Principal Software Architect

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.)

Job Summary

This job is responsible for advocating back‑office software technology patterns & standards and exploring new technology practices for potential use. It involves guiding strategic solutions that consider the full scope of business challenges. The role involves mentoring and code reviews to uphold design best practices.

Job Description

About the Role:

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

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

We are determined to create an environment where our employees feel valued, understand our business goals, and are motivated.

Here’s a look at just some of the perks and benefits we make available to our U.S.

-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.
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