Staff Software Engineer (Emerging Platforms)

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of innovative new systems and solutions making use of a rapidly changing landscape of emerging technologies. This team is focused on proving the value of new tech and bringing it to production quickly. We are seeking a candidate well versed in designing, building and supporting API’s, machine learning services and frameworks, LLMs, langchain, as well as foundational Database technologies. In addition, every member of this team will work at times across the stack. Responsibilities: Create new business logic, leveraging RESTful API standards and best practices and patterns on the backend of our systems. Deploy and maintain databases and storage for our applications in both SQL and NoSQL styles. Design features that extend from the application user interface to underlying APIs. Uphold high standards of code quality through rigorous testing, adherence to code standards, and common sense testing. Have worked well with data scientists, business analysts and machine learning infrastructure to connect the dots between business and technology partners. Deep understanding of Machine Learning best practices (e.g., training/serving, feature engineering, feature/model selection, imbalance data, RAG patterns) and algorithms (e.g., deep learnings, optimization) Develop automated tests for your code, ensuring every function, service, and object is compatible with your team’s work and with the many systems within the NBCUniversal system portfolio as well as ensuring cross-device and browser compatibility. Create documentation for developers as well as business users to help them understand our products. Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team within a matrixed organization, leveraging strong interpersonal skills to navigate system complexities and deploy solutions efficiently. Deploy to cloud-based platforms and troubleshoot application, cloud, and configuration issues when necessary. Utilize tools for code & test generation to dramatically accelerate the delivery of features and components you create.