Development Engineer 4

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary

Responsible for planning and designing new software and web applications. Analyzes, tests and assists with the integration of new applications. Oversees the documentation of all development activity. Trains non-technical personnel. Assists with tracking performance metrics. Integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities. Acts as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. May lead teams or projects and shares expertise.

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to lead and contribute to the development of scalable, cloud-native systems. This role involves technical leadership, hands-on coding, and driving adoption of modern engineering practices across teams. You should be eager to learn modern technologies, share knowledge, and collaborate with diverse, innovative teams. We value curiosity, a growth mindset, and a drive to contribute to secure, scalable solutions. You’ll play a critical role in designing and delivering high-impact solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor engineering teams to uphold high technical standards and ensure system stability.
• Define, document, and champion best practices in Agile methodologies, DevOps, and cloud-native development.
• Drive modernization efforts, including building APIs and developing microservices architectures.
• Write and maintain high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code.
• Set unit testing standards and enforce consistent code quality across projects.
• Lead and participate in architecture and code reviews to maintain technical excellence.
• Build and maintain secure, high-performance, reliable systems.
• Collaborate closely with engineers and stakeholders to share knowledge and solve technical challenges.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, reusable architecture patterns.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and continuously apply modern engineering practices.
• Design systems with strong focus on performance, security, and long-term sustainability.
• Develop clean, efficient scripts and automation tools to optimize workflows.
• Follow best practices for continuous integration, delivery, testing, and DevOps operations.
• Participate in front-end development of Single-Page Applications (SPAs) using frameworks like AngularJS and ReactJS.
• Work with a variety of databases, including NoSQL (DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis) and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS RDS).
• Build and integrate serverless solutions with AWS services like Lambda, API Gateway, SNS, SQS, and S3.

Requirements (Must-Have)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven success solving engineering problems that span multiple systems or products.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Python for backend development.
• Proficiency in building Single-Page Applications (SPAs) using modern JavaScript frameworks such as AngularJS or ReactJS.
• Experience with both NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis) and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS RDS).
• Experience with serverless technologies (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, SNS, SQS, S3).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), particularly in compute, storage, containers, networking, and security.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and DevOps practices.
• Deep knowledge of object-oriented design principles, architectural patterns, and modern software engineering practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to lead discussions across technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, drive initiatives, and deliver results with minimal supervision.

Requirements (Nice-to-Have)

• Strong passion for tackling complex, mission-critical challenges with innovative technologies.
• Skilled in infrastructure and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Splunk, CloudWatch).
• Familiarity with and/or contribution to open-source technologies.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying up-to-date with emerging technologies.

We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality—to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.

Please visit the benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

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.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience

7-10 Years

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.