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Job Summary

Responsible for planning and designing new software and web applications. Analyzes, tests and assists with the integration of new applications. Oversees the documentation of all development activity. Trains non-technical personnel. Assists with tracking performance metrics. Integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities. Acts as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. May lead teams or projects and shares expertise.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborates with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements. Conducts analysis to determine integration needs.
• Designs new software and web applications, supports applications under development and customizes current applications. Develops software update process for existing applications. Assists in the roll-out of software releases.
• Trains junior Software Development Engineers on internally developed software applications.
• Oversees the researching, writing and editing of documentation and technical requirements, including evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports.
• Keeps current with technological developments within the industry. Monitors and evaluates competitive applications and products. Reviews literature, patents and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects.
• Provides technical leadership throughout the design process and guidance with regards to practices, procedures and techniques. Serves as a guide and mentor for junior level Software Development Engineers.
• Assists in tracking and evaluating performance metrics. Ensures team delivers software on time, to specification and within budget.
• Works with Quality Assurance team to determine if applications fit specification and technical requirements.
• Displays expertise in knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts and skills and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty.
• Displays expertise in process design and redesign skills. Presents and defends architectural, design and technical choices to internal audiences.
• 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) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Software Design and Architecture and Team Collaboration

• Design application architecture. Others use your designs as examples to use from.
• Develop solutions that can be performant, scalable, consistent, and supportable that can be accomplished within the available scope, time and budget.
• Perform design and code reviews within the team and across other teams to ensure implementations adhere to goals, industry standards and best practices.
• Deliver software that meets requirements by applying knowledge of the product area to provide the best long-term solutions. 
• Ensure code is testable at all levels (unit, integration, and end-to-end).
• Increase unit test coverage.
• Review requirements to provide meaningful, timely and critical feedback to improve them. 
• Ensure requirements are feasible, implementation is efficient, and the design is aligned with the technical direction.
• Estimate and prioritize project requests.
• Assist with internal partner initiatives and projects.
• Work with Architects, Software Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers, and Business Analysts to collaborate on design and delivery decisions.
• Resolve issues and Service Requests quickly and efficiently.
• Participate in and lead team conversations, meetings, and feature discussions
• Identify and document performance improvements and technical debt.
• Efficiently and effectively implement solutions in all environments, resulting in an increased level of throughput. Others use your code as an example to learn from.

Leadership

• Help others complete tasks to accomplish goals.
• Step into other roles to ensure project deadlines are met.
• Mentor and onboard new Software Engineers ensuring they have the proper tools and knowledge to become productive quickly. 
• Provide technical and domain guidance to internal and external team members.
• Lead multiple features or components through the full software deployment lifecycle, including integration, customer feedback, release, and support phases.
• Recommend ways to distribute work across your team to increase development efficiency.
• Perform effectively in a cross-functional team environment to ensure successful execution and delivery of project commitments.
• Demonstrate expertise in a domain as evidenced by others seeking your peer reviews, advice, and problem solving.
• Coordinate work efforts and communicate priorities across teams to ensure successful execution and delivery of commitments.

Experience you’ll bring

• 6 - 10 years of Software Development Engineering experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
• Experience with tools and programming languages defined by Development Managers specific to their teams.
• Will take 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Strong knowledge in Software Development Fundamentals and Process, Design, Documentation, Testing, and tools
• Expert level experience with automated testing tools to assist with unit testing
• Java, Python, Go, Rust or Scala (if applicable)
• Docker
• Modern RDBMS (i.e. MS SQL, Postgres)
• Knowledge of major cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Kafka / event-driven design
• Terraform
• Modern Web UI Frameworks (i.e. Angular, React, Blazor)
• Kubernetes
• NoSQL databases

Great to have:

• Helm/ArgoCD
• GitHub Actions
• GraphQL

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.

Skills

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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

7-10 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.