Director, Engineering, Mobile & Connected TV

Job Description

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

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).

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-k2bb28-216-73-216-182-42 in your application.