Staff Software Engineer (GenAI Innovation/ Forward deployed)

USD 130000 - USD 170000 - yearly 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.

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of innovative new systems and solutions that make use of a rapidly emerging landscape of frontier AI capabilities. This engineer will help us build out the systems that solve the problems of tomorrow in a scalable way. This team is forward deployed and focused on proving the true business value of AI foundation models within TV, film, theme parks, and other business groups, and bringing this value to production quickly. We are seeking a candidate well-versed in designing, building and supporting APIs and web frontends and using agentic AI to accelerate development. This team member should be excited about the frontier of AI, able to rapidly prove out new capabilities, and versed in working in matrixed organizations to get work done.

Rapidly research and test new AI technologies, translating raw capability into measurable business ROI. Evaluate proposed AI solutions critically, and be willing to say "no" when the underlying problem isn't actually an AI problem. Build out backends and data layers by creating new business logic that leverages API standards, NBCU gateways, and established best practices and patterns. Deploy and maintain databases and storage for our applications across both SQL and NoSQL environments. Design features that span from the application UI down to the underlying APIs. Uphold high standards of code quality through rigorous testing and adherence to code standards — including code that's agent-written. Develop automated tests for your code, ensuring every function, service, and object works reliably with your team's systems and the broader NBCUniversal portfolio, with attention to cross-device and cross-browser compatibility. Collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary, matrixed organization, using strong interpersonal skills to navigate system complexity and deploy solutions efficiently. Deploy to cloud-based platforms and troubleshoot application, cloud, and configuration issues as needed. Use code- and test-generation tools to significantly accelerate the delivery of the features and components you build.

6+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development, demonstrated through a comprehensive portfolio and related experience. Demonstrated systems-thinking capabilities,