Senior Go Engineer – Live Video Streaming Platform

Nbcuniversal3; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The NBCUniversal Media Group is seeking a senior software engineer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance Go-based systems for live and on-demand video streaming, including encoding and packaging pipelines. You will work with SREs to ensure 24x7 reliability and scalable delivery across regions.

Hybrid schedule in New York; 5+ years of experience in distributed systems and cloud tech, with CI/CD expertise and OO design proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in software development and web technologies.
• Proficiency with languages such as Java, Go, Python, JavaScript.
• 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.
• Embrace open-source technologies.
• Technical experience with cloud-based technologies, specifically within architecture/infrastructure (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 such as Peacock and NOW/WOW.
• 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

Go

Distributed systems

CI/CD

OO design principles

Agile/Scrum

AWS cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Git

Job description

The NBCUniversal Media Group is seeking a senior software engineer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance Go-based systems for live and on-demand video streaming, including encoding and packaging pipelines. You will work with SREs to ensure 24x7 reliability and scalable delivery across regions.

Hybrid schedule in New York; 5+ years of experience in distributed systems and cloud tech, with CI/CD expertise and OO design proficiency.