News Software Engineer- WordPress

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit for more information.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Job Description

As a WordPress Software Engineer, you will be joining the backend team to support the digital websites, OTT and applications for our news operations. The backend team is the powerhouse that all of the front facing products depend on to deliver timely, reliable content. In a fast-paced news environment, urgency and a quick turnaround can be critical. You will dabble in API’s - day in and day out. It’s expected that you have extensive PHP and CMS development experience ( WordPress ) and good understanding of cloud computing. 

• You will work with WordPress, PHP, AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, EC2) to support all Owned Television Stations digital properties
• Develop, deploy and enhance multiple websites with a PHP-based Content Management System
• Create APIs for consumption by other teams and integrate with numerous external APIs
• Contribute to and support AI-driven initiative, including building features powered by AI services or leveraging AI tools to improve workflows and automation
• Act as a member of a product team supporting teammates and collaborating with a "do what it takes" attitude to ensure product and team success
• Analyze problems and help create innovative solutions involving technology, methodology, tool and solution components
• Ensure product quality and timeliness of work, provide advice and guidance, and resolve problems to meet objectives
• Help develop new and refine existing processes to enhance quality and productivity

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (preferred) or related technical discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience working with and staying current in the latest advances in web technologies
• Proficiency in WordPress , PHP, and AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, EC2) 
• Development experience building plugins, themes, templates, custom fields, multisite, multilingual websites, integrations and caching implementations 
• Good understanding of server-side technologies and design patterns
• Extensive experience with code versioning tools like GitHub

Desired Characteristics:

• Working knowledge of CMS, preferably in a news publishing environment
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code solutions
• Experience extending WordPress’ Gutenberg editor using React and modern JavaScript
• Experience building scalable software solutions
• Experience building/optimizing RESTful APIs
• Experience leveraging AI technologies to build features and/or improve workflows
• Experience with languages like Python, SQL etc.
• Capable of planning and writing software that enables cross-vendor integration via SDKs/APIs/etc.
• Experience with continuous integration tools and environments 
• Openness to ideas and doing things differently
• Eagerness to learn new things and share ideas with peers
• Understands coding design patterns

Additional Requirements: 

• Must be 18 years or older
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Interested candidates must submit a resume through to be considered

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 : $90,000-$145,000

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. 

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