Backend Platform Engineer - AI Ops & Microservices

Comcast; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast is seeking a Software Engineer (Engineer 3) in Reston, VA to build scalable backend microservices and robust API layers for an AI Ops platform. The role focuses on pragmatic engineering, integrating tools, databases, and AI wrappers into production services for modern and legacy systems.

You will work in a core platform team, delivering high-throughput microservices, GraphQL/REST APIs, and backend infrastructure while collaborating with multiple internal and external teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, scaling, and operating distributed backend systems and microservices.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing GraphQL and REST APIs for complex system communication.
• Practical, hands-on experience deploying and scaling real-world AI/ML use cases, serving tools, and API wrappers focusing on operational execution.
• Direct experience designing, optimizing, and querying relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL databases at scale.
• Advanced proficiency in Python (and/or Go, Java, or C++).
• Proven ability to architect complex systems, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and work with external engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect and scale a multi-tenant AI Ops platform integrating backend services, runtime engines, and developer tools.
• Design end-to-end technical solutions and collaborate directly with external and cross-functional teams on integrations.
• Design, build, and maintain high-concurrency GraphQL and REST APIs to handle core platform communication and data exchanges.

Skills

Machine Learning

Relational Database Design

API Design

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Comcast is seeking a Software Engineer (Engineer 3) in Reston, VA to build scalable backend microservices and robust API layers for an AI Ops platform. The role focuses on pragmatic engineering, integrating tools, databases, and AI wrappers into production services for modern and legacy systems.

You will work in a core platform team, delivering high-throughput microservices, GraphQL/REST APIs, and backend infrastructure while collaborating with multiple internal and external teams.