Principal Engineer

Our DirecttoConsumer (DTC) portfolio is a powerhouse collection of consumerfirst brands supported by media industry leaders Comcast NBCUniversal and Sky. When you join our team youll 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 doesnt stop there. With unequalled scale our teams make the most out of every opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. Were always looking for ways to innovate faster accelerate our growth and consistently offer the very best in consumer experience. But most of all were 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 designing implementing and maintaining media technologies and systems. The role involves designing and overseeing the architecture for media encoding and streaming mentoring junior engineers and crossteam collaboration. You will ensure the quality of all media processing systems i.e ensuring quality performance and goals against KPIs 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 cuttingedge technology. We are looking for a dynamic team player who is an owner accountable and passionate about technology. You will be working on highvisibility applications serving millions of users for industryleading 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 endtoend testing of all product deliverables leveraging various methods and workflows that include automation eyesonglass 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 NBCUs 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

• Defines the technical roadmap and the technologies used to achieve business goals
• Owns and watches over 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 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
• Mentor others on proper trouble shooting methods

Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Information Systems Computer Science or related field
• Min 10 years of experience in media engineering software architecture and design
• Deep understanding of media workflows codecs DRM encoding and packaging including CMAF HEVC UHD HDR ABR HLS Dash SSAI
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Python GO Java JavaScript)
• Knowledge of database systems (SQL and noSQL)
• An owner committed to quality in every task large or small
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skill
• Ability to work effectively in a fastpaced and dynamic environment

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: $180000 $230000 (bonus and longterm incentive eligible).

Additional Information :

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