Java Engineer

Company Description
We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.
As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
As a key member of the Cape Town based team, The Software Engineer will develop software for our current and next generation cloud and mobile enterprise products. Working closely with Product, Engineering and Operational Teams, this highly visible and mission critical position will assist in the development of products that process tens of millions of online golf rounds per year. You will work with cutting edge technologies and become involved in the implementation and evolution of the entire product development lifecycle.
The Software Engineer will contribute their skills and experience as a Java developer and be part of a multi-disciplinary team that is responsible for new products, new features, maintenance and support of our platform through the delivery of key responsibilities that include;

• Contributing to the design and development of Object-Oriented software.
• Interacting with multiple stakeholders spanning Product, Technology and Operations teams.
• Contributing to the software development lifecycle including analysis, design, coding and testing.
• Ensure clear documentation.
• Proactively managing their own tasks to agreed deadlines.
• The ability to take ownership for delivery of any projects they are contributing towards.
• Adopting and providing feedback on industry best practices to our development teams.
• Working collaboratively within and beyond the team to identify innovative ways to improve practices and procedures.

Qualifications
Skills & Experience:
It is essential that candidates have:

• Extensive professional Software Development experience.
• Experience using SQL and RDBMS, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Experience developing in Java and frameworks (Spring/Hibernate).
• Experience of Docker.
• Experience across a Test Driven Development (TDD) process.

Candidates must also be able to demonstrate:

• Professional experience in Object Oriented Development.
• That they are self-motivated, highly organised, proactive, and passionate about software development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.

Additional skills and experience that would be desirable:

• Unit testing and Mocking frameworks.
• CI/CD with build tools such as Jenkins/GitHub/GitLab.
• Agile delivery principles & supporting processes.

Location: Cape Town SA - Hybrid working arrangements available.
Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].