Tech Intern - Software Engineering - Platform Development (TPX)

Comcast Internship Program 

Discover opportunities designed to set your career in motion- Our 11-week summer 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.  

TPX Overview 

What organization will you be a part of? 

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. 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. 

Intern Job Description  

Are you passionate about digital media, entertainment, and software services? Do you like big challenges and working within a highly motivated team environment?  

As a Software Development Intern on the Connected Living team, you will have the opportunity to work on Comcast’s flagship Xfinity App, which is used by millions of Xfinity subscribers monthly. As part of this development team, you’ll be exposed to the latest in Cloud based technologies and development paradigms, and working on a truly large-scale application-- providing essential experience to prepare you for a software development role in a major technology corporation. 

Who will the intern work with?

Software Engineers in Platform Development form the backbone of data and services used to power our applications. In this role you’ll work regularly with peers in the platform and middleware development teams, hardware teams, and client application development teams. You’ll also work closely with infrastructure, dev ops, and test engineering squads. You’ll get to understand product and feature requirements from Product Managers in the organization, who will help you learn and understand our product domain and set specifications for new features to best please our customers. You’ll also work with engineering operations teams, who help us triage and troubleshoot issues, as well as cybersecurity teams who help us keep our applications secure. 

What are some interesting problems the intern will work on?

In this role you’ll be exposed to all aspects of platform software development. Creating cloud-based architectures and solutions design, developing code to help power our applications, and designing and maintaining infrastructure to host those applications. You will be exposed to the full breadth of the SDLC from design and architecture all the way through release and support. Our teams focus on using Agile methodologies common to major software development organizations. 

Where can this intern make an impact?

In the Connected Living organization, you will be working on the Xfinity App, which is used regularly by millions of Xfinity subscribers. Features and changes you develop will be available for use in our Android and iOS applications and in a short matter of time will reach a large audience.  As the flagship app for our services, the Xfinity App is a key and core part of the Xfinity customer experience. 

Job Responsibilities 

Intern responsibilities include but are not limited to: