Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. 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.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') 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.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Manager / Technical Lead to oversee the development and evolution of our high-traffic web platforms, powered by WordPress VIP. This role combines strong technical skills with team leadership and architectural oversight. You will lead a team of engineers focused on delivering performant, secure, and scalable web experiences while closely collaborating with cross-functional teams in product, design, editorial, and infrastructure.

You’ll help set technical direction, contribute directly to the codebase, and shape the long-term maturity of our CMS and front-end systems. The ideal candidate has deep experience with WordPress in enterprise environments and is passionate about building world-class publishing platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Define platform architecture and evolve best practices around WordPress development and web application performance
Drive architectural decisions that ensure scalable, secure, and reliable systems
Lead technical spikes, proof-of-concepts, and evaluation of emerging technologies and tools
Provide hands-on guidance in WordPress theme and plugin development, system integration, and code standards

Team Guidance & Mentorship

Manage, coach, and grow a team of engineers—fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence
Conduct regular code and design reviews, delivering thoughtful and actionable feedback
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and editorial leads to ensure alignment across initiatives
Champion team learning through design presentations, knowledge-sharing, and internal documentation

Hands-On Contribution

Remain actively involved in development, contributing to the codebase and setting the bar for quality and maintainability
Build and maintain custom WordPress components and support integration with third-party platforms
Collaborate on front-end architecture to support responsive, modular, and high-performance UIs

Planning & Operations

Partner with leadership on roadmap planning and long-term platform goals
Monitor site health, performance, and availability using observability tools
Support incident response and resolution for production issues when escalated
Drive process improvements across the development cycle, from deployment to QA

Qualifications

Qualifications & Requirements

7+ years of professional experience in software development with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or management capacity
Proven experience managing large-scale WordPress-powered websites and CMS platforms, including WordPress VIP, Gutenberg, and REST APIs
Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript, Node.js, PHP (LAMP stack), and MySQL/Postgres
Expertise in building and maintaining custom themes and plugins in enterprise WordPress environments
Strong knowledge of system design, architecture patterns, security, and performance optimization
Experience working with GraphQL, RESTful APIs, JSON, XML, and modern config formats like YAML
Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud-native infrastructure
Understanding of front-end performance tuning, SEO, caching, and deployment strategies
Experience using tools like Yoast, Sailthru, and analytics/personalization plugins
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a strong ability to bridge technical and business discussions

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with CDNs such as Akamai or Fastly
Contributions to the WordPress open-source community or plugin development
Experience with high-traffic media or publishing platforms
Understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and cross-platform consistency

What We Offer

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $155,000-$175,000 (bonus eligible).

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 AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.

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