Senior Software Engineer (Engineer 4)

Comcast Advertising; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for the Enterprise Decision Engine (EDE). You will drive design, delivery, and operations for scalable, real-time decisioning and personalized experiences across the enterprise.

The role emphasizes architectural direction, mentorship, and collaboration with product and architecture teams. A strong background in Java, Spring, distributed systems, and cloud-native practices is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering enterprise-scale applications and platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring.
• Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems and microservice-based platforms at scale.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions and roadmaps.
• Experience in ambiguous environments and driving technical solutions independently.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, observability, performance optimization, and production operations.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and modern web technologies.
• Ability to mentor engineers and lead cross-team technical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical solution for complex EDE and ACRE capabilities from requirements through production delivery.
• Translate requirements into scalable platform capabilities and actionable work for teams.
• Design, develop, and enhance platform services using Java, Spring, SpEL, Next.js, and related tech.
• Drive architectural evolution and set technical direction across services.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver aligned solutions.
• Lead engineering excellence through reviews, prototyping, and best-practice adoption.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish reusable patterns and practices.
• Create and maintain design docs, architecture decisions, and operational procedures.
• Improve platform reliability, performance, security, and observability through automation and testing.

Skills

Design

Innovative Initiatives

Innovative Thinking

Software Development

Teamwork

Thinking Outside of the Box

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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 Senior Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for the Enterprise Decision Engine (EDE), a platform that powers intelligent, real-time decisioning and personalized customer experiences across the enterprise. This senior individual contributor will lead the design and delivery of strategic platform capabilities, translating complex business requirements into scalable, resilient, and maintainable solutions using Java, Spring, SpEL, and modern web technologies. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong ownership, thrives in ambiguous environments, drives architectural direction, and influences engineering decisions across teams. The successful candidate will partner closely with product, architecture, engineering, and business stakeholders to solve complex technical challenges, establish engineering best practices, and elevate the technical capabilities of the broader organization through mentorship and technical leadership. This role is focused on platform evolution, innovation, and engineering excellence, with no direct people-management responsibilities.

Job Description

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

8+ years of professional software engineering experience developing, delivering, and supporting enterprise-scale applications and platforms.

Strong hands-on experience designing and developing scalable applications and services using Java and Spring.

Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems, APIs, event-driven architectures, and microservice-based platforms at scale.

Proven ability to take complex business and technical requirements, evaluate tradeoffs, and translate them into scalable, maintainable solutions and technical roadmaps.

Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments, independently drive technical solutions, and deliver complex initiatives from concept through production.

Strong understanding of software development methodologies, object-oriented design, automated testing, CI/CD practices, observability, performance optimization, and production operations.

Experience with cloud-native technologies, distributed architectures, and modern application development practices.

Proven ability to lead cross-team technical initiatives, influence architectural direction, and align stakeholders around technical solutions.

Experience mentoring engineers through technical leadership, design reviews, knowledge sharing, and the establishment of engineering best practices.

Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively engage engineering, product, architecture, and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technical solution for complex EDE and ACRE capabilities from requirements through production delivery, including solution design, implementation strategy, and operational readiness.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable platform capabilities, technical specifications, and implementable work for the broader engineering team.
• Design, develop, and enhance platform services and applications using Java, Spring, SpEL, Next.js, and related technologies.
• Drive architectural evolution and continuous improvement of the Enterprise Decision Engine (EDE) platform, establishing technical direction, evaluating tradeoffs, and guiding implementation across related services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, architects, business partners, and cross-functional teams to identify requirements and deliver solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Drive engineering excellence through technical leadership, design reviews, code reviews, prototyping efforts, and the adoption of modern development practices.
• Mentor junior engineers through technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and the establishment of reusable patterns and best practices.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including solution designs, implementation details, architectural decisions, and operational procedures.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, performance, security, and operational health through observability, automation, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support software deployment, release management, production operations, and incident response activities to ensure reliable delivery of platform capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, AI-assisted engineering practices, market trends, and industry best practices to drive innovation and accelerate delivery.
• Exercise independent judgment and technical leadership when solving complex engineering challenges.
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Spring Expression Language (SpEL), rules engines, decision frameworks, or configuration-driven business logic platforms.
• Experience building platforms that support personalization, decisioning, workflow orchestration, recommendation systems, or real-time customer experience capabilities at enterprise scale.
• Experience developing modern web applications using Next.js, React, TypeScript, or comparable frontend technologies.
• Knowledge of decisioning platforms, recommendation systems, rules engines, experimentation frameworks, AI/ML-driven solutions, or real-time data processing systems.
• Experience using event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing, streaming technologies, and cloud-native platform patterns.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted software development tools and specification-driven engineering practices to improve delivery speed and quality.
• Demonstrated success leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and influencing engineering best practices.

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.

Skills

• Design
• Innovative Initiatives
• Innovative Thinking
• Software Development
• Teamwork
• Thinking Outside of the Box
• Troubleshooting

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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

7-10 Years

Equal Opportunity

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.

About Comcast

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