News Software Engineer – WordPress

NBCUniversal

WordPress Software Engineer part of the backend team for NBCUniversal's news operations. Supporting and developing digital websites and applications using WordPress and AWS.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSEC2PHPWordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

joining the backend team to support the digital websites, OTT and applications for our news operations
The backend team is the powerhouse that all of the front facing products depend on to deliver timely, reliable content
dabble in API’s - day in and day out
work with WordPress, PHP, AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, EC2) to support all Owned Television Stations digital properties
Develop, deploy and enhance multiple websites with a PHP-based Content Management System
Create APIs for consumption by other teams and integrate with numerous external APIs
Contribute to and support AI-driven initiative, including building features powered by AI services or leveraging AI tools to improve workflows and automation
Act as a member of a product team supporting teammates and collaborating with a "do what it takes" attitude to ensure product and team success
Analyze problems and help create innovative solutions involving technology, methodology, tool and solution components
Ensure product quality and timeliness of work, provide advice and guidance, and resolve problems to meet objectives
Help develop new and refine existing processes to enhance quality and productivity

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (preferred) or related technical discipline
Minimum of 3 years of professional experience working with and staying current in the latest advances in web technologies
Proficiency in WordPress, PHP, and AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, EC2)
Development experience building plugins, themes, templates, custom fields, multisite, multilingual websites, integrations and caching implementations
Good understanding of server-side technologies and design patterns
Extensive experience with code versioning tools like GitHub
Must be 18 years or older
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

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

PHPWordPressAPI developmentAWSserver-side technologiescode versioningGitHubweb technologiesContent Management SystemAI services

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem analysisinnovative solutionsquality assuranceproductivity enhancementteam successcommunicationadaptabilityinitiativesupport

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science