Senior Go Engineer - Live Video Streaming (Hybrid)

Nbcuniversal Media, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal Media, LLC is seeking a senior software engineer to architect and maintain high-performance streaming systems for Peacock, NOW/WOW, and related platforms. You will design Go-based components and collaborate with SRE to ensure scalable, low-latency delivery across regions.

The role emphasizes working within a hybrid schedule, contributing from the office at least four days per week, and advancing cloud-based streaming pipelines with a strong focus on reliability and scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in software development and web technologies.
• Experience in building real-time, large-scale, low latency distributed systems.
• Understands CI/CD pipelines and large-scale deployment.
• Deep understanding of OO Design Principles and Patterns.
• Technical experience with cloud-based technologies, specifically within AWS
• Understanding of TDD, ATDD and BDD and approaches
• Understanding of containerization as it relates to Cloud (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Key understanding of technology principles and work methods (Agile, Scrum, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance software systems and features, primarily using Go, to support large-scale video streaming platforms.
• Build and maintain live and linear video streaming pipelines using in-house and third-party tools, focusing on video encoding, packaging, and content delivery.
• Support live events and linear channels, helping ensure reliable and high-quality streaming experiences.
• Collaborate with Engineering Managers and Principal Engineers to develop solutions that improve video delivery and enhance audio and video quality.
• Work closely with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to build reliable, scalable, and resilient services across multiple regions.
• Monitor system performance using metrics, logs, and traces to identify issues, troubleshoot problems, and improve service reliability.
• Manage and maintain cloud-based services and content delivery systems.
• Continuously improve code quality, system performance, and development processes.

Skills

Real-time distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-based technologies (AWS)

OO Design Principles

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Go

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

NBCUniversal Media, LLC is seeking a senior software engineer to architect and maintain high-performance streaming systems for Peacock, NOW/WOW, and related platforms. You will design Go-based components and collaborate with SRE to ensure scalable, low-latency delivery across regions.

The role emphasizes working within a hybrid schedule, contributing from the office at least four days per week, and advancing cloud-based streaming pipelines with a strong focus on reliability and scale.