Clojure job: Software Engineer (Clojure, Backend)

Software Engineer (Clojure, Backend) at Comcast

🇺🇸 United States › Pennsylvania › Philadelphia   (Posted Feb 10 2023)

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Job description
Comcast’s Technology, Product & Experience organization works at the intersection of media and technology. Our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products that transform the customer experience. From creating apps like TVGo to new features such as the Talking Guide on the X1 platform, we work every day to make a positive impact through innovation in the pursuit of building amazing products that are enjoyable, easy to use and accessible across all platforms. The team also develops and supports our evolving network architecture, including next-generation consumer systems and technologies, infrastructure and engineering, network integration and management tools, and technical standards.

Because our employees are our most valuable asset, we offer a flexible working environment to balance the need to work independently wherever you choose, with days that require collaboration at one of our offices. Our roles primarily reside inside or around one of our Tech Hubs (Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs, Denver, Austin, Silicon Valley, Washington DC/N. Virginia).

Job Summary
Responsible for planning and designing new software and web applications. Analyzes, tests and assists with the integration of new applications. Documents all development activity. Assists with training non-technical personnel. Has in-depth experience, knowledge and skills in own discipline. Usually determines own work priorities. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Job Description
Ready to Write Code? Deploy Code and Fix Code?

Comcast has an excellent opportunity for an expert engineer looking to make an impact and mentor junior team members!

Our job is to build software that enables people to discover, watch, and upgrade the entertainment they enjoy. We spend a lot of time thinking about how to optimize the customer experience, but we also passionately debate tabs vs spaces. We need new ideas and new approaches and someone ready to contribute from the start. As a member of the team you will participate in agile'ish processes and leverage multiple languages, products, and cloud platforms. With us you will have the benefits of working for a large, public company while spending your days in a small, fast-paced team.

Daily routine:
-Standup
-Write Code
-Submit Pull Requests
-Review Pull Requests
-Deploy Code
-Fix Code

Desired hard skills:
Experience in Clojure and Java
Good current knowledge of Unix/Linux environments
Strong understanding of RESTful Web Services and Microservices
Experience using messaging services (e.g. Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Knowledge and experience with Cloud Container Management (e.g. Docker) a plus
Experience identifying performance bottlenecks and their root causes; analysis of application metrics, monitoring, and alarms
Experience working with agile practices
Desired soft skills:
Demonstrates strong sense of ownership for their work
Quickly and accurately accepts new technology

Core Responsibilities
Design, selection, implementation, and documentation of core technology components
Performance optimizations (doing more with less) and production support, including on-call
Development of custom applications using internal software frameworks
Development and customization of analytics and statistical techniques for operation on large datasets
Update, optimize, and coordinate large-scale data processing routines
Solution proposal/analysis and technical debt cleanup

Employees at all levels are expected to:
Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
Lead the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them detailed digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
Know your stuff - be hardworking learners, users and advocates of our groundbreaking technology and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new insights.
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.
Get results and drive 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.

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