Senior Data Engineer

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Senior Data Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in New York NY USA
Remote or Hybrid
115K-145K Annually
Senior level
AdTech • Cloud • Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment • App development
NBCUniversal has a rich history of evolving the media and entertainment industry.
The Role
The Senior Data Engineer will design build and scale complex data pipelines and platforms ensuring reliable data solutions for decision-making. Responsibilities include partnering with teams optimizing data processes and mentoring junior engineers.
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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 www.nbcuniversal.com 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 part of the global Operations & Technology organization our Data & Analytics (D&A) team is at the forefront of developing data and analytics strategies to future-proof NBCUniversal's diverse portfolio. This spans broadcast and cable networks news and sports channels film studios theme parks and digital platforms. Our mission is to empower business units with trusted scalable data solutions that drive strategic decision-making.
We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer who will play a critical role in designing building and evolving our data platforms and pipelines. This role is ideal for experienced data engineers who combine strong hands-on technical skills with architectural thinking and technical leadership.
Responsibilities:
  • Lead the design development and scaling of complex data pipelines and platforms.
  • Partner with business leaders and engineering teams to translate requirements into production-ready data solutions.
  • Own end-to-end data solutions including modeling performance reliability and cost optimization.
  • Apply cloud-native design patterns to ensure scalability security and maintainability.
  • Implement CI/CD testing monitoring and data quality best practices.
  • Provide technical mentorship to junior team members by leading design reviews conducting thoughtful code reviews and sharing best practices to raise the overall quality and consistency of data engineering solutions.
  • Actively participate in agile ceremonies and collaborate with platform and IT teams.

Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering demonstrating a foundational understanding of data modeling ETL/ELT principles and data warehousing.
  • A Bachelor's degree in computer science Data Science Statistics Informatics Information Systems Mathematics Computer Engineering or a related quantitative discipline is preferred.
  • Experience with data management fundamentals data storage principles and cloud-based data warehouses such as cloud Storage (AWS S3 GCP Cloud Storage Azure Blob Storage Iceberg) GCP BigQuery Snowflake or similar platforms.
  • Proficiency in building data pipelines using Python/SQL.
  • Demonstrate experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow or a willingness to learn.
  • Experience in applying CI/CD principles and processes to data engineering solutions.
  • General understanding of cloud data engineering design patterns and use cases

Desired Characteristics:
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate in ambiguous environments.
  • Demonstrated interest in mentoring and developing other engineers.

Additional Requirements:
  • 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: $115000 - $145000
We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.
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.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by emailing [email protected].
For LA County and City Residents Only: NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories or arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

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The Company
HQ: New York City NY
68000 Employees
Year Founded: 1912

What We Do

From film television news theme parks interactive media and streaming our people are at the center of it all. ​Here we solve complex and business-critical problems. That’s why we’re looking for people to help us continue our evolution imagining and delivering the most innovative and disruptive products and services through the latest tech advancements in the industry. ​ Here you can develop solutions. You’ll develop solutions that allow engineers to broadcast live TV from the comfort of their homes. These solutions will enable the use of our collection of hundreds of thousands of distinct intellectual properties across our film television and streaming brands. Here you can transform. You’ll make decisions and solve complex problems by leveraging insights that come from data building AI to help enable solutions to optimize every aspect of our content eco-system. Here you can build. You’ll build emerging immersive technologies that are used to power the broadcasts and streaming of global events like the Super Bowl and Olympics. You can create secure elastic cloud-based services connecting parts of our global platform ecosystem that effect tens of millions of viewers consumers and businesses that consume and love NBCUniversal’s content. And while you design build and architect your career we have the culture to make sure you’re supported. Here you can work and still live your best life! We’re leaders in our fields. We hire smart people and trust them to get the job done. We are never too busy to develop a fellow colleague. We understand our goals – or we ask. When we see something that needs doing – we do it. We make data-driven decisions. We fiercely believe in our talent and their growth. If you're ready to make an impact here you can.

Why Work With Us

For us it's more than just a work life. It's a daily passion. We take great pride in our legacy. We find fun in the challenge. We collaborate and inspire others. We're always creating always solving and always ahead of competition.

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