Comcast Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

3.3

32% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)
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Brian L. Roberts

37% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated Comcast with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Comcast is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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54 reviews
3.0
Oct 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not high pressure like Big 4 .quite flexible , reasobale work load , fair management (does not micro manage) , lots of transparency, standard glassdoor salary by title, 401(k), ESPP ,Medical, Dental Plan, Grants. Lots of new folks from top to down. Next generations platform like X1 are doing good. Great new CTO. Low to none travel. willing to try new technology. good work life balance.

Cons

Not so good leadership. Lots of old old school managers running a reactive factory model confused if to follow amazon, google or microsoft model. expensive courtesy service .Bottom 3% is laid off once in few years. not very good in project management with lots of wastage. Many duplicate roles and teams doing the same thing. Not a industry leader in many areas. Not so good Prescription Drug Plan. life is a roller coaster. Lots of contractors

3.0
Oct 11, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are talented you can actually make a difference. The company wants to, and is learning how to, be a tech business rather than a service company. They need strong technical leadership in order to achieve this, and they are willing to let you think outside the box and try new things to improve products and product QoS.

Cons

Its a highly political environment that values general management skills over technical acumen. This will have to change if the company wants to be a real tech company. There is way to much middle management empire building and it interferes with the ability of the engineering teams to deliver. If you are top notch, you will get frustrated, quit, and go to Silicon Valley or New York for double the money and half of the politics. At least I did.

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