Utkarsh Pandya
Director 2 of Software Development @ Comcast | Emmy Award Winner
- Role
- Sr Director of Software Development at Comcast
- Location
- Princeton, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Utkarsh Pandya
I am an Engineering Leader at Comcast, where I lead teams of talented engineers who are reimagining the traditional TV viewing experience into an interactive and integrated entertainment experience. With over 13 years of software development experience, I have passion for creating innovative and engaging products that delight millions of customers across web, mobile, and embedded platforms.One of my proudest achievements is contributing to the development of the award-winning X1 Entertainment Operating System, which offers customized social and entertainment applications, enhanced live TV viewing, video on demand, and cloud DVR. Thanks to our team\'s efforts, Comcast has been honored by the Television Academy with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Media Program: User Experience and Visual Design. My mission is to continue to leverage my skills and expertise in software development to create cutting-edge solutions that transform the future of TV and entertainment.
Experience
Sr Director of Software Development
Sep 2024 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US
Engineering Leadership progression - Sr Engineer, Principal Engineer, Sr. Manager, Director, Sr. Director of Software Dev & Engineering.• Scaled global platform to support 100M+ daily queries across multiple regions, enabling next-gen entertainment experiences for Xfinity, Xumo, and Sky Glass.• Built and led an organization of 50+ engineers and leaders, creating a culture of inclusion, accountability, and high performance.• Expanded platform internationally in partnership with product and syndication executives, driving adoption by 3M+ new customers in Australia and Europe on top of 20M+ in North America.• Reduced infrastructure costs by 35% through adoption of FinOps practices, while improving resilience and reliability of services.• Championed DevSecOps transformation, embedding security, observability, and automation to improve compliance and operational agility.• Established clear SLAs and MTTM goals, strengthening reliability and customer trust at enterprise scale.
Education
Gujarat University
Engineering, Information Technology
2001 — 2005
Northeastern University
MS, Computer Science
2005 — 2007
L.D. College of Engineering
BE, IT
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Object-Oriented Programming (Oop)
- Web Services
- Maven
- Software Development
- Software Engineering
- Object Oriented Design
- Representational State Transfer (Rest)
- Mysql
- Distributed Systems
- Git
- Rest
- Multithreading
- Unix
- Mobile Devices
- Embedded Software
- Embedded Systems
- Web Applications
- Linux
- User Interface Design
- Agile Methodologies
- Java
- Memcached
- C++
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