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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\nWe are seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-native services. This role focuses on building backend applications, APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems that support critical business capabilities and integrate with internal and external platforms, including cloud-connected devices and IoT ecosystems.As an Engineer, you will work within a collaborative engineering team to deliver reliable, production-quality software using modern cloud technologies and engineering practices. You will contribute to technical design, implement new features, maintain existing services, and participate in the full software development lifecycle, including testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support.\nThe ideal candidate has strong backend software engineering fundamentals, experience with AWS cloud services, and the ability to independently deliver well-designed solutions while collaborating effectively across engineering teams. Experience with IoT platforms or connected devices is beneficial but not required.\nJob Description\nResponsibilities\nDesign, develop, test, deploy, and maintain cloud-native backend services, APIs, and microservices using Go (Golang) and AWS technologies.\nBuild and maintain integrations between internal services, external APIs, and third-party cloud platforms.\nDevelop scalable, event-driven applications using asynchronous messaging, queues, and distributed processing patterns.\nDevelop and maintain backend services that support connected devices, including device provisioning, state management, telemetry processing, and cloud-to-device communication.\nCollaborate with architects, product owners, and engineering teams to define technical requirements, API contracts, data models, and service integration points.\nTranslate functional and technical requirements into maintainable, well-tested software solutions.\nDesign and implement solutions that emphasize scalability, reliability, performance, security, and operational efficiency.\nDevelop automated unit and integration tests and contribute to CI/CD pipelines that support reliable and frequent deployments.\nImplement and maintain observability capabilities, including application metrics, structured logging, distributed tracing, dashboards, and alerting.\nTroubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions.\nMaintain and modernize existing services, including framework upgrades, dependency management, technical debt reduction, and performance optimization.\nApply secure software development practices, including authentication, authorization, encryption, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation.\nParticipate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and architectural evaluations to improve software quality and engineering practices.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration between services and platforms.\nCreate and maintain technical documentation covering APIs, service architecture, integration contracts, and operational procedures.\nParticipate in production support, incident investigation, and continuous improvement of platform reliability.\nDemonstrate ownership of assigned features and services, independently driving work from technical design through production deployment.\nConsistently exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.\nRegular, consistent, and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.\nOther duties and responsibilities as assigned.\nRequired Qualifications\n5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing backend applications, services, or distributed systems.\nStrong programming skills in Go (Golang) or another modern backend programming language, with the ability to develop and maintain production-quality Go services.\nExperience developing and operating cloud-native applications on AWS.\nExperience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, microservices, and service-to-service integrations.\nUnderstanding of distributed systems concepts, including asynchronous processing, fault tolerance, scalability, and resiliency.\nExperience with AWS services such as Lambda, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, or similar cloud technologies.\nExperience with NoSQL and/or relational databases, including data modeling and query optimization.\nFamiliarity with automated testing, version control, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development practices.\nExperience troubleshooting and supporting applications in production environments.\nUnderstanding of application security principles and secure software development practices.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently investigate and resolve technical challenges.\nEffective communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work across engineering teams and contribute to technical discussions.\nPreferred Qualifications\nProfessional experience developing backend services using Go (Golang).\nExperience with Node.js, particularly maintaining or modernizing existing backend applications.\nHands-on experience with AWS serverless architectures and services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, and EventBridge.\nExperience designing and implementing event-driven architectures and asynchronous workflows.\nExperience integrating with third-party APIs, SaaS platforms, or external cloud services.\nExperience with Internet of Things (IoT) platforms, connected devices, or smart home technologies.\nFamiliarity with IoT device lifecycle management, including device onboarding, provisioning, configuration, state synchronization, and telemetry processing.\nUnderstanding of IoT communication patterns and protocols, such as MQTT, WebSockets, or HTTP-based device integrations.\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.\nFamiliarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms.\nExperience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, or Datadog.\nExperience with high-volume, highly available distributed systems.\nFamiliarity with performance optimization, scalability testing, and cloud cost optimization.\nExperience working in Agile development environments.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nA successful Engineer demonstrates the ability to independently develop and deliver cloud-native services and features while understanding how their work fits into a larger distributed system.\nThey take ownership of their code throughout its lifecycle, including implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance. They proactively identify technical challenges, contribute to solution design, and collaborate effectively with other engineers to deliver reliable, maintainable software.\nBeyond implementing individual features, they contribute to improving engineering practices, system reliability, operational efficiency, and overall platform quality.\nEmployees at All Levels Are Expected To\nUnderstand our Operating Principles: Make them the guidelines for how you do your job.\nOwn the customer experience: Think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.\nKnow your stuff: Be enthusiastic learners, users, and advocates of our game-changing technology, products, and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.\nWin as a team: Make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.\nBe an active part of the Net Promoter System: Bring employee and customer feedback into how we work and help identify opportunities for improvement.\nDrive results and growth.\nSupport a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.\nDo what's right for each other, our customers, investors, and our communities.\nDisclaimer\nThis information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.\nSkills\nAmazon Web Services (AWS), Distributed Systems, Event Driven Architecture (EDA), Go Programming Language, Microservices Architecture, RESTful APIsWe 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.\nPlease visit the benefits summary on our careers site for more details.\nEducation\nBachelor's Degree (Required)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)\nRelevant Work Experience\n5-7 YearsComcast is an equal opportunity workplace. 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