Principal AdTech Architect

Comcast

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Work type
On-site
Location
Reston, VAChicago, ILEnglewood, CO
Salary
$153,841–$230,762 / yr
Posted
40 days ago
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Comcast is an American telecommunications and media conglomerate, providing cable TV, internet, and phone services under the Xfinity brand, and owning NBCUniversal.

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TL;DR · Principal AdTech Architect

The Principal AdTech Architect joins the Enterprise Architecture team to translate business outcomes into scalable product designs for cloud-native platforms. This role involves developing solution blueprints, architecture roadmaps, and reference architectures for Streaming Hub, Programmatic Demand, Audience, Measurement, and Revenue Science platforms. You will provide hands-on design leadership for microservices, Kubernetes, and data plane systems while establishing standards for data contracts, identity, and programmatic interoperability. Key responsibilities include managing technical debt, guiding cloud governance, and ensuring reliability through SLOs and observability. The role requires expertise in Go, Java, Scala, gRPC, REST, Kafka, and NoSQL stores. You will solve complex problems regarding ad serving, header bidding, and privacy-centric audience measurement, balancing near-term delivery with long-term modernization across buy-side and sell-side workflows.

What you'll do

  • Convert market and client needs into end-to-end solution designs for ad tech platforms.
  • Produce solution blueprints, reference architectures, and architecture decision records to ensure platform consistency.
  • Guide product-aligned architecture roadmaps to deliver business value while reducing technical debt.
  • Provide hands-on design leadership for cloud-native systems including Kubernetes, microservices, and observability.
  • Shape standards for data contracts, identity, consent, and programmatic interoperability across workflows.
  • Advise leadership on technical risks and rewards regarding build, buy, extend, and deprecate strategies.
  • Review and approve solution designs produced by internal teams and third-party suppliers.
  • Develop strategies and guidelines for cloud governance, tech stack selection, and systems deprecation.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years in software architecture/engineering and 5+ years leading distributed, high-scale, low-latency systems.
  • 15+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Bachelor's Degree (preferred).
  • Experience designing or leading architectures for ad serving and SSP platforms, including premium video/CTV.
  • Working knowledge of header bidding, OpenRTB, supply-path optimization, and auction transparency.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, service mesh, autoscaling, observability, and at least one major cloud provider.
  • Proficiency in Go, Java, or Scala, and experience with gRPC, REST, Kafka, and NoSQL stores.
  • Experience with live events/linear ad decisioning, SSAI, or AI/ML platforms (preferred).

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