Senior Lead Front-End Developer

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Job Summary

 The Xfinity.com Digital Commerce Experiences team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our development team. This team of highly passionate engineers is responsible for working on the Xfinity.com e-commerce user experience. In this role, you will collaborate internally, and with other teams, developers, architects, and product owners to develop applications. You can pick up new technologies quickly, be a strong teammate, rapidly adapt to and lead teams through changing business and customer requirements

Job Description

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements, conducting analysis to determine integration needs. Keep customer needs in mind by leveraging input from product stakeholders to determine the right technical solutions that deliver customer value quickly. 

• Design new software and web applications, support applications under development, and customize current applications. Assist with the software update process for existing applications and roll-outs of software releases. 

• Participate in training other engineers on internally developed software applications. 

• Research, write, and edit documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals, and formal recommendations and reports. 

• Monitor and evaluate competitive applications and products. Review literature, patents, and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects. 

• Provide technical leadership throughout the design process and guidance regarding practices, procedures, and techniques. Serve as a guide and mentor for junior-level Software Development Engineers, performing code reviews daily and providing feedback to ensure high-quality code standards. 

• Work with the Quality Assurance team to determine if applications fit specifications and technical requirements. 

• Display in-depth knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts, skills, and their application in specified engineering specialty. Act as a subject matter expert and the go-to person on a specific technical topic. 

• Display in-depth knowledge of and ability to apply process design and redesign skills. Present and defend architectural, design, and technical choices to internal audiences. 

• Coordinate with other engineers to meet engineering requirements. Proactively identify new opportunities and advocate for and implement improvements to the current state of projects. 

• Independently lead medium to large sized projects, delegating and giving direction for work that is not their own. Can break larger stories into smaller, manageable tasks. 

• Contribute to a positive sense of community on the team. Engage in technical discussions across teams and organizations, providing feedback on functional enhancements. 

• Debug complex problems, using expertise across multiple systems to troubleshoot and triage production issues. 

• Work to improve team efficiency and contribute to building knowledge through documentation. 

• Actively participate in team rituals and meetings to drive conversations and guide solutions. Can decompose problems or business scenarios into solutions composed of multiple software components interacting with each other. Well-versed in the team's CI/CD ecosystem and can make deployments autonomously. 

• Recognize areas of improvement in others and work with them to grow by providing constructive feedback. Drive discussions with the manager about aspirational goals and seek out opportunities to learn and grow. Gain exposure and respect from leaders and engineers from other teams. 

• Adjust well to shifting priorities when necessary. Demonstrate openness to others’ ideas and adapt communication style to be inclusive of others. Effectively and accurately share credit for ideas and collaborative efforts. 

• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance. 

• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance. 

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. 

What You’ll Need:

• 7-10 years’ experience with industry standard web development languages, libraries and frameworks (React, Typescript, Node.js). 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 

• Knowledge of RESTful APIs. 

• Experience with technical leadership. 

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities with both technical and non -technical stakeholders. 

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 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:

Building Architecture; TypeScript; Stakeholder Management; React.js; Node.js

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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