Engineer, Open Source

This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship.  To be considered for this role, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship for employment now or in the future.

About the team

The Comcast OSPO (Open Source Program Office) empowers our engineers to consume and contribute to OSS, while also complying with the proper guidelines and licenses. Our Open Source Program Office is not only enabling compliant and strategic open source usage, but also actively building vibrant engineering communities.

The Comcast Open Source Program Office values transparency, accountability and collaboration. You will have the chance to work with a values-driven leader focused on building something meaningful—with you as a true partner.

How we support you in building your craft

In addition to building belonging in your day-to-day job:

• You will have an opportunity to participate in a week–long Lab Week three times a year – a Hackathon where we test innovative ways to push our platforms and products into the future.

• You will have dedicated time to learn and teach each other through multiple internal technology conferences throughout the year.

• You will participate in dedicated technology, leadership and culture discussion forums, book clubs and internal podcasts.

• You and your teammates will take the time to have fun and build team camaraderie and psychological safety.

• You will have flexibility for career exploration through mentorship, project opportunities, rotations, and gigs.

What you will do

• Exemplify transparency, accountability, and collaboration
• Design and architect scalable and maintainable systems that align with business and technical goals.
• Drive design reviews and ensure consistency in coding practices.
• Drive adoption of modern technologies.
• Write quality software based on designs and applications.
• Implement automated unit and integration tests to confirm correctness and prevent issues.
• Participate and lead code reviews.
• Make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.

What you will bring

If you have some or all the following, please apply:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)..
• An understanding of open source licenses, software development processes, and security assurance methodologies.
• An enthusiasm for learning. Be knowledgeable and advocate for our group, products and services.

We are interested in attracting a diverse set of candidates for this position.  If you are not sure if you qualify, please err on the side of applying.

Our Values

• Pathway to Yes
  • We value usable and working solutions now, without compromising quality over a perfect solution later. 
  • We start from the assumption that someone, somewhere has already figured out a solution to this problem; we value using their results over rediscovering them ourselves.
  • We actively collaborate with our customers; we win when our customers win.
• Culture of Curiosity
  • We adopt a collaborative growth mindset and learn together along the way.
  • We recognize that the best idea can come from anyone, and that effective leaders create ways to solicit and consider these ideas.
  • We value making decisions with research and reason, with an open mind to experiment.
• Lead with Purpose
  • While exploring diverse ideas, we value being able to pursue a plan together over everyone agreeing that the plan is the best one
  • We are all leaders; we value individual responsibility over micromanagement.
  • As members of DevX, we align to a set of outcomes over fighting turf wars; we get ahead by working together. 
• Team Spirit
  • We value attitude over aptitude; no {genius} jerks allowed.
  • We value actively and humbly seeking and appreciating honest feedback over preserving our egos.
  • We value building teams with individuals from various backgrounds and experiences; there is no typical DevX-er.