Comcast's Technology & Product 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.
Job Description
We are looking for a manager level candidate to lead the PlayerPlatform team, to develop client-side libraries that areused by millions of peopleto stream live, on-demand, and recorded content on their devices. PlayerPlatform is an SDK that powers the video playback experience in Xfinity TV, Contour2, and FreeRange TV web apps as well as capable set-top-boxes and smart TVs. The SDK provides a video player that integrates with our video streaming, content protection (DRM), advertisement, emergency alert, and real-time analytics services. PlayerPlatform strives to provide a high quality, consistent playback experience across all the applications it runs on. The team is a group of highly intelligent and collaborative engineers, and we are looking for someone with passion and a hands-on style to make sure that the team has everything they need to be successful.
Who does the Software Engineering Manager work with?
The person in this position will lead a highly skilled engineering team developing software for the next generation of IP Video Players. The manager will work with other delivery owners, delivery engineers, and technical platform owners to ensure all development meet specifications and requirements.
What are some interesting problems you'll be working on?
Comcast manages an enormous amount of on-demand videos and thousands of linear channels. In order to support video playback of all of these different types of content, you will be developing new solutions to support our business as well as improve our customer experience. These features include picture in picture, casting, thumbnail scrubbing, and instant video startup. You will be working on tangible features that are used by millions of Comcast customers.
Where can you make an impact?
The manager will be responsible for providing leadership and oversight to all aspects of the Software Development and Engineering department's projects and activities. Develops and implements strategies, project standards, and performance metrics. Ensures all applications meet project specifications and requirements.
You will be solving how to deliver video efficiently to millions of users all over continental US and other countries. You will be designing and developing system for handling ad insertion on the fly inside the client.
In your role, you will be technically and socially bridging all internal groups within VIPER. You will be interacting with teams that use our product to build consumer facing applications, internal testing platforms, and research and development projects.
Core Responsibilities:
- Assists in the development of short, medium, and long term plans to achieve strategic objectives that are in alignment with the company's vision and business goals.
- Leads the Software Development and Engineering team in the development for the next generation of IP Video Players. Oversees implementation initiatives, software updates, and the roll-out of new software releases.
- Regularly interacts across functional areas with senior management to report on project progress and ensure unit objectives are met.
- Ability to influence thinking or gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations.
- Demonstrated leadership and people management skills.
- Strong communication skills, analytical skills, thorough understanding of product development.
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
- Other assigned duties.
Skills & Requirements
- 5+ year's overall experience
- B.S. Compute Science or a degree in related field
- Strong leadership abilities with a track record of delivering exceptional results.
- Proven hands-on experience in developing and deploying software for a high-volume, highly scalable and fault-tolerant environments supporting millions of users.
- Experience running agile based development teams, organizing and coordinating various teams.
- Background in Video Technologies with experience in cloud IP Video Players.
- Expert knowledge of IP Video delivery formats: HLS and DASH
- Expert knowledge of IP Video Digital Rights Management formats: Fairplay, PlayReady, WideVine.
- Experience in different programming languages: JavaScript and/or Node.js
- Experience developing software for Networking, Web services, HTTP, and TCP/IP.
- Intensive knowledge of Software Design Patterns.
- Good communicator, excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to analyze and clearly articulate complex issues and technologies understandably and engagingly.
- Excellent problem solving skills, adaptable, proactive and willing to take ownership.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
About Comcast VIPER (Video IP Engineering & Research)
Based in downtown Denver, Colorado,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 originated within Comcast Interactive Media. We are a cloud-based, IP video infrastructure built to deliver a broad mix of on-demand video, live TV streams and an assortment of other digital media to an array of connected devices in and out of the home.
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