Comcast Data Engineer Co-op

Program Overview  

Discover opportunities designed to set your career in motion! The Comcast internship/co-op program will help you cultivate meaningful relationships, develop strong interpersonal and business skills, gain exposure to the day-to-day operations of a Fortune 40 media and technology company, and receive mentorship opportunities to expand your professional network.  

This program immerses students into the daily operation of a contemporary media and technology company while working side-by-side with Comcast’s top innovators. The student becomes an integral part of the Comcast team working on creative, innovative, and thought-provoking projects within various business units. 

Organization & Team Overview 

Comcast’s Technology, Product & Experience (TPX) organization works at the intersection of media and technology. Our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products that transform the customer experience.  

Role Description 

This role contributes to internal strategy and roadmap for one or more areas of Xfinity Mobile wireless and new wireless growth initiatives in Comcast Emerging Wireless. Perform complex research and analysis of market, technology, standards, competitive trends and projections. Responsible for overseeing design, implementation and evaluation of future products and applications. Guides multiple engineering teams to successfully deploy and operate products and applications. Provides guidance and leadership to other researchers in developing novel ways to solve problems and discover new products. Collaborates and influences teams and works cross functionally. Integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities. Acts as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. Leads teams and projects and shares expertise.  

Job Responsibilities 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Develop and maintain dashboards to support and evaluate competitive threats to Comcast expansion  

• Manage Databricks Workspace and ensure proper usage of cloud compute resources  

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

• Leads discussions with business leaders and stakeholders to understand data and analysis needs and develop technical requirements.  

• Determines relevancy of data and identifies alternative data sources as needed to ensure analytics requested by business stakeholders can be completed.  

• Analyzes large, complex data to determine actionable business insights using self-service analytics and reporting tools.  

• Combines data as needed from disparate data sources to complete analysis.  

• Communicates findings clearly and concisely through narrative-driven presentations and effective data visualizations to Company executives and decision makers.  

• Promotes and evangelizes a culture of excellence, data driven discussions, healthy skepticism, intellectual curiosity, knowledge sharing, and teamwork.  

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. 

Preferred Skills 

• Understanding of Apache Spark architecture, components, and concepts   

• Spark programming using languages like Python/Scala and SQL   

• Understanding of cluster management, configuration, and optimization in Databricks   

• Familiar with programming, object-oriented design, and application development skills(Python, Scala, SQL)  

• AWS solutions and Github  

• Preferred Majors: GIS, Computer Science, or related discipline 

Minimum Qualifications and Eligibility Requirements 

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree from Drexel University, with a cooperative learning track. 

• Available to work 40 hours per week for 6 months starting March 31, 2025 through September 19, 2025. 

• Authorized to work in the United States with no current or future sponsorship needs 

• Available to report in-person to the work location on the job posting (unless virtual offering) 

• Comcast is an Affirmative Action/EEO employer M/F/D/V