Sr. Quality of Service (QoS) Software Engineer - Chicago, IL OR Reston, VA
Comcast
Chicago, Illinois; Reston, Virginia, U.S.
Full-time
Posted Sep 25, 2025
Full-time
Compensation
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About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Sr. Quality of Service (QoS) Software Engineer to be the central point of accountability for Quality of Service in Software Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Own the Escalations lifecycle within Engineering, from the beginning through resolution.
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) sessions that dig deeper than symptoms and deliver long-lasting fixes.
- Facilitate retrospectives and follow-ups, turning lessons learned into clear improvement plans.
- Define and track metrics (incident frequency, resolution times, client impact), and make them visible through dashboards and reports.
- Partner with teams to strengthen systems through tooling, automation, and platform hardening.
- Keep a cross-platform perspective (TV, Data, Beeswax, Strata) to spot patterns and systemic issues.
Requirements
- 6+ years of technical experience in software engineering, site reliability, or production operations.
- Proven track record of managing the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering to production release.
- Hands-on understanding of full-stack components: Frontend/UI frameworks and client experience, APIs & service layers, Database layer (SQL/NoSQL, data modeling, performance tuning), Backend servers and distributed systems, Big data & ETL pipelines (batch and streaming).
- Strong knowledge of incident management (PagerDuty, Jira, Datadog, Splunk, ServiceNow).
- Confidence to dive deep with engineers while also translating technical details into clear business context for executives and clients.
- Experience operating in global, multi-time-zone environments with diverse customer and platform needs.
Benefits
- Paid Time off
- Physical Wellbeing
- Financial Wellbeing
- Emotional Wellbeing
- Life Events + Family Support
About the Company
Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company.
Job Details
Salary Range
$126,789 - $190,183/yearly
Location
Chicago, Illinois; Reston, Virginia, U.S.
Employment Type
Full-time
Original Posting
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