Staff Software Engineer (GenAI Innovation/ Forward deployed)
AI summary of the role
Staff Software Engineer leading development of scalable systems leveraging frontier AI capabilities, forward-deployed to prove business value of AI foundation models across TV, film, theme parks, and other business groups.
What you’ll do
- Rapidly research and test new AI technologies, translating raw capability into measurable business ROI.
- Build out backends and data layers using API standards, NBCU gateways, and best practices.
- Design features spanning from application UI down to underlying APIs.
- Deploy and maintain databases and storage across SQL and NoSQL environments.
What you’ll bring
- 6+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development.
- Experience with Python for application development, AWS, database systems, and SQL.
- Deep understanding of ML practices for foundation model integration (e.g., RAG patterns, tooling).
- Proven ability to bring an application from idea to delivery independently.
Technologies
Python · AWS · SQL · NoSQL · RAG · LLM · agentic AI · API · frontend · cloud
About NBCUniversal
Creates and monetizes entertainment, news, sports, streaming, films, TV studios, consumer products, and theme-park experiences across NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, Bravo, and parks.
Acquired · 5000+ people
Source and classification
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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 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
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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 [... source excerpt omitted ...] 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. Responsibilities: Rapidly research and test new AI technologies, translating raw capability into measurable business ROI. Evaluate proposed AI solutions critically, and [... source excerpt omitted ...] ot 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. Qualifications 6+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development, demonstrated through a comprehensive portfolio and related experience. Demonstrated systems-thinking capabilities, with the demonstrated ability to design for systemic problems (rather than symptoms). Proven ability to independently bring a basic application from idea to delivery, utilizing cross-functional collaboration as needed. Experience with Python for application development, AWS, database systems, and SQL. Experience with
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