Principal Software Architect

Comcast
Philadelphia, United States of America
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Remote
Philadelphia, United States of America

Tech stack

API
User Authentication
Software Design Patterns
Fault Tolerance
Software Tools
Message Oriented Middleware
Software Systems
Data Logging
Event Driven Architecture
Api Design
Microservices

Job description

This role is for a newly formed Technical Software Architecture group that will work collaboratively across IT platform teams. This group resides in the broader IT Enterprise Architecture organization., * Architect and evolve software solutions aligned to business priorities, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and operational readiness across enterprise platforms

  • Drive architecture standards and best practices by partnering with enterprise and platform architecture teams, applying design patterns across applications, integration, and event-driven systems
  • Design and oversee robust, resilient systems incorporating APIs, asynchronous messaging, observability (logging, metrics, tracing), and security principles such as authentication, authorization, and fault tolerance
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, cloud, and infrastructure teams to align architectures with deployment, scalability, and reliability requirements
  • Guide and govern implementation through architecture reviews, code/design oversight, documentation, and participation in governance forums to ensure consistency and continuous improvement
  • Lead, mentor, and influence teams by supporting architectural decision-making, developing talent, scanning emerging technologies, and fostering innovation across projects and solutions

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience (10+ years of relevant work experience):

  • Deep understanding of software design patterns across application and integration layers
  • Experience with API-driven and event-driven architectures, including asynchronous messaging
  • Strong practical experience designing event-based systems (event modeling, event flows, pub/sub patterns, and integration via events)
  • Solid knowledge of microservices and service decomposition approaches
  • Understanding of security and resilience patterns, including authentication, authorization, and fault tolerance
  • Experience incorporating observability practices (logging, metrics, tracing, production readiness)
  • Ability to translate business needs into scalable, maintainable technical designs
  • Experience conducting architecture and design reviews, including trade-off analysis
  • Proven ability to guide engineering teams and influence decisions without formal authority
  • Strong communication skills and experience working across platform, enterprise architecture, and engineering teams, Communication, Event Driven Architecture (EDA), Microservices Architecture, Software Design Patterns, 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.

Benefits & conditions

Here's a look at just some of the perks and benefits we make available to our US-based employees:

  • Medical & Dental
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Generous paid time off
  • Life Milestones - from adoption assistance, childcare resources, pet insurance, and more, Comcast supports you at all life stages.
  • Courtesy Services - We offer all of our full-time employees in serviceable areas free digital TV and internet.
  • Discount tickets for Universal Resorts, including theme park tickets and onsite hotel rooms.

About the company

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You'll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

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