Principal Software Engineer - NBC Sports Next

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SPORTS NEXT NBC Sports Next is where sports and technology intersect.
We’re fueled by our mission to innovate, create larger-than-life events and connect with sports fans through technology.
We’re a subdivision of NBC Sports and home to leading technology platforms and digital applications for Youth & Recreational Sports; Golf; and Emerging Media.
At NBC Sports Next, we equip more than 30MM players, coaches, athletes, sports administrators and fans in 40 countries with more than 25 sports solution products, including SportsEngine, the largest youth sports club, league and team management platform; SportsEngine Play, the first ever streaming service for youth and amateur sports, GolfNow, the leading online tee time marketplace and provider of golf course operations technology; and GolfPass the ultimate golf membership that connects golfers to exclusive content, tee time credits, instructional content and more.
GOLF Golf fuses the team behind products and services like GolfNow, TeeOff and GolfPass, which better connects golfers and golf facilities around the world through innovative solutions like cloud-based golf course management and SmartPlay contactless technology and services that create optimum golfing experiences.
Job Description The Principal Engineer defines the technical vision for the next generation of our systems which will work at global scale.
This role will give you the opportunity to influence a group of product managers, software engineers, data scientists, and DevOps experts.
You will decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions that can be used across NBC Sport Next’s businesses and subsidiaries.
By working on the hardest problems and leading the architectural direction of our most ambitious ideas, your decision will have a significant impact on NBC Sport Next’s business results and improve the experience for thousands of customers.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent engagement and communication skills as well as the technical background to fluently interact and provide guidance to software developers and architects.
Key Responsibilities: Create & lead a bold tech vision to create a global program at scale.
Serve as a technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects.
Ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems.
Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
Fully and completely understand system inter-dependencies and limitations.
Possess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, distributed architecture, and engineering best practices.
Leverage knowledge of internal and industry prior knowledge in design decisions.
Contribute to developing technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, and API documentation.
Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues and helping managers guide the career growth of their team members.
Qualifications Core Qualifications and Experience: 10+ years of experience in Software Development with experience in large-scale distributed systems Proven experience with full development life cycle for large-scale software products including extensive experience with service-oriented architectures, design patterns and web services.
Proven experience integrating and certifying applications with multiple payment processors.
Proven experience designing and executing the migration of a monolithic application to microservices with micro frontends.
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, asynchronous architectures.
Expert knowledge with one or more modern JavaScript framework and its patterns (e.
g.
React.
js, Vue.
js, Angular) Strong knowledge of .
NET frameworks.
In-depth knowledge of system programming and microservice distribution.
Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD processes.
Experience mentoring/training an engineering community on development best practices.
Excellent leadership, verbal, and written communication skills.
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