Software Development Platform Engineer

Profile

**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.'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

The Software Development Platform Engineer will develop (code/program), test, debug SQL queries and data programs supporting both internal and external technically-challenging business requirements (sophisticated transformations, high data volume), as well as provide operational support for the underlying services and infrastructure of our big data platforms. Develop solutions capable of processing millions of events per second and multi-billions of events per day, providing both a real time and historical view into the operation of **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.'s wide array of systems. Design collection and enrichment system components for quality, timeliness, scale and reliability. Work on dedication real time data stores and a relevant historical data stores using best-of-breed and industry-leading technology. Build platforms that allow others to design, develop, and apply sophisticated statistical methods and Machine Intelligence algorithms, fostering self-service capabilities and ease of use across the entire Technology, Product, Xperience (TPX) organization landscape and beyond!

Job Description

About the Team:

The dx Team is building the core components needed to drive the next generation of data platforms and data processing capability at **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.. Building data products, identifying trouble spots, and optimizing the overall user experience is a challenge that can only be met with a robust architecture capable of providing insights that would otherwise be drowned in an ocean of data. In order to provide access to data in **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.'s platforms, dx is building an enterprise Query Fabric based on open-source and commercial Presto technologies.

This Platform Engineering role will include a mixture of DevOps responsibilities, chipping in to the software development of the Query Fabric Platform, new software features and defect resolution, day-to-day platform operations and support, and other platforms/technologies (e.g. caching and web services) as needed. You will have the opportunity to make contributions to the Presto codebase as well as other open source projects, and you will be expected to support hundreds (and eventually thousands) of internal customers in their use of this platform.

Success in this role is best enabled by a broad mix of skills and interests ranging from traditional distributed systems software engineering prowess to the multidisciplinary field of data science.

This Denver-based position will complement the existing dx Open Egress team based in several locations across the U.S., and India and expected to grow as adoption of the Query Fabric grows.

Core Responsibilities


Participate in the development and/or deployment of components and infrastructure supporting big data platforms

Support platform capabilities that analyze extensive amounts of data both in real-time and batch processing

Facilitate the deployment of prototype ideas for new tools, products and services and the environments that support them

Employ meticulous continuous delivery practices handled under an agile software development approach

Ensure a quality transition to production and confirmed production operation of the platforms

Enhance our DevOps practices to deploy and operate our systems

Automate and streamline our operations and processes

Build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations

Fix and resolve issues in our development, test and production environments

Analyzes and resolves data integration needs

Consults with and supports customer integration needs demonstrating our platforms

Evaluates and plans software designs, test results and technical manuals using Big Data (Hadoop) ecosystem

Reviews literature, current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects in the Data Egress/Access domain

Experience with DevOps tools (GitHub, Jira) and methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Test Driven Development)

Experience with a variety of relational and NoSQL database, Teradata, and other large Data Warehouse environment access capabilities

Exposure to data integration and storage in AWS - S3, Lambda, Glue Crawlers, Data Pipelines

Exposure to Hadoop ecosystem tools like Spark, YARN, HDFS, Hive, Sqoop, understanding of systems performance data (collection, monitoring, analysis)

Exposure to CI/CD, containerization and test-driven development (TDD)

Exposure to data loads in Databricks

Programs new software using Java or Python and Shell Scripts

Deep knowledge of SQL and data sourcing technologies such as Informatica.

Supervise job performances, file system/disk-space management, cluster and database connectivity, log files, management of backup/security and fixing various user issues

Edits and reviews technical requirements documentation

Displays knowledge of software engineering methodologies, concepts, skills and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty (like Data Egress)

Displays knowledge of, and ability to apply, process software design and redesign skills

Displays in-depth knowledge of, and ability to apply, project management skills

Works independently, assumes responsibility for job development and training, researches and resolves questions and problems, requests supervisor input and keeps supervisor advised required

Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance

Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as vital

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned


Must Have Technologies:


Familiarity with MPP Databases (massively parallel processing) is a requirement

RDMS: Teradata or Oracle or MS SQL or MySQL

Language/Scripts: Java 8 or Python, Shell Scripts, SQL

Experience with hybrid Linux infrastructure footprints - cloud hosts (e.g. AWS EC2 instances), Virtual hosts (e.g. VMWare), and local data center hosts


'Basic' knowledge will not be enough here.

Preferred Technologies


Scala, Python, R, UC4, Ranger, Kafka, AWS, AWS Lambda, BTEQ, Spark, Sqoop, gRPC, Apache Thrift, HTTP2.0

Web: HTTP, REST

Security: OAuth 2 with OpenID, RPC

Hadoop: Hive and table/file formats

AWS: S3, Glue


Employees at all levels are encouraged to:


Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.

Be responsible for 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 hard-working learners, users and advocates of our groundbreaking 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 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 growth!

Respect and promote inclusion & diversity!

Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.


Organization:

Our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products and next-generation technologies that transform the customer experience Technologies (CXT), led by Rick Rioboli, EVP and Chief Information Officer, and are responsible for the technology, systems and tools that support the customer lifecycle (sales, activation, billing, support, etc.), as well as employee-facing teams such as human resources, finance, and workplace information technology. These tools and systems are foundational to our ability to meet and exceed customer expectations and support an excellent employee experience.

Our vision is to be an authority in products, services and solutions which power and enable fabulous, connected customer experiences for **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. and other organizations through a steadfast focus on clarity and partnership.

Disclaimer:


This information has been crafted to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not crafted to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.


**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

2-5 Years

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. provides best-in-class Benefits. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary (****on our careers site for more details.

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