Product Data Engineer (Databricks, PySpark, AWS)

Comcast; West Chester (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast is seeking a Data Engineer to join the Data Product Engineering team, managing and evolving a large enterprise Data Lake that supports critical datasets across the organization. You’ll build scalable data pipelines and cloud-native solutions using AWS, PySpark, and Databricks, enabling analytics and decision-making.

The role requires 5+ years of data engineering experience, strong distributed-systems knowledge, and collaboration across onshore and offshore teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of Data Engineering or related experience.
• Strong hands-on AWS, PySpark, Databricks.
• Experience building large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with Apache Airflow/MWAA and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines for enterprise datasets.
• Build cloud-native data solutions using AWS, Databricks, and PySpark.
• Develop batch and streaming processing frameworks and integrate source systems.
• Leverage Kafka and Databricks streaming for near real-time data.
• Tune performance, automate workflows, and improve data platform operations.
• Provide production support and root-cause analysis for critical data workflows.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Governance, Analytics, and Engineering teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team growth.
• Participate in architectural discussions for long-term data platform evolution.

Skills

AWS

PySpark

Databricks

Kubernetes

Airflow

Python

Data pipelines

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Databricks Platform

Kafka

Airflow/MWAA

Kubernetes

Snowflake

Job description

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. 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. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

We are seeking a Data Engineer to join our Data Product Engineering team responsible for managing and evolving the enterprise Data Lake that supports critical datasets across the GTO organization. This team owns large-scale workforce, billing, and interaction datasets and is focused on building scalable, reliable, and high-performance data solutions that enable analytics, reporting, and business decision-making. The ideal candidate will have strong experience building and optimizing distributed data pipelines in cloud environments, working with high-volume datasets, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful data products. This role offers the opportunity to work with environments processing over 50TB of interaction data, leveraging modern technologies including AWS, PySpark, Databricks, Kafka, Kubernetes, and Airflow.

Job Description

This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship. To be considered for this role, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship for employment now or in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize scalable data pipelines supporting workforce, billing, interaction, and other enterprise datasets.
• Build and enhance cloud-native data solutions using AWS, Databricks, and PySpark.
• Develop and support batch and streaming data processing frameworks, integrating source systems and interfaces through modern data architectures.
• Leverage technologies such as Kafka and Databricks streaming solutions to ingest and process high-volume data in near real-time.
• Drive data pipeline performance tuning, automation initiatives, and operational improvements across the platform.
• Provide production support, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis for critical data workflows.
• Work with large-scale distributed systems and high-concurrency environments processing tens of terabytes of data.
• Utilize MWAA (Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow) to orchestrate and manage data workflows.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Data Governance, Analytics, and Engineering teams across both onshore and offshore delivery models.
• Support data warehousing initiatives and help establish best practices for data quality, scalability, and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers, provide technical guidance, and contribute to the growth and development of Engineering I team members.
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the long-term evolution of the enterprise data platform.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform Engineering, or related disciplines.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• AWS
• PySpark
• Databricks
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and large-volume data processing.
• Experience with data warehousing concepts and modern data architectures.
• Experience orchestrating workflows using Apache Airflow/MWAA.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes fundamentals, including pod lifecycle, job orchestration, and workload configuration.
• Proficiency in Python development within data engineering environments.
• Experience supporting production data platforms and driving operational excellence.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Snowflake.
• Experience with Kafka and streaming data architectures.
• Experience with Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service).
• Background working with large-scale interaction, advertising, marketing, or customer engagement datasets.
• Experience implementing data platform automation, observability, and monitoring solutions.
• Prior experience mentoring junior engineers and leading technical initiatives.

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.

Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS); PySpark; Mentorship; Data Engineering; Databricks Platform; Communication; ETL Pipelines

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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

5-7 Years