. You will ensure the quality of all backend systems meet requirements, ensuring quality, performance and goals against KPI's are met. You will become a part of a team that builds and supports applications for all platforms, delivering metadata and video content to millions of users.

The Peacock VOD Engineering team builds services using cutting-edge technology. We are looking for a dynamic team player who is an owner, accountable and passionate about technology. You will be working on high-visibility applications serving millions of users for industry-leading media and entertainment content. If you relish having your efforts on display for millions of users - this is your opportunity.

You will be working with a team of quality assurance professionals, providing guidance and instruction to ensure the level of quality being delivered adheres to high standards the Peacock team expects. You will be responsible for end-to-end testing of all product deliverables leveraging various methods and workflows that include automation, eyes-on-glass, regression, and the testing of incremental features across platform verticals.

What the team does
  • The VOD Engineering team builds E2E video on demand solutions
  • The VOD team is responsible for the automated media pipeline delivering content to NBCU's streaming platforms including Peacock.
  • Troubleshoots issues arising in the VOD pipeline.
  • Configures encoding of video, audio and subtitles for delivery across various platforms/devices.
  • Research new technologies in the media space and conduct POCs.
  • Collaborates with Operations, player and client teams to drive innovation and improvements in video delivery.
Responsibilities
  • Define technical direction and make high-level decisions regarding system architecture, design and implementation
  • Contributes to the design and architecture of video encoding and packaging solutions
  • Ensure that the requirements, designs and architecture incorporate resiliency, reliability and observability
  • Ability to leverage tools, such as lucid charts and others, to visually capture E2E component infrastructure with rich detail
  • Responsible for creating, documenting and updating media workflow diagrams
  • Review requirements and specifications of new and existing features, translating these into test cases for manual and automated workflows
  • Drive innovation by researching and implementing new technologies and methodologies
  • Lead code reviews and ensure high standards of code quality
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, or related field
  • Min 10 years of experience in engineering, software architecture and design
  • Deep understanding and experience in video workflows, codecs, DRM, encoding, and packaging including CMAF, HEVC, UHD, HDR, ABR, HLS, Dash, SSAI
  • Strong knowledge of Cloud technologies inclusive of AWS, Azure and GCP
  • Knowledge of OTT streaming protocols such as CMAF, HLS and DASH
  • An owner, committed to quality in every task, large or small
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
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