Software Engineer Manager IP Video Delivery Team - VIPER

Profile

Comcast's Technology, Product & Experience 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. We offer a flexible working environment to balance the need to work independently wherever you choose, with days that require collaboration at one of our offices. Our roles primarily reside inside or around one of our Tech Hubs (Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs, Denver, Austin, Silicon Valley, Washington DC/N. Virginia). Some roles can work virtual full-time if they are not near a Tech Hub, but that is dependent upon the needs of the position and amount of collaboration required.

Job Summary

The VIPER Packager Core Development team builds the core components of Comcast's IP Video delivery system. These components serve 100% of IP video playback at Comcast and all its syndication partners, including live TV, video on demand, cloud DVR, and emergency alert services. The software stack is deployed across multiple continents and serves tens of millions of subscribers.

Job Description

This role is for a highly technical people leader on the Super8 sub-team. In addition to managing the Super8 team, this manager will work closely with engineers and managers from the SRE and Managed Services teams, which develop and maintain the tools needed for end-to-end testing, deployment, and monitoring of Super8 and other components. This role will be essential in shaping the culture and practices of a growing engineering organization.

What You'll Do:

Coach and mentor five engineers of varied experience levels

Conduct one-on-ones and performance evaluations

Perform other managerial responsibilities, including budgeting, hiring, on-boarding, etc.

Contribute code in C and C on Linux

Read and review code contributed by others

Learn new technologies and systems

Collaborate with managers, engineers, and architects

Together with senior engineers, take ownership of a critical component from prioritization and planning through development, testing, and deployment

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What You'll Need:

Demonstrate empathy through active listening

Be comfortable receiving and giving constructive critical feedback

Have 3-5 years of experience writing software in a low-level language like C

Hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant field or have equivalent work experience.

Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.

Employees at all levels are encouraged 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 groundbreaking 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 insights.

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.

Get 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.

Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

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, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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.

Relevant Work Experience

5-7 Years

Salary:

Pay Range: $121,354.68 - $182,032.03

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary (https://jobs.comcast.com/life-at-comcast/benefits) on our careers site for more details.

Company info

Comcast
Website : http://corporate.comcast.com