NBCUniversal’s Video Platform team owns the video supply chain which allows us to enable marketing as a growth engine. We are looking for a front-end software engineer to join our team. We have a very collaborative environment and a distributed team, so we need someone who is conscientious, energetic, and passionate. We are a mature Agile/Scrum shop and work in two-week sprints. Responsibilities will include:

• Develop new user-facing features
• Participate in the development of a Micro-UI based application in NodeJS (Typescript)
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability
• Collaborate with back-end engineers to integrate with RESTful microservices
• Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
• Understanding of layout aesthetics
• Conduct peer-reviews of application code, ensuring that all code complies with team standards
• Inspect and resolve issues in development, test, and production environments
• Complete tasks as part of an agile team and adapt to dynamic business requirements

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent degree
• Must have 3-5 years of experience in the field
• Strong understanding of JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3
• Experience with the SASS, Emotion or LESS CSS preprocessors
• Strong knowledge of NodeJS
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including Angular, React, Vue
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Experience with RxJS Observables
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Strong understanding of client-side security and best practices
• Experience with Micro Frontends, webpack, module federation and Single Page Applications
• Experience working with Git source control
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience with automated testing of code including Unit and Integration testing

Qualifications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with GraphQL APIs is a plus, preferably via the Apollo client
• Experience with WebSockets is a plus
• Experience with React’s Material UI & Theme Provider is a plus
• Experience with the NodeJS Express framework is a plus.
• Experience working in an on-air broadcast environment
• Experience with AWS and serverless technology
• Familiarity with continuous integration practices and Jenkins a plus

Additional Information

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