Lead Backend Engineer (Golang) - Cloud-Native & AWS Expert

Comcast; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast leads the way in cloud-native backend engineering, seeking a Lead Backend Engineer with deep Golang expertise to design scalable services and mentor teams. You will drive architecture, set standards, and collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering to achieve business outcomes.

The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and operations excellence, with opportunities to influence across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend focus.
• 4-6+ years of experience leading technical projects and delivering production systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in Golang.
• Strong experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems and microservices.
• Strong understanding of concurrency, performance optimization, resiliency patterns, and service reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of distributed backend systems using Golang.
• Define architecture, technical standards, and best practices across the team.
• Build and operate cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Deploy and manage services using Kubernetes and Terraform.
• Drive technical planning, estimation, and execution of large-scale initiatives.
• Partner with product, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver business outcomes.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical coaching.
• Ensure high standards for reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence.

Skills

Golang

Backend architecture

Cloud leadership

Mentoring

DevOps culture

Education

Bachelor

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Comcast leads the way in cloud-native backend engineering, seeking a Lead Backend Engineer with deep Golang expertise to design scalable services and mentor teams. You will drive architecture, set standards, and collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering to achieve business outcomes.

The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and operations excellence, with opportunities to influence across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.