Engineer 4 Software Development amp Engineering - Backend

Profile

Comcast's Technology, Product & Experience organization works at the intersection of media and technology. Our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products that transform the customer experience. From creating apps like TVGo to new features such as the Talking Guide on the X1 platform, we work every day to make a positive impact through innovation in the pursuit of building amazing products that are enjoyable, easy to use and accessible across all platforms. The team also develops and supports our evolving network architecture, including next-generation consumer systems and technologies, infrastructure and engineering, network integration and management tools, and technical standards. Because our employees are our most valuable asset, we offer a flexible working environment to balance the need to work independently wherever you choose, with days that require collaboration at one of our offices. Our roles primarily reside inside or around one of our Tech Hubs (Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs, Denver, Austin, Silicon Valley, Washington DC/N. Virginia).

Job Summary

Billions of requests. Millions of Users. Come be part of Comcast's Multi Product Platform team! Our team designs, builds, and operates the APIs that power the Xfinity and Sky product experiences. Reliability and performance at this scale require sophisticated information systems to be made simple. We are looking for an engineer who is able to listen to Users, understand technical requirements, collaborate on solutions, and deliver technology services in a high velocity, dynamic, always on environment. As a member of our team you will work with other engineers to produce critical applications & infrastructure and the tools and processes that enable our systems to scale at a rapid pace. One day might involve creating an API that returns customer information or performance tuning of a Java web application; the next may be building tools to enable continuous delivery or infrastructure as code.

Job Description

Responsible for designing, developing, implementing and analyzing product specifications for application programming interface and data layers across a wide range of software products and platforms. Within a squad of developers, a backend engineer will be a technical expert on several features, application programming interfaces, and practices. Works closely with product owners and work with developers across multiple teams within the same domain. Integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities. Acts as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. May lead small teams or projects and shares expertise.

Core Responsibilities

Analyzes user and product requirements to design system flow and work processes.

Develops data storage models based on functional requirements.

Defines application programming interface access patterns and service integration touchpoints.

Partners with quality assurance to document integration and test plan.

Follows software development life cycle to implement new features through substantial programming effort.

Creates integration tests that run with every code commit.

Develops automation of service consumption.

Defines and iterates on configuration parameters to allow software and services to best meet system needs.

Builds out monitoring and alerting for live application programming interfaces and services.

Repairs, restores, and repaves backend services.

Maintains operation stability and corporate standards.

Works with security team to follow best practices and close vulnerabilities.

Documents and maintains defects and enhancements in the company issue management system.

Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.

Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Technology Snapshot:

Microservices, Java, Linux, AWS, Containers, Spring, Scripting, Redis, ELK, Terraform, Concourse CI/CD, NoSQL Database

Employees at all levels are expected to:

Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.

Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.

Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.

Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.

Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.

Drive results and growth.

Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.

Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

7-10 Years

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary (https://jobs.comcast.com/life-at-comcast/benefits) on our careers site for more details.

Company info

Comcast
Website : http://corporate.comcast.com