Development Engineer 4 (C/C++) - Broadband

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Job Summary

Responsible for planning and designing new software and web applications. Analyzes, tests and assists with the integration of new applications. Oversees the documentation of all development activity. Trains non-technical personnel. Assists with tracking performance metrics. Integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities. Acts as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. May lead teams or projects and shares expertise.

Job Description

Core ResponsibilitiesAs a key member of the team, you will be responsible for driving on-time, high quality releases across a large number of devices.  You would be responsible for the complete release management lifecycle, which includes scheduling, coordination, and management of releases on number of deployed devices.  The position will require daily collaboration with Development, Field Triage and QA teams at different geographical location.  You will assess and implement new tools, plugins, etc. that are necessary to improve the software release engineering process.  You will manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality.Ensure stable/release branch builds are in good health daily; provide test guidance to QA teams for the release targets and ensure targets are on track; collaborate with Field Triage team to review the machine metrics for the key aspects of video, broadband, and voice related functionalities; prioritize customer Call In Rate, Truck Roll, and performance related issues in the next release; integrate target into release branch prior to official release build; conduct post-deployment feature reviews to ensure features are doing well in the field; maintain warehouse and factory images up-to-date with recent releases; communicate release notes and plans to external stakeholders; Release monitoring through Data analysis tools (Tableau, Haystack etc) and work with Tools team for enhancing tools.RequirementsKey requirements and experience include:

• 9-12 years of experience in Engineering and Release Management
• A strong technical background in Software engineering including best practices and understanding of software development lifecycle.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Continuous Integration & Delivery
• Good in Release Management experience in Agile environment.
• Lead and own activities that would drive Release excellence on all RDK devices
• Excellent organizational, technical, problem solving, and communication skills
• Document processes, identify potential points of failure, and perform root cause analysis.
• Handling team and mentoring

Knowledge and experience in Build/Release technology such as:

• SCM Tools: Git, Gerrit, SVN,
• Languages: C , C++ & Linux
• Scripting: Python & Shell script
• JiRA plugins & Confluence
• Build tools: Jenkins
• Reporting Tools: Tableau & Splunk /Elk
• Knowledge with Linux and Embedded software
• Knowledge and experience in Broadband software is must.
• Knowledge and experience in STB Video domain is plus.
• BE/BTech in Computer Science or related field

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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.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience

7-10 Years

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