Principal Software Architect

Comcast

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Philadelphia, PA
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1 day 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 Software Architect

As a Principal Software Architect in the newly formed Technical Software Architecture group, you will advocate for back-office technology standards and explore innovative practices. Your role involves guiding strategic solutions that address business challenges by collaborating with IT platform teams across the enterprise. Day-to-day responsibilities include architecting scalable and secure software solutions, driving architecture best practices through mentorship and code reviews, designing resilient systems with APIs and asynchronous messaging, and fostering innovation by leading cross-functional teams in governance forums. Required skills encompass deep knowledge of design patterns, API-driven architectures, event-based systems, microservices, security principles, observability practices, and the ability to translate business needs into technical designs while conducting architecture reviews and influencing engineering decisions without formal authority.

What you'll do

  • Architect and evolve software solutions aligned with business priorities.
  • Drive architecture standards by partnering with enterprise teams and applying design patterns.
  • Design robust systems incorporating APIs, asynchronous messaging, and observability practices.
  • Guide implementation through oversight of code/design reviews and documentation.
  • Mentor teams in architectural decision-making and foster innovation across projects.

What we're looking for

  • Deep understanding of software design patterns across application and integration layers.
  • Extensive experience with API-driven and event-driven architectures, including asynchronous messaging.
  • Solid knowledge of microservices architecture and service decomposition approaches.
  • Strong practical experience designing robust, resilient systems incorporating observability practices.
  • Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable, maintainable technical designs.
  • Experience conducting architecture and design reviews, including trade-off analysis.
  • Ability to guide engineering teams and influence decisions without formal authority.

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