Although the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast, it still maintains independence and creativity. This shines through both from the quality of personnel and the 'platform lifestyle'.
Good work/life balance.
For anybody that has worked at small companies or in a junior position at a large company, I would strongly recommend trying out thePlatform for a couple years. It is an interesting mix of startup and enterprise.
There is a significant set of existing applications, products, and designs that need updating to be 'cloud ready'.
Often, business growth happens in stair-step patterns and not linearly. Keep the priority on the cloud initiative. Once you are over that hurdle, there will be a radical acceleration in the ability to develop new features/products and have even higher levels of availability.
Consider a formal strategy for deprecating older products/features. Trying to carry so much forward creates a hidden cost on new development and makes things more complex and fragile than they need to be.
The process is pretty similar to most other companies. The process started with a telephone screen from human resources to inquire about why you are leaving and what qualifications you have. Upon completion, a technical phone screen with the database
Contacted by a recruiter. Followed by a phone screen, then an onsite interview with a VP. The onsite interview was at a Comcast subsidiary (The Platform) in Seattle. The process was quick.
Applied online and received a response within 2 days. Despite missing her call the first time, the recruiter was gracious and rescheduled. When we did connect, the recruiter was positive and did a good job selling the company. After a positive conver
The process is pretty similar to most other companies. The process started with a telephone screen from human resources to inquire about why you are leaving and what qualifications you have. Upon completion, a technical phone screen with the database
Contacted by a recruiter. Followed by a phone screen, then an onsite interview with a VP. The onsite interview was at a Comcast subsidiary (The Platform) in Seattle. The process was quick.
Applied online and received a response within 2 days. Despite missing her call the first time, the recruiter was gracious and rescheduled. When we did connect, the recruiter was positive and did a good job selling the company. After a positive conver