Engineer, Software Development & Engineering - Backend

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

Responsible for developing, implementing, and testing product specifications for application programming interface and data layers across a range of software products and platforms. Within a squad of developers, a backend engineer will be a technical resource on data query, data optimization, pipeline development and optimization, application programming interfaces, and practices. Works closely with developers across multiple teams within the same domain. Works with moderate guidance in own area of knowledge. Expected to understand big data, big data concepts, analytical engines, and data science.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Data pipeline development and optimization
• Defines application programming interface requirements and service integration touchpoints.
• Partners with quality assurance to document integration and test plan.
• Follows software development life cycle to implement new features.
• Creates integration tests that run with every code commit.
• Develops automation of service consumption.
• Develops 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.
• Delivers security team requirements to secure and harden.
• 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.

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.

This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship.  To be considered for this role, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship for employment now or in the future.

Skills

Application Programming Interface (API), Applications Programming, Back-End Development, Data Pipelines

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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.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relative Work Experience

2-5 Years

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, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.