Comcast

Principal Software Engineer - New York, NY - FreeWheel

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20 days ago

Base Salary

$206k - $309k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical direction and influence across multiple Streaming Hub Applications engineering teams.
  • Define and drive long-term technical strategy in partnership with Engineering, Product, and Enterprise Architecture.
  • Lead architectural initiatives and establish standards for scalability, reliability, maintainability, APIs, and engineering consistency.
  • Drive modernization of software development and delivery practices, including feature-controlled deployments, automated testing, observability, and operational readiness.
  • Provide technical leadership for cloud and infrastructure strategy, including multi-cloud architecture, resiliency, disaster recovery, and infrastructure cost optimization.
  • Lead strategic technical investments and refactoring to reduce technical debt and operational complexity.
  • Lead adoption of AI-assisted software engineering practices and reusable patterns for AI agents and developer workflows.
  • Provide design review and technical oversight for large, complex, and cross-team initiatives.
  • Use design reviews, operational readiness reviews, and incident learnings to improve engineering quality and performance.
  • Mentor senior engineers and develop technical leaders across organizational and team boundaries.
  • Oversee software development, testing, deployment, release processes, project planning, and resource allocation.
  • Create development documentation, monitor performance metrics, and partner with Quality Assurance to ensure software quality.
  • Work variable schedules, including nights and weekends, as necessary.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
  • Comcast may consider coursework and experience or extensive related professional experience in place of the stated degree.
  • 15 years or more of relevant work experience.
  • Experience with systems design engineering, enterprise architecture, operational excellence, technical leadership, AI systems, and software engineering principles.
  • Experience with AWS Cloud Computing.
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion in significant matters.
  • Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance is required.

Benefits

  • Base pay is supplemented by benefits and, for most non-sales positions, eligibility for a bonus.
  • Comcast provides personalized benefits, expert guidance, and always-on support tools for physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
  • The role is based in New York, NY, and may require nights, weekends, and variable schedules.

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About Comcast

10,000+ employees

Comcast is a U.S.-based media and telecommunications company that sells broadband, video, wireless, and voice services to consumers and businesses under the Xfinity and Comcast Business brands. It also owns NBCUniversal (including NBC, Universal Pictures, and Peacock) and Sky, operating TV networks, film studios, and streaming in the U.S. and Europe. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Philadelphia, it is publicly traded on Nasdaq (CMCSA).

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