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Principal Software Engineer I

AT Spectrum
Spectrum

Principal Software Engineer I

Greenwood Village, CO

CO Salary Range: USD 110,800.00 - 196,400.00 per year

Spectrum's Product and Technology team creates, develops, and operates the nation's fastest mobile service, most reliable internet service, most viewed live TV app, and the most advanced WiFi, serving nearly 100 million users and 500 million devices. We are transforming the next era of connectivity and entertainment experiences. The diversity of experience available within Spectrum's Product and Technology team is unmatched and there are opportunities to grow your career as a designer, architect, engineer, developer, operator, or data scientist. We are creative, disciplined, hard-working, complex-problem solvers that believe in collaborating to deliver the highest quality customer experience.

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As a Principal Software Engineer I on this team, you will lead a high performing video service engineering team that supports our innovative customer experiences on the Charter Spectrum TV App, traditional video and Charter's next generation products. This role leads complex, high priority investigations across Charter's video platforms and serves as a mentor to help guide and train other engineers on the team. This position will evaluate the needs, time limitations, and system limitations when investigating and resolving video platform issues, must remain up to date on new technologies and be able to translate these skills to the team.

WHAT OUR PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ENJOY MOST

  • Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
  • Contribute to the technical direction and execution for software solutions created (includes information architecture, software architecture, software design, testing, automation, analytics and instrumentation).
  • Troubleshoot systems across video platforms, IP and traditional
  • Analyze, revise and document difficulties in existing system logic.
  • Potential to lead multiple teams spanning various technical disciplines
  • Manage high performing teams by leading, developing, training, hiring, and providing effective coaching to attract and foster talent.
  • Regularly attending team meetings to discuss projects, brainstorm ideas, and put forward solutions to issues.
  • Take ownership and make technical decisions on complex platform investigations.
  • Develop and implement video platform troubleshooting according to proposals.
  • Estimate scope of work and implement troubleshooting and resolution proposals.
  • Create project documentation.
  • Keep current with trends and technological innovations in the industry in order to contribute to the execution of proofs-of-concept for new investigative approaches.
  • Collaborate with leadership and key stakeholders to define and develop technology strategy, technology standards, roadmaps and practices.
  • Participate in collaborations with business and technical teams to review conflicts/gaps between functional goals and existing capabilities.
  • Adhere to best practices for code development, version control, continuous integration/delivery, and test/build automation where applicable.
  • Comfortable evangelizing mobile app and web technologies across the organization.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO SPECTRUM

Required Qualifications

  • Experience: 8+ years of software engineering / video support experience
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • Technical skills:
    • Extensive experience and knowledge of IP Video Delivery, platforms, players and applications
    • Extensive experience with monitoring technologies (Kibana, OpenSearch, Datadog, Splunk, etc)
    • Experience using or supporting Angular, Micro Frontends, RESTful Web services, GraphQL, JSON, HTML5, JavaScript, Git, continuous integration testing, and Unit Testing
    • Experience using or supporting Java, Spring, Google Guice, JPA/Hibernate, Databases (Relational and NoSQL), RESTful web services, AWS, Micro services, Netflix OSS, Jersey, SOAP web services, Axis, JMS, ESB's, XML, XSD, XSL, JSON, HTML5, JavaScript, Apache open source libraries, Maven, Git, Eclipse/NetBeans/IntelliJ, continuous integration testing, shell scripting, Ruby
    • Adhere to best practices for code development, version control, continuous integration/delivery, and test/build automation where applicable.
    • Comfortable evangelizing mobile app and web technologies across the organization
    • Familiarity with dependency management and build systems like Maven and Ant
    • Experience working with or supporting open source software such as Spring, Google Guice, Guava, Tomcat, and NoSQL solutions
  • Skills:
    • Collaborate with leadership and key stakeholders to define and develop investigative technology strategy, technology standards, roadmaps, and practices.
    • Participate in collaborations with business and technical teams to review conflicts/gaps between functional goals and existing capabilities.
    • Thorough understanding of software engineering and object oriented design principles
    • Demonstrated in-depth and knowledge of front-end development across Java, mobile app and/or web technologies
  • Abilities:
    • Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
    • Ability to take ownership and make technical decisions in complex video platform investigations
    • Ability to keep current with trends and technological innovations in the industry in order to contribute to the execution of proofs-of-concept for new approaches
    • Hands on approach
  • Travel Ability:

    • Office Environment
  • Schedule:

    • Full time
    • This position is eligible for our Hybrid Work Policy. Eligible employees can work from home up to one day each week.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Agile experience
  • Experience with AWS, micro services, and Netflix OSS tools

SPECTRUM CONNECTS YOU TO MORE

Innovative Tools & Tech: Work with high-performing software and applications on the forefront of the digital telecommunications industry.
Dynamic Growth: The growth of our industry and evolving technology will power your career as you move up or around the company.
Supportive Teams: Who you are matters here. And, we aim to foster an inclusive workplace where every person is empowered to bring their best ideas.
Total Rewards: See all the ways we invest in you-at work and in life

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ESW610 2024-42247 2024

Here, employees don't just have jobs, they build careers. That's why we believe in offering a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supports all aspects of their well-being, and delivers real value at every stage of life.

A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.

This job posting will remain open until 2024-10-23 04:37 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.

The base pay for this position generally is between $110,800.00 and $196,400.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.

Get to Know Us Charter Communications is known in the United States by our Spectrum brands, including: Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice, Spectrum Networks, Spectrum Enterprise and Spectrum Reach. When you join us, you're joining a strong community of more than 100,000 individuals working together to serve nearly 32 million customers in 41 states and keep them connected to what matters most. Watch this video to learn more.

Who You Are Matters Here We're committed to growing a workforce that reflects our communities, and providing equal opportunities for employment and advancement. EOE, including disability/vets. Learn about our inclusive culture.

Client-provided location(s): Greenwood Village, CO, USA
Job ID: spectrum-2024-42247
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Paid Holidays
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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