Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

Comcast Video IP Engineering & Research, the industry-leading provider of video management, delivery, and publishing solutions, is hiring a multi-talented Engineer 3, in Software Development & Engineering. Comcast helps content providers and video partners meet their unique broadband video publishing requirements. Our services scale with our customers' operations and support their business model with an open, versatile approach to providing the ideal technical solution for their needs. 

This position at Comcast is challenged with solving interesting problems around scalability, high availability, business intelligence and interdepartmental collaboration. We are building a large, distributed system for Comcast X1, Online (Xfinity TV), and periphery sub-systems. This system performs automatic mass-processing of video assets numbering in the millions, including ingest, encoding, distribution, QA, and more. The X1 entertainment system is the world-leading entertainment system providing a high-quality user experience.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong programming and design background with solid Service-Oriented Architecture experience, with a focus on Amazon Web Services system implementation leveraging Kubernetes technology. Key to this role is a deep understanding of how to leverage Cloud to build for scale, high-availability, and performance. Experience with enhancing enterprise systems' operation using automation technology (e.g., Terraform) is important for this position.

The responsibilities of this Software Development role will focus heavily on translation of technical specifications into working code, participation within a fast-moving and diverse team of professionals, and collaboration with stakeholders across organizations to ensure high-quality enhancements are delivered on-time.

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented technologist to challenge and build upon existing programming and technical design skills, and to unleash a natural affinity for getting things done using Teamwork and Collaboration. Potential for creative design and an understanding of the Agile approach will be favored over a long history of success in traditional methodology. Join Us!

Summary

Responsible for planning and designing new software, primarily cloud-based provisioning automation. Analyzes, tests, and assists with the integration of new applications. Documents all development activity. Assists with training technical & non-technical personnel. Has in-depth experience, knowledge and skills in own discipline. Works with the team to determines work priorities. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Employees at all levels are expect 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 and diversity
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

-Collaborates with project stakeholders to identify & review product and technical requi