Comcast

Lead Software Engineer- Englewood, CO or Sunnyvale, CA- ONSITE 4X Weely- FreeWheel

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2 months ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$131k - $243k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and execution of scalable, low-latency backend services for the Buyer Cloud platform.
  • Drive multi-team initiatives involving platform reliability, system decomposition, scalability, and operational excellence.
  • Identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks in distributed workflows operating under strict latency budgets.
  • Partner with Product, Infrastructure, SRE, and Data Engineering on technical roadmaps and strategy.
  • Establish best practices for design reviews, code quality, testing, observability, and incident root-cause analysis.
  • Mentor senior and mid-level engineers through design coaching, code reviews, and architectural guidance.
  • Exercise independent judgment and discretion in significant matters and maintain regular, punctual attendance.
  • Work nights, weekends, and variable schedules as necessary.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 13+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a Staff or Lead Engineer role.
  • Expert-level proficiency in C++, Go, Java, or Rust.
  • Proven experience designing, operating, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed backend systems in production.
  • Deep understanding of concurrency, multithreading, memory management, networking protocols, and Linux performance profiling.
  • Experience building containerized, cloud-native services using AWS, Kubernetes, ECS, or equivalent technologies.
  • Experience with ultra-low-latency real-time decisioning systems, petabyte-scale datasets, millions of requests per second, distributed datastores, event streaming architectures, legacy modernization, or cloud-native adoption is preferred.
  • Comcast may consider applicants with some combination of coursework and experience or extensive related professional experience in place of the stated degree.

Benefits

  • Onsite work is required four days per week in Englewood, Colorado or Sunnyvale, California.
  • The role may require nights, weekends, and variable schedules.
  • Eligible employees receive Comcast benefits and personalized physical, financial, and emotional support resources.
  • Most non-sales positions are eligible for a bonus, and additional benefits information is available through Comcast’s compensation and benefits summary.

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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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