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Job Summary
The Senior Software Engineer – Data Center Network Tooling designs and builds software platforms, automation, and services that enable reliable, scalable, and efficient operation of the data center network. This role focuses on developing internal tools that abstract network complexity, enable self-service, improve observability, and reduce operational risk.
The engineer works closely with network engineering, SRE, security, and infrastructure teams to translate networking requirements into robust, production-grade software systems.
Job Description
EXPERIENCE Level: 5 to 7.5 Years
Location: Chennai
Key Responsibilities
Software Design & Development
- Design, develop, and maintain software platforms and services that manage and automate data center network infrastructure
- Build APIs, workflows, and user-facing tools that enable self-service provisioning and change management
- Develop reliable, testable, and well-documented code following modern software engineering best practices
- Participate in architecture and design reviews for network tooling and platforms
Network Automation & Platforms
- Translate network design and operational requirements into scalable software solutions
- Build and maintain automation for configuration management, validation, and deployment
- Implement infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code patterns for network systems
- Integrate tooling with CI/CD pipelines and change control processes
Observability & Reliability
- Build systems that improve network visibility, telemetry ingestion, and proactive alerting
- Enable data-driven insights into performance, capacity, and failure domains
- Partner with SRE and operations teams to improve MTTR and reduce incident recurrence
- Ensure tools are resilient, scalable, and secure in production environments
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with network engineers to model network intent, topology, and policy in software
- Collaborate with security teams to ensure tooling aligns with access controls and compliance requirements
- Work with platform, cloud, and application teams to integrate network services into broader infrastructure ecosystems
Technical Leadership
- Lead by example in code quality, system design, and operational ownership
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards and best practices
- Drive technical decisions that balance speed, reliability, and long-term maintainability
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ to 7.5 years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java, or similar)
- Experience building distributed systems, APIs, or internal developer platforms
- Familiarity with networking concepts (TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS, load balancing)
- Experience with automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and version control systems
- Strong understanding of testing, code reviews, and production operations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building software for network automation or infrastructure platforms
- Familiarity with data center networking technologies (EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, spine-leaf architectures)
- Experience integrating with network devices, controllers, or vendor APIs
- Knowledge of telemetry, time-series data, and monitoring systems
- Experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments
- Exposure to infrastructure security and access control models
Core Competencies
- Product-minded approach to internal tooling
- Strong systems and architectural thinking
- Ability to translate complex infrastructure problems into software abstractions
- Clear written and verbal communication across engineering disciplines
- Ownership mindset and operational accountability
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
5-7 Years
