Principal Reliability Engineer — Ad Tech & Distributed Systems

Comcast; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 152,828 - 229,243; Full time

Job summary

Comcast is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Chicago, Illinois, to lead reliability, performance, and operational excellence for its FreeWheel platforms. The role involves designing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems while ensuring system health and incident response.

Applicants should have over 10 years of experience in engineering, strong AWS knowledge, and proficiency in languages such as Python, Go-Lang, or Scala. The position offers competitive salary ranges and benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in software development/engineering.
• 5+ years of experience with AWS.
• Expert-level coding, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Own production reliability and performance of distributed systems.
• Design and operate monitoring and observability solutions.
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis.

Skills

Software development/engineering

AWS

Python

Go-Lang

Scala

Linux systems

CI/CD tools

Troubleshooting

Data processing platforms

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Git

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Job description

Comcast is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Chicago, Illinois, to lead reliability, performance, and operational excellence for its FreeWheel platforms. The role involves designing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems while ensuring system health and incident response.

Applicants should have over 10 years of experience in engineering, strong AWS knowledge, and proficiency in languages such as Python, Go-Lang, or Scala. The position offers competitive salary ranges and benefits.