Principal Engineer Interview Experience - West Chester, Pennsylvania
August 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Personal interview at the office. The interview was good and a combination of technical questions and soft skills. Technical questions were not too much. There were lots of leadership questions. People usually ask questions on subjects they are expert on. They also ask questions on subjects they don't know the answer to.
Questions
What is the first thing you would do if you joined?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Comcast Principal Engineer role in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Comcast's interview process for their Principal Engineer roles in West Chester, Pennsylvania is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Comcast's Principal Engineer interview process in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Comcast Work Experiences
3.0
Flexible, But Leadership Struggles
Principal Engineer • Current Employee
West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
October 21, 2016
Pros: Not high pressure like Big 4. Quite flexible, reasonable workload, fair management (does not micromanage). Lots of transparency, standard Glassdoor salary by title, 401(k), ESPP, Medical, Dental Plan, Grants. Lots of new folks from top to down. Next-generation platforms 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-school managers running a reactive factory model, confused about whether to follow Amazon, Google, or Microsoft models. Expensive courtesy service. The bottom 3% is laid off once in a few years. Not very good at project management, with lots of wastage. Many duplicate roles and teams doing the same thing. Not an industry leader in many areas. Not so good prescription drug plan. Life is a roller coaster. Lots of contractors.
5.0
Principal Engineer at Comcast
Principal Engineer • Former Employee
November 3, 2024
Pros: High focus on technical excellence
Cons: Not many I can think of.
4.0
Could use more
Principal Engineer • Current Employee
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
September 18, 2024
Pros: Work-life balance is great, with room for growth if you want it.
Cons: Recent layoffs have not been great.
- 3.0Flexible, But Leadership StrugglesPrincipal Engineer • Current EmployeeWest Chester, Pennsylvania, United StatesOctober 21, 2016Pros: Not high pressure like Big 4. Quite flexible, reasonable workload, fair management (does not micromanage). Lots of transparency, standard Glassdoor salary by title, 401(k), ESPP, Medical, Dental Plan, Grants. Lots of new folks from top to down. Next-generation platforms 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-school managers running a reactive factory model, confused about whether to follow Amazon, Google, or Microsoft models. Expensive courtesy service. The bottom 3% is laid off once in a few years. Not very good at project management, with lots of wastage. Many duplicate roles and teams doing the same thing. Not an industry leader in many areas. Not so good prescription drug plan. Life is a roller coaster. Lots of contractors.
- 5.0Principal Engineer at ComcastPrincipal Engineer • Former EmployeeNovember 3, 2024Pros: High focus on technical excellenceCons: Not many I can think of.
- 4.0Could use morePrincipal Engineer • Current EmployeePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesSeptember 18, 2024Pros: Work-life balance is great, with room for growth if you want it.Cons: Recent layoffs have not been great.
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