Lead Software Engineer at Comcast Corporation

Job Description

Lead Software Engineer at Comcast Corporation

Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, helps local, regional and national advertisers use the best of digital with the power of TV to grow their business. It provides multi-screen marketing solutions to make advertising campaigns more effective and easier to execute. Headquartered in New York with offices throughout the country, Effectv has a presence in 66 markets with nearly 35 million owned and represented subscribers. We’re dedicated to helping our clients meet their business goals by connecting them with their customers through multiscreen television advertising. Working with companies from local startups to nationwide corporations, we provide support to help each business reach its target customers. By applying data to television advertising in new ways, we’re able to bring our clients the best of digital media, coupled with the power of TV. To learn more, check out www.effectv.com.

Job Summary

We are looking to hire a Lead Software Engineer to join our Effectv technology software engineering team. You will report into the Sr. Manager of software engineering & will support our Unified Planning platform. This platform provides the ability for our account executives to create advertising schedules & proposals, providing our clients with the right audience to help their marketing campaigns succeed. As a Lead Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the planning, design, development, & support of this hugely impactful platform for Effectv, as well as other new software systems to support this rapidly evolving industry. You’ll be responsible for analyzing, testing, and assisting with the integration of new applications, as well as overseeing the documentation of all development activity. As a lead engineer, you’ll train non-technical personnel, provide guidance and support to other Engineers, and assist with tracking performance metrics. You will integrate your knowledge of business and functional priorities, and act as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. You will work cross functionally to coordinate with our Effectv Architecture teams to ensure alignment between application development and architectural standards. This team is truly driving the next evolution of Effectv & we want you to be a part of it! If this sounds like you, read on!

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Ability to develop microservice APIs and frameworks as well as event driven architectures.

• Understands security / vulnerability frameworks and their integration into DevOps workflows.

• Architects and improves CICD and DevOps procedures for large development teams.

• 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 processes for existing applications. Assists in the roll-out of software releases.

• Trains junior Software Development Engineers on internally developed software applications.

• Oversees the research, writing and editing of documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, 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.

• Assists with technical leadership throughout the design process and assists in guidance with regards to practices, procedures, and techniques. Serves as a guide mentor for 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. Tests and evaluates systems, subsystems, and components.

• Acts as a technical contact and liaison for outside vendors and/or customers.

• Presents and defends architectural, design and technical choices to internal and external 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.

• Selected candidate will be expected to work Eastern Standard Hours

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experientially proven) in Computer Science or similar discipline.

• Extensive experience with the Microsoft technical stack (C#, .NET, .NET Core, SQL Server)

• Extensive experience with the Azure framework with focus on Function Apps, Gateway, APIM, Service Bus, and cost estimation.

• Experience with UI development using Angular.

• Extensive and demonstrable experience with CICD / DevSecOps and their application, including use of Azure DevOps, GitHub, and security frameworks.

Preferred but not required knowledge:

• Experience utilizing Terraform, Kubernetes to automate Devops for developed systems.

• Experience with MuleSoft development (Anypoint Studio, Anypoint Platform) development

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.

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, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Comcast will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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

7-10 Years

Salary:

National Pay Range: $105,722.82 USD-$247,787.85 USD

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