Principal Data Engineer

NBCUniversal

Principal Data Engineer designing and maintaining data-driven advertising technology at NBCUniversal. Architecting solutions for audience intelligence and AI-enhanced advertising capabilities.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaMicroservicesNoSQLPythonScalaSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a principal software engineer for AdSmart products
Architect and develop mission-critical backend services using microservices, serverless, and event-driven patterns under the leadership of the VP of Engineering
Participate in scrum ceremonies and perform peer code reviews
Utilize cutting-edge cloud computing technologies to solve problems
Drive integration of LLMs, AI agents, vector search, and ML-based personalization
Supporting products with the overall roadmap and providing updates to senior leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
15+ years of software development experience, as a developer and/or manager
Fluency in Scala, Java, or Python programming languages
Strong fundamentals in DS/algorithms, OO, FP design patterns, and distributed systems
Experience with AWS serverless and container services
Experience with both relational database design (SQL), non-relational (NoSQL) databases
Experience developing and/or consuming web interfaces (REST API) and associated skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
paid leave
tuition reimbursement
a variety of other discounts and perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

ScalaJavaPythonmicroservicesserverlessevent-driven patternsdata structuresalgorithmsobject-oriented designfunctional programming

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingpeer code reviews

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science