Comcast Platform Software Engineer Co-op

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary

Program Overview
Comcast’s Drexel Co-op Program offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience, build lasting connections, and grow professionally in a dynamic and inclusive environment. This paid, 6-month immersive experience places students at the heart of our business, working alongside talented professionals on meaningful projects that contribute to real outcomes. As a trusted member of the team, you’ll gain exposure to the inner workings of a global media and technology company while developing skills that will serve you well in any career path.

Job Description

Your experience will include:

• Hands-On Learning & Impactful Work: Tackle real business challenges, collaborate across teams, and contribute ideas that drive results from day one.

• Community, Connection & Giving Back: Build meaningful relationships through social events, peer engagement, and shared experiences. You’ll also have the opportunity to give back through Team UP, Comcast’s volunteer initiative, deepening your connection to both your community and your fellow students.

• Mentorship & Support: Receive guidance from experienced professionals through our dedicated mentorship program, helping you navigate your co-op and beyond.

• Professional Development: Participate in a custom onboarding experience, a curated learning series, and networking events designed to help you build new skills, explore career paths, and gain insights from professionals from across the organization.
   

At Comcast, we’re committed to investing in the next generation of innovators and leaders. Our Co-op Program is a transformative experience designed to help you grow, connect, and take the next step in your professional journey.

Organization & Team Overview

MachineQ is an Internet of Things (IoT) organization focused on building reliable, scalable platforms that help customers deploy, manage, and extract value from connected devices. The organization designs and operates end-to-end IoT solutions, combining hardware connectivity, cloud-native software, and data-driven services.
 

MachineQ teams work on distributed systems that support device lifecycle management, real-time telemetry, and data visibility at scale. Engineering at MachineQ emphasizes reliability, measurable outcomes, and continuous improvement, with a strong focus on building platforms that are both operationally sound and adaptable to evolving customer needs.
 

The MQcentral team builds and operates MachineQ’s customer-facing IoT platform, MQcentral. This platform provides APIs and user interfaces that enable customers to deploy, manage, and receive telemetry from their IoT solutions at scale. Our work supports high-throughput, low-latency systems that deliver real-world value through reliable device management and data visibility.

Role Description

This Software Engineering Co‑op position offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience contributing to a production IoT platform used by real customers. As a member of the core development team, the co‑op will work alongside experienced engineers to design, build, test, and deploy backend services and supporting infrastructure.
 

This role is designed for students who have strong technical fundamentals, are eager to learn, and are interested in backend systems, data platforms, and distributed architectures. Prior industry experience is not required.

What are some interesting problems the student will work on?

The student will work on problems spanning data availability and discovery, event-driven system design, high-volume data processing, developer platform usability, and UI/UX improvements, with exposure to enabling AI and machine learning use cases through well-instrumented data pipelines.

Where can this student make an impact?

The biggest impact opportunities for a co‑op in this role come from taking ownership of clearly scoped problem areas that serve as entry points into the team’s more complex engineering challenges. By owning backend features, tooling impro