Development Engineer 4

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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Software Developer Engineering 4 to serve as the senior technical leader across a diverse portfolio of data engineering, platform engineering, and application development initiatives. This role provides technical direction, architectural governance, hands-on guidance, and mentorship for Engineering 1, Engineering 2, and Engineering 3 engineers. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in modern data engineering and software development with strong leadership capabilities. They will be responsible for driving architectural excellence, ensuring engineering best practices, mentoring teams, supporting production-critical systems, and accelerating modernization and AI-driven initiatives. This is a high-impact role supporting multiple business-critical platforms and applications across the organisation.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership

• Serve as the technical authority and trusted advisor for engineering teams.
• Drive architecture and design decisions across multiple applications and platforms.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, coding guidelines, and best practices.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide recommendations for scalability, performance, reliability, and security.
• Guide teams in solving complex technical and business challenges.

Solution Architecture & Design

• Design scalable and resilient data and application architectures.
• Review system designs and implementation approaches for critical initiatives.
• Ensure consistency in architectural patterns across the technology landscape.
• Drive modernization efforts involving cloud, big data, automation, and AI technologies.

Engineering Excellence

• Improve software quality, delivery velocity, and operational stability.
• Define and promote development standards, code review practices, and testing strategies.
• Identify and mitigate technical debt, system risks, and operational bottlenecks.
• Champion continuous improvement and engineering productivity initiatives.

Mentorship & People Development

• Mentor Engineering 1, Engineering 2, and Engineering 3 engineers.
• Provide guidance on system design, coding, troubleshooting, and technical career growth.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, learning, and collaboration.
• Build future technical leaders within the organisation.

Production Support & Operational Leadership

• Act as the senior escalation point for critical production incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis and drive long-term corrective actions.
• Improve system observability, monitoring, resiliency, and reliability practices.
• Partner with support and operations teams to ensure service stability.

Innovation & Modernization

• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and automation initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities for innovation.
• Lead efforts involving data modernization, cloud transformation, and performance optimisation.

Required Technical Skills
The candidate must demonstrate strong hands-on expertise in:
Mandatory

• Java (Advanced)
• Python (Advanced)
• Apache Spark / PySpark (Advanced)
• Databricks (Advanced)
• SQL (Advanced)
• Data Engineering and Big Data Platforms
• Kafka or Streaming Technologies
• Distributed Data Processing Frameworks
• System Design and Architecture
• Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting

Desired / Preferred

• Apache Airflow
• Apache Hive
• Cloud Platforms (AWS preferred)
• CI/CD and DevOps Practices
• Data Lakes and Data Warehousing
• AI/ML Platform Integration
• Observability and Monitoring Tools

Required Experience

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading technical teams or acting as a technical architect/lead.
• Proven experience building and operating large-scale enterprise applications and data platforms.
• Strong experience in distributed systems, big data processing, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction across multiple teams.
• Demonstrated success in driving complex engineering initiatives from design through production support.

Leadership Competencies

• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority.
• Strong ownership and accountability.
• Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution.

Impact of the Role
This position is critical to maintaining engineering excellence and delivery effectiveness across the organisation. The Technical Lead will:

• Ensure architectural consistency and technical governance.
• Improve delivery speed while maintaining quality and reliability.
• Reduce implementation defects through proactive technical oversight.
• Strengthen mentoring and career development for engineering teams.
• Reduce production support risks for business-critical systems.
• Accelerate modernization, automation, and AI-driven engineering initiatives.
• Drive long-term technology strategy and technical innovation.

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.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
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