SDET 3

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. 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). Some roles can work virtual full-time if they are not near a Tech Hub, but that is dependent upon the needs of the position and amount of collaboration required.

Job Summary

We are looking an SDET with experience in automated testing to join our team! As part of the Comcast Applied AI & Discovery organization, we develop and operate most of Comcast’s AI/ML-powered customer facing products.

Job Description

This SDET 3 will help the team to validate product quality by analyzing and testing the quality of the codebase and determining the architecture of the test codebase, including choice of software. You will have the opportunity to write code that will be executed in an automated and repeatable fashion, reducing manual testing efforts and increasing code quality and consistency. You will also develop and maintain code that validates front-end, middleware and database systems, using the latest tools and common programming languages. You will provide input into various software development lifecycle stages and partner with software engineers to write efficient automation code. You will execute automated code and create comprehensive execution reports for team. You will repair complex broken automation scripts and perform peer reviews of automation codebase. A successful team member will demonstrate in-depth experience and knowledge in their discipline, ability to determine work priorities and interest in mentoring junior colleagues.

Qualifications:

• 3 years' experience as SDET
• 1 year experience with any of the following: Go, Python, Java
• Experience building test automation frameworks or test tool from scratch
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) would be a plus - Ansible/Jenkins/Kubernetes/Docker/Puppet etc.,

Core Responsibilities

• Write automated test code, using the same standards as a Software Engineer, that allows for repeatable, reliable testing solutions to test the wide functionality of products and software, maintaining automation codebase in a version control system (GIT, SVN). May include creating simple SQL queries for validation of databases and / or writing SOAP and RESTful API automated scripts.
• Create automated testing documentation, including Test Plans, Test Summary Reports etc.
• Execute automated test scripts and presents results to team.
• Analyze broken test cases and diagnose and repair to working order.
• Perform code reviews of automation scripts and front-end codebases. Diagnose and repair simple bugs within production code.
• Serve as a guide and mentor for junior-level engineers. Provides technical leadership and consultation with regards to practices, procedures and techniques.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• 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.
• Drive results and 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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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

5-7 Years

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