Based in Los Angeles, Comcast Entertainment Group operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment, and E! Online; the Style Network, the destination for women 18-49 with a passion for the best in relatable and inspiring lifestyle programming; and G4, offering the last word on gaming, technology, animation, interactivity and “Internet culture” for the male 18-34 demo.
Comcast Entertainment Group’s Corporate World Headquarters is in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles, with other offices in New York City, London and Hong Kong.
Comcast founded in 1963, has grown into one of the world’s leading communication and entertainment companies focused on broadband cable, commerce and content. Comcast Cable is the country’s largest provider of cable services, and has expanded to digital services, faster Internet and IP-enabled phone service, and innovative programming over 250 cable channels, including popular channels like E!, Sportsnet, Exercise TV, The Golf Channel and more.
Interactive Technology
The Web Developer works closely with the Mobile Team Technical Lead and is responsible for developing mobile application platforms centered on Comcast Entertainment Group’s Mobile Products and new and emerging technology platforms (mobile and wireless, IP-delivered / broadband video and social networking etc.). Web Developers are expected to develop architecturally sound, modular, maintainable component-driven applications. They are expected to adhere to our software development life-cycle processes.
CEG Interactive focuses heavily on new business development, so successful candidates must be flexible enough to grasp new platforms and paradigms very quickly, and should be prepared to think out of the box when necessary. Successful candidates must also be able to work effectively in both structured projects/teams and non-structured R&D while contributing constructive solutions.
Work closely with Mobile Team Lead to design and develop web and other applications on a variety of mobile platforms
Participate in the analysis, design and development (coding) of web service applications, XML-based data feeds, WAP and HTML-based applications and other products focused on primarily on mobile platforms
Consult with server-side engineers to refine and extend content APIs to expose content to mobile applications
Optimize and extend existing data feeds and other web-based applications for performance and enhanced user experience
Required Skills:
2 – 4+ years experience coding with standard front-end web technologies such as HTML, CSS and javascript
2 – 4+ years experience with internet / new media development, preferably on high-traffic consumer-facing websites
XML or RSS feed development experience a plus
Strong object-oriented design and development skills a plus
Experience in WAP and other mobile development a plus
Broad-based and in-depth experience with the entire software development life cycle
Strong knowledge of design patterns and MVC framework a plus
A thorough understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Rapid Application Development (RAD) are critical
Past experience in a highly collaborative, team-driven software engineering environment
BSC/BS/BA in Computer Science or a related field, MCS/MS in Computer Science a plus
Outstanding inter-personal and communication skills
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of technical and non-technical staff
Strong attention to detail
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