Director, Engineering, Mobile & Connected TV

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 looking for an experienced and customer-obsessed Director of Engineering to lead the development and evolution of our mobile and connected TV (CTV) platforms across iOS, Android, tvOS, Roku, and Lightning-based applications. This role will own the technical vision, execution, and performance of NBCUniversal’s mobile and CTV products, ensuring our apps deliver world-class viewing experiences to millions of users.

You will lead multiple engineering teams, foster cross-functional collaboration, and work closely with Product, Design, QA, Data, and Business stakeholders to drive platform innovation, technical excellence, and operational performance. This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who is both strategic and hands-on, with a passion for media technology and delivering delightful customer experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead, inspire, and scale a team of engineers and engineering managers across mobile (iOS, Android) and CTV (tvOS, Roku, Lightning) platforms
• Define and drive the technical strategy, roadmap, and execution plans aligned with product vision and business priorities
• Act as the voice of engineering in product and executive conversations—advocating for scalability, performance, maintainability, and customer impact
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Product, Design, Editorial, QA, Video Engineering, and UX Research to shape platform direction and user experience

Engineering Excellence

• Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance across mobile and CTV apps
• Champion best practices in software development, security, architecture, testing, and CI/CD
• Drive consistency in architecture and shared services across mobile and CTV platforms, identifying opportunities for modularization and cross-platform efficiency
• Oversee architectural decisions to support long-term maintainability and extensibility
• Establish and uphold technical governance practices to ensure code quality, platform security, and development consistency

Customer Experience & Delivery

• Advocate relentlessly for the end user—driving features and optimizations that enhance speed, video quality, usability, and engagement
• Balance rapid feature delivery with technical sustainability and platform quality
• Oversee incident response and operational health of apps across all supported devices
• Define and track key engineering KPIs including crash rate, app performance, playback reliability, code quality, application security posture improvements and delivery velocity
• Coordinate with internal platform teams, third-party service providers, and device partners for feature rollouts and platform enhancements.

Talent & Culture

• Mentor, develop, and retain top engineering talent; grow technical leadership within the teams
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative culture of excellence, ownership, and innovation
• Lead by example in promoting accountability, clear communication, and high-impact execution

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles
• Proven experience delivering large-scale mobile and/or CTV applications at high user scale
• Strong technical background in native mobile (iOS, Android) and CTV (tvOS, Roku, Lightning framework) development
• Experience managing multiple teams or platforms with varying tech stacks and device-specific needs
• Strong knowledge of video streaming, playback optimization, and performance tuning
• Experience with video streaming technologies (HLS, DASH, DRM, CDNs)
• Experience with video players (e.g., JWPlayer, VideoJS, Shaka, ExoPlayer, AVPlayer), analytics tools (Adobe, Comscore) and QoS (Conviva)
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle, agile practices, observability, and mobile CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and drive outcomes across teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in the media, streaming, or publishing industry
• Experience with hybrid or cross-platform frameworks
• Familiarity with analytics tools, crash reporting platforms, and feature experimentation frameworks
• Understanding of privacy, compliance, and security concerns in mobile/CTV development
• Track record of building customer-first, data-informed engineering organizations
• Familiarity with ad-tech integration CSAI (Client-side Ad Insertion) and SSAI (Server-Side Ad Insertion)

What We Offer

At CNBC Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, you’ll have access to great perks and amenities:

• Sweat it out – Free onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, plus daily group classes
• Eat up – Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars
• Commute-friendly – Free shuttle transportation to and from multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Jersey City
• 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: $225,000-$250,000 (bonus and long-term incentive 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.