Junior Software Development Engineer - CDN OpsEng

Comcast • Englewood, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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 This job involves assisting in the design, development, and maintenance of software applications. It debugs software to optimize performance, participates in code reviews for continuous improvement, and implements testing protocols to ensure reliability. It writes technical documentation and works with Quality Assurance to verify that applications meet specifications and user requirements. Job Description This position is unable to provide work authorization sponsorship or immigration support now or in the future. Comcast’s Technology + Product (T+P) organization works at the intersection of media and technology. Our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products that transform the customer experience. About the Team / Role: The Comcast CDN team is a fast-growing, fast-moving team of world-class experts who are continuously innovating IP Content Delivery. We are a team that thrives on big challenges, superior results, high-quality products, well-documented software, and the ability to move quickly in all areas. As a Junior Engineer for the CDN OpsEng team, you will be expected to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot the hardware and software that supports CDN applications and develop tools to help drive automation. What are the interesting problems you’ll be working on? Comcast provides a CDN through the Apache Traffic Control. We connect content providers to customer STBs and over-the-top applications like NBC Peacock. The CDN consists of thousands of individual servers distributed across Comcast’s entire footprint as well as with multiple syndication partners in the US and Canada. As the CDN continues to scale we will need engineers who can automate the management of these servers, streamline deployment pipelines, reduce mean time to recovery, and quickly identify and troubleshoot hardware and software issues. You’ll be working with some of Comcast’s best engineers on the future of content delivery. Who will you work with? As a CDN OpsEng SRE work and collaborate with industry experts from many disciplines: software architects and developers, network engineers, data scientists, security specialists, and various streaming video technologists. CDN OpsEng SRE also engage with quality assurance engineers, technical operators, product owners, and vendors. Where can you make an impact? Your contributions will help scale the Comcast CDN to be one of the largest in the world. Your team will build and deploy servers that distribute video content to millions of existing and new customers. You’ll help influence groundbreaking video streaming technology standards using cutting-edge technology and see your individual contributions have multi-million-dollar business impacts to Comcast’s bottom line.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience using a scripting language like Python.
• 1+ years working with a configuration management tool like Ansible.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, adaptable, proactive, and willing to take ownership.
• Strong working knowledge of Unix/Linux, HTTP and HTTP Status codes, networking fundamentals (TCP/IP,UDP,DNS,OSI Model), and virtualization (Openstack, VMWare, KVM).
• Have a data driven and analytical mindset.
• Large-scale system design and development knowledge.
• Experience with client/server application architecture.
• Understanding of CDN concepts.
• Willingness to work with server hardware platforms and vendors.
• Customer-focused delivery under agile methodology.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• 0-2 Years Relevant Work Experience

Nice To Haves

• Technologies we use in our development and support: Apache Traffic Control (ATC) Apache Traffic Server (ATS) Ansible Grafana Docker/Colima Git Golang HTTP/HTTPS iLO/iDRAC JSON Python YAML

Responsibilities

• Ensure the successful deployment of CDN hardware into production.
• Support teams who use the CDN to deliver content such as IP Linear, VOD, cloud DVR, and internal and external over-the-top customers as well as syndication partners.
• Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to create and enforce service level objectives (SLO) and service level indicators (SLI).
• Troubleshoot and repair hardware and application issues within the CDN.
• Design and develop new tools and applications to automate existing pipelines.
• Be involved in on-call duties as necessary.

Benefits

• Medical & Dental
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Generous paid time off
• Life Milestones - from adoption assistance, childcare resources, pet insurance, and more, Comcast supports you at all life stages.
• Courtesy Services - We offer all of our full-time employees in serviceable areas free digital TV and internet.
• Discount tickets for Universal Resorts, including theme park tickets and onsite hotel rooms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level