Embedded Software Engineer

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Comcast

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• Comcast's Platform Engineering team builds core software components and performance tools for RDK devices deployed across millions of homes globally. Our work spans broadband gateways, routers, mesh nodes, and video streaming devices, delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions. You will work on platform-agnostic enhancements and performance-critical Device Management components such as Remote Management protocols, Code Upgrade, Telemetry, Logging, Linux network configuration and Debug Tools, amongst others in a fast-paced, agile environment. This role focuses on designing, developing, integrating and testing embedded software for RDK-based devices deployed across millions of homes.

Hiring Requirements

• Core Responsibilities

+ Analyze requirements, design software components, and conduct peer reviews.

+ Present and defend architectural, design and technical choices to internal audiences.

+ Develop, integrate, and test embedded software for Linux-based platforms.

+ Debug real-time embedded applications and optimize performance.

+ Participate in design reviews and provide guidance to junior engineers as needed.

+ Collaborate with Systems Architecture, QA and Product teams to ensure quality and compliance.

+ Participate in software release processes and production configuration changes.

+ Document technical requirements, designs, and test results.

+ Engage with open-source communities and contribute to relevant projects.

Required Skills

• Programming: C/C\+\+, Makefiles, CMake, Shell scripting, Python scripting, YAML scripting
• Operating Systems: Linux (system calls, kernel, multi-threading, IPC).
• Tools \& Practices:

+ GitHub, GitHub Actions, Gerrit, Jenkins, GDB

+ Unit and functional testing

+ AI tools such as Copilot for code development and validation

+ CI/CD pipelines and DevOps principles for rapid and robust scaling

+ Static Code Analysis Tools: Coverity, Perforce

Additional Skills

• Open-source packages and community participation
• Embedded Linux Build Systems: Yocto Project, BitBake
• Networking Protocols \& Tools: TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, iptables, netfilter
• Device Management Protocols \& Standards: TR-069 (CWMP), TR-181 Data
• Performance \& Profiling Tools: Valgrind, DUMA, perf, gprof
• Inter-process Communication (IPC): RBUS, DBUS, JSON-RPC, Thunder.
• Data Formats: JSON, XML.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in embedded software development.
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with RDK platform development.
• Familiarity with cloud-based CI/CD environments.
• Exposure to Agile development methodologies.

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.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• 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.