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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. 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This role will be solving the most critical problem in our platform, making key technical decisions, mentor engineers, and drive successful delivery.Job Description\nWhat You'll Do\nLead the design, development, and delivery of distributed backend systems using Golang.\nDefine architecture, technical standards, and best practices across the team.\nBuild and operate cloud-native applications on AWS.\nDeploy and manage services using Kubernetes and Terraform.\nDrive technical planning, estimation, and execution of large-scale initiatives.\nPartner with product, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver business outcomes.\nMentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical coaching.\nEnsure high standards for reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence.\nRequired Qualifications\n8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend focus.\n4-6+ years of experience leading technical projects and delivering production systems.\nExpert-level proficiency in Golang.\nStrong experience with:AWS\nKubernetes\nTerraform\nMicroservices and distributed systems\nREST APIs\nCI/CD and DevOps practices\nSQL/NoSQL databases\n\nExperience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems and microservices.\nStrong understanding of concurrency, performance optimization, resiliency patterns, and service reliability.\nProven track record of mentoring and developing engineers.\nSoft Skills & Collaboration\nStrong technical leadership and ownership mindset.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills.\nAbility to influence without authority and drive alignment across teams.\nCollaborative approach to problem-solving and decision-making.\nComfortable working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.\nPassion for mentoring, knowledge sharing, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with video processing, media workflows, or video analytics.\nExperience building LLM-powered applications, AI agents, or agentic workflows.\nExperience owning end-to-end product delivery from design through production operations.\nExperience working with high-scale, cloud-native platforms.\nIf you're passionate about building large-scale backend systems, driving technical strategy, and helping engineers grow, we'd love to hear from you.\nDisclaimer: This 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), Communication, Go Programming Language, Kubernetes, System Designs, Technical LeadershipCompensation\nDistrict of Columbia Pay Range: $141,850.78 - $212,776.16Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. 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