Data Engineer

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. The Data Engineer will be responsible for creating a connected data ecosystem that enhances the power of streaming data and supports the Media Group's analysis and reporting needs. Responsibilities Develop and maintain batch and streaming data pipelines according to business and technical requirements Deliver observable, reliable and secure software, embracing “you build it, you run it” mentality, and focus on automation Continually work on improving the codebase and have active participation in all aspects of the team, including agile ceremonies Take an active role in story definition, assisting business stakeholders with acceptance criteria Work with Principal Engineers and Architects to share and contribute to the broader technical vision Practice and champion best practices, striving towards excellence and raising the bar within the department Operationalize data processing systems (DevOps) and system observability (SRE) Contribute to the team in design, build, testing, scaling and maintaining data pipelines from a variety of source systems and streams (Internal, third party, cloud based, etc.), according to business and technical requirements Deliver observable, reliable and secure software, embracing “you build it you run it” mentality, and focus on automation and GitOps Continually work on improving the codebase and have active participation and oversight in all aspects of the team, including agile ceremonies Take an active role in story definition, assisting business stakeholders with acceptance criteria Work with Principal Engineers and Architects to share and contribute to the broader technical vision Develop and champion best practices, striving towards excellence and raising the bar within the department Develop solutions combining data blending, profiling, mining, statistical analysis, and machine learning, to better define and curate models, test hypothesis, and deliver key insights Operationalize data processing systems (dev ops) Skills 1-3 years relevant experience in Data Engineering Experience of near Real Time & Batch Data Pipeline development in a similar Big Data Engineering role Programming skills with an OOP language (e.g., Java, C++) Proficient with SQL Experience working in a cloud environment such as Google Cloud Platform or AWS Hands on programming experience of the following (or similar) technologies: Kubernetes, Docker, Apache Beam, Apache Flink, Apache Spark, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, Google BigTable, Google Pub/Sub, Kafka, Apache Airflow Experience implementing observability around data pipelines using SRE best practices Experience in processing structured and unstructured data into a form suitable for analysis and reporting with integration with a variety of data metric providers ranging from advertising, web analytics, and consumer devices Bachelors' degree with a specialization in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, other quantitative field or equivalent industry experience Strong Test-Driven Development background, with understanding of levels of testing required to continuously deliver value to production Experience with large-scale video assets Ability to work effectively across functions, disciplines, and levels Team-oriented and collaborative approach with a demonstrated aptitude, enthusiasm and willingness to learn new methods, tools, practices, and skills Ability to recognize discordant views and take part in constructive dialogue to resolve them Pride and ownership in your work and confident representation of your team to other parts of the business Benefits Medical, dental and vision insurance 401(k) Paid leave Tuition reimbursement A variety of other discounts and perks Company Overview DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. engages in the development, production, and exploitation of animated films and associated characters It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Glendale, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship DreamWorks Animation has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 8 in 2025, 7 in 2024, 5 in 2023, 12 in 2022, 13 in 2021, 19 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.