Backend Cloud Solutions Engineer

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

Do you love to write code? Are you passionate about software craftsmanship? Would you like to work on projects with tangible impact? As an engineer in Cloud DVR Video Engineering Group, you will help to shape the next generation cloud based, highly scalable DVR service. You will develop the software to handle recordings and playbacks for millions of customers, to support Instant VOD, and develop tools to operate such large-scale system at low cost.

Job Description

*This position is unable to provide work authorization sponsorship or immigration support now or in the future.*

The Technology + Product organization works at the intersection of media and technology and our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products and next-generation technologies that transform the customer experience.

About Comcast VIPER (Video IP Engineering & Research)

VIPER (Video IP Engineering & Research), is a startup division within Comcast’s Technology and Product Division and spun out from IP Video and online projects that originated within Comcast Interactive Media. We are a cloud-based IP video infrastructure that’s been built to deliver a broad mix of live TV streams, on-demand video, recorded video, and an assortment of other digital media to an array of connected devices in the home. 

RIO CDVR (Recorder I/O, Cloud Digital Video Recorder), is a department within VIPER based in Englewood, Colorado. We develop, operate, and maintain the cloud software and infrastructure used by millions of users to schedule, record, and play back video content.

About the Role:

As an engineer in Cloud DVR Video Engineering Group, you will help to shape the next generation cloud based, highly scalable DVR service. You will develop the software to handle recordings and playbacks for millions of customers, to support Instant VOD, and develop tools to operate such large-scale system at low cost.

Who will you work with?

Cloud DVR software engineers collaborate with industry experts from many disciplines: software architects, network engineers, big data scientists, player developers, content security specialists, and various streaming video technologists. A Cloud DVR software engineer also engages with quality assurance engineers, technical operators, and product owners daily. We’re a small team, delivering software solutions at the leading edge of distributed systems and streaming video technology.

What are some interesting problems you’ll be working on?

The core product this team is developing and managing is the next generation cloud DVR system (cDVR). We developed this system from the ground up. It is a large-scale system that will support millions of customers to record their favorite TV shows in the cloud, which enables them to watch their recordings from any device, at any time, and anywhere with an Internet connection. You will help to develop new features and improve existing software to scale this system to support real-time recording of 8 terabytes of video per second. You will also help to develop different tools to deploy and manage the system at multiple locations and work with different teams to ensure the system runs smoothly. Your work will make a noticeable impact on the rapidly expanding IP video industry and millions of customers’ experience.

Where can you make an impact?

Your code will process the video content that is distributed to tens of millions of devices, all day, every day. The systems you design and build will enable first-to-market product features. You can help influence leading edge cloud technology and streaming video technology standards with real world lessons learned by being a first implementer. Replace expensive vendor-provided solutions with better, more stable, more scalable, more operable platforms, and see that your individual contributions will have multi-million dollar impacts to the bottom line.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend software applications to support new features.  Improve existing software’s performance and stability. Ensure software modules are reliable and simple for reuse
• Improve software update and deployment process.  Assist in the rollout of software releases
• Collaborates with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements. Conducts analysis to determine integration needs
• Works with Quality Assurance team to determine if applications fit specification and technical requirements
• Diagnose system performance issues, propose and implement code improvements to achieve desired system performance
• Be a team resource to help watch for new technologies and methodologies that are relevant to our problem space
• Participate in Devops and make all the things work in production
• Operate and monitor production systems, propose improvements, develop tools to help lower the operational cost and increase efficiency

Here are some of the specific technologies we use in the Cloud DVR Video Engineering Group:

• Go (golang), C++, Python, Javascript
• Adaptive Bitrate Streaming, MPEG 2, MPEG 4, HEVC
• Linux
• Git
• Apache httpd and the Apache Portable Runtime
• Kubernetes
• Redis, Memcached, Varnish
• SingleStore Database
• Docker

Skills & Experience We’re Looking For:

• BS in Computer Science and 5 - 7 years of experience, or equivalent
• Experience in programming languages Java and C/C++. Experience with Go (golang) highly desired
• Experience developing software for Networking, Web services, HTTP, and TCP/IP
• Understanding of RESTful design principles
• Experience developing multi-threaded and high-performance software
• Experience developing software on and for multicore Linux machines
• Knowledge of Object Design, Design patterns, and Algorithms
• Able to analyze and clearly articulate complex issues and technologies understandably and engagingly
• Great design and problem-solving skills, with a strong bias for implementation at scale
• Strong troubleshooting skills, adaptable, proactive and willing to take ownership
• DevOps mindset
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment

Additional “Nice to Have” Qualifications:

• Experience with distributed systems
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes
• Familiarity with video encoding (FFMPEG, HLS, HDS, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and H.264 compression)

About Our Perks & Benefits:

We are determined to create an environment where our employees feel valued, understand our business goals, and are motivated.

Here's a look at just some of the perks and benefits we make available to our US-based employees:

• 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 full-time employees in serviceable areas free digital TV and internet.
• Discount tickets for Universal Resorts, including theme park tickets and onsite hotel rooms.

Learn more at https://jobs.comcast.com/benefits

Reasonable Accommodation

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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.

Job Profile: Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering

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.

Skills:

Back-End Development; Troubleshooting; Java; Software Development; Design

Salary:

Primary Location Pay Range: $112,564.64 - $168,846.96

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

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 to eligible employees. 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 on our careers site for more details.

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