DreamWorks Animation · 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer (Python/Serverless/RestAPI)
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about technology and continuous learning, focusing on building and maintaining global solutions for efficient access to NBCU's extensive catalogue of titles and their metadata.
AnimationFilmMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
Join our 'Titles and Metadata' organization to build and maintain global solutions focused on providing efficient and accurate access to NBCU’s catalogue of titles and their descriptive metadata
Collaborate with a diverse team to provide high-value, scalable features that enable downstream products and teams across film, television, entertainment, news, and sports
Find simple, efficient solutions to complex software challenges and contribute to a team culture that values collaboration and trust
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher, or a combination of relevant education, experience, and/or training in Computer Science or a related field
5+ years of software development experience with Python
3+ years of backend software programming experience (APIs, databases, services)
2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS architecture and engineering
Experience in 'serverless' event-driven architecture
Experience in creating and consuming RESTful web services
Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g. DynamoDB) and relational databases (e.g. Postgres, MySQL, etc)
Dedication to modern, team-oriented OOP and DevOps best practices, patterns, and processes
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
Preferred
Experience with search technologies (e.g. OpenSearch, ElasticSearch, Solr, etc)
Experience with observability tools like DataDog, AWS Cloudwatch, etc
Experience with front-end technologies like React and Angular
Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to relate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Experience in writing automated tests for your own code
We sometimes interface with legacy systems, so if you like to reverse engineer things, figure them out, and teach others what you learned, that is a personality trait we would love to have on our team!
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
Paid leave
Tuition reimbursement
A variety of other discounts and perks
Company
DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. engages in the development, production, and exploitation of animated films and associated characters
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15M2016-04-28Acquired
2015-02-12Post Ipo Equity· $15M
2004-10-28IPO
Leadership Team
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