Principal Software Architect

Comcast; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

401(k) Savings Plan

Generous paid time off

Life Milestones support

Courtesy Services

Discount tickets for Universal Resorts

Job summary

Comcast is looking for a senior software architect to advocate back-office software technology and guide strategic solutions. This role involves mentoring teams and ensuring adherence to best practices across enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities include architecting and evolving software solutions, driving standards, and designing resilient systems with a strong emphasis on security principles. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience.

Benefits include medical and dental coverage, a 401(k) savings plan, and generous paid time off.

Responsibilities

• Architect software solutions aligned to business priorities.
• Drive architecture standards through team collaboration.
• Design resilient systems incorporating various security principles.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and cloud teams.
• Guide implementation through architecture reviews and documentation.
• Lead and mentor teams by supporting architectural decision-making.

Skills

Software design patterns

API-driven architectures

Event-based systems

Microservices

Security and resilience patterns

Observability practices

Scalable technical designs

Architecture reviews

Influencing decisions

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Summary: This job is responsible for advocating back-office software technology patterns & standards and exploring new technology practices for potential use. It involves guiding strategic solutions that consider the full scope of business challenges. The role involves mentoring and code reviews to uphold design best practices.

Job Description: This role is part of a newly formed Technical Software Architecture group that works collaboratively across IT platform teams within the broader IT Enterprise Architecture organization.

What You’ll Do:

• Architect and evolve software solutions aligned to business priorities, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and operational readiness across enterprise platforms
• Drive architecture standards and best practices by partnering with enterprise and platform architecture teams, applying design patterns across applications, integration, and event‑driven systems
• Design and oversee robust, resilient systems incorporating APIs, asynchronous messaging, observability (logging, metrics, tracing), and security principles such as authentication, authorization, and fault tolerance
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering, cloud, and infrastructure teams to align architectures with deployment, scalability, and reliability requirements
• Guide and govern implementation through architecture reviews, code/design oversight, documentation, and participation in governance forums to ensure consistency and continuous improvement
• Lead, mentor, and influence teams by supporting architectural decision‑making, developing talent, scanning emerging technologies, and fostering innovation across projects and solutions

Required Skills & Experience (10+ years)

• Deep understanding of software design patterns across application and integration layers
• Experience with API‑driven and event‑driven architectures, including asynchronous messaging
• Strong practical experience designing event‑based systems (event modeling, event flows, pub/sub patterns, and integration via events)
• Solid knowledge of microservices and service decomposition approaches
• Understanding of security and resilience patterns, including authentication, authorization, and fault tolerance
• Experience incorporating observability practices (logging, metrics, tracing, production readiness)
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable, maintainable technical designs
• Experience conducting architecture and design reviews, including trade‑off analysis
• Proven ability to guide engineering teams and influence decisions without formal authority
• Strong communication skills and experience working across platform, enterprise architecture, and engineering teams

About Our Perks & Benefits

• Medical & Dental
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Generous paid time off
• Life Milestones support (adoption assistance, childcare resources, pet insurance, and more)
• Courtesy Services – free digital TV and internet for full‑time employees in serviceable areas
• Discount tickets for Universal Resorts, including theme park tickets and onsite hotel rooms

Reasonable Accommodation

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

Disclaimer

• 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.

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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.

Relevant Work Experience

10 Years +