The Role
Design and develop backend services and APIs, translate requirements into implementations, build data ingestion and reliable workflows, maintain CI/CD and cloud infrastructure (AWS/Docker/Terraform), ensure observability and production support, mentor junior engineers, and deliver trainings for application users.
Summary Generated by Built In
Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.
Job Summary
This job involves collaborative design and development of software solutions that meet business objectives. It includes system requirement analysis, application customization, and assisting with software updates. It also involves mentoring junior engineers, ensuring quality with Quality Assurance, and providing technical leadership on routine projects. The job is also responsible for conducting training for application users.
Job Description
Position: Development Engineer 3
Experience: 5 years to 7.5 years
Job Location: Chennai Tamil Nadu
Technical Skills Required: Python, Django, Fast API, Strong experience in Designing and programming, Rest API, CICD, Docker, Github, SQL, AWS.
Must Have
Core Engineering• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience contributing to production systems• Strong proficiency in Python 3.10+ and clean, maintainable software design• Experience building backend APIs and services using FastAPI or similar modern frameworks• Strong database experience, including PostgreSQL, ORM patterns, schema design, and data lifecycle management• S • Experience building data ingestion and processing systems across multiple sources• Experience designing reliable multi-step workflows with retries, state tracking, observability, and failure handling• Working knowledge of concurrency, async processing, and distributed execution patterns• Ability to design layered, service-oriented systems with clear contracts and maintainable abstractions• Ability to translate high-level requirements into practical designs, implementation plans, and deliverable work
Cloud, CI/CD & Infrastructure• Experience with AWS services such as ECS/Fargate, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, and event-driven patterns• Experience with Docker and production container delivery• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, preferably with GitHub Actions• Experience supporting multi-environment deployments across development, integration, staging, and production• Experience with automated testing, quality gates, dependency checks, deployment controls, and operational safeguards• Experience designing services with observability, alerting, operational health, and production supportability General Requirements• Strong engineering judgment and ability to make practical architecture and delivery trade-offs• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear designs, implementation plans, and phased delivery• Experience contributing to technical design for features, services, workflows, or platforms• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical decisions clearly• Experience working across teams, aligning stakeholders, and driving execution across ownership boundaries• Ability to support teammates, improve engineering quality, and contribute to team standards• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to operate independently while keeping partners aligned• Familiarity with Agile practices, sprint planning, estimation, JIRA, Git workflows, code reviews, and CI quality gates
Nice to Have• Familiarity with cybersecurity as a business or technical domain• Familiarity with security findings, alerts, vulnerabilities, policy issues, or control-related workflows• Experience working with security, risk, compliance, infrastructure, or platform teams• Familiarity with secure software design, access control, auditability, and operational security practices• Experience building internal developer platforms, self-service tools, or workflow automation systems• Experience with React/TypeScript for building user-facing internal tools• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or similar analytical data platforms
#CIECTN25
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
5-7 Years
Job Summary
This job involves collaborative design and development of software solutions that meet business objectives. It includes system requirement analysis, application customization, and assisting with software updates. It also involves mentoring junior engineers, ensuring quality with Quality Assurance, and providing technical leadership on routine projects. The job is also responsible for conducting training for application users.
Job Description
Position: Development Engineer 3
Experience: 5 years to 7.5 years
Job Location: Chennai Tamil Nadu
Technical Skills Required: Python, Django, Fast API, Strong experience in Designing and programming, Rest API, CICD, Docker, Github, SQL, AWS.
Must Have
Core Engineering• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience contributing to production systems• Strong proficiency in Python 3.10+ and clean, maintainable software design• Experience building backend APIs and services using FastAPI or similar modern frameworks• Strong database experience, including PostgreSQL, ORM patterns, schema design, and data lifecycle management• S • Experience building data ingestion and processing systems across multiple sources• Experience designing reliable multi-step workflows with retries, state tracking, observability, and failure handling• Working knowledge of concurrency, async processing, and distributed execution patterns• Ability to design layered, service-oriented systems with clear contracts and maintainable abstractions• Ability to translate high-level requirements into practical designs, implementation plans, and deliverable work
Cloud, CI/CD & Infrastructure• Experience with AWS services such as ECS/Fargate, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, and event-driven patterns• Experience with Docker and production container delivery• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, preferably with GitHub Actions• Experience supporting multi-environment deployments across development, integration, staging, and production• Experience with automated testing, quality gates, dependency checks, deployment controls, and operational safeguards• Experience designing services with observability, alerting, operational health, and production supportability General Requirements• Strong engineering judgment and ability to make practical architecture and delivery trade-offs• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear designs, implementation plans, and phased delivery• Experience contributing to technical design for features, services, workflows, or platforms• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical decisions clearly• Experience working across teams, aligning stakeholders, and driving execution across ownership boundaries• Ability to support teammates, improve engineering quality, and contribute to team standards• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to operate independently while keeping partners aligned• Familiarity with Agile practices, sprint planning, estimation, JIRA, Git workflows, code reviews, and CI quality gates
Nice to Have• Familiarity with cybersecurity as a business or technical domain• Familiarity with security findings, alerts, vulnerabilities, policy issues, or control-related workflows• Experience working with security, risk, compliance, infrastructure, or platform teams• Familiarity with secure software design, access control, auditability, and operational security practices• Experience building internal developer platforms, self-service tools, or workflow automation systems• Experience with React/TypeScript for building user-facing internal tools• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or similar analytical data platforms
#CIECTN25
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
5-7 Years
Skills Required
- 5+ years professional software engineering experience
- Proficiency in Python 3.10+ and clean software design
- Experience building backend APIs and services with FastAPI or similar frameworks
- Strong database experience (PostgreSQL), ORM patterns, and schema design
- Experience building data ingestion and processing systems across multiple sources
- Experience designing reliable multi-step workflows with retries, state tracking, and failure handling
- Working knowledge of concurrency, async processing, and distributed execution patterns
- Experience with AWS services (ECS/Fargate, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch) and event-driven patterns
- Experience with Docker and production container delivery
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (preferably GitHub Actions)
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (preferably Terraform)
- Experience with automated testing, quality gates, dependency checks, deployment controls, and operational safeguards
- Ability to design layered, service-oriented systems and translate high-level requirements into designs and implementation plans
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience working across teams and mentoring engineers
- Familiarity with Agile practices, sprint planning, JIRA, Git workflows, and code reviews
- Familiarity with cybersecurity, secure software design, React/TypeScript, Snowflake/Databricks (nice-to-have)
- Bachelor's degree (preferred) or equivalent coursework/experience
What the Team is Saying
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Director, Data Engineering, FreeWheel
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President, Comcast Advertising
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Comcast Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans with 24/7 virtual care and mental-health resources (therapy/coaching and Calm app) are prominently offered. Feedback suggests these pillars are a standout component of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match, financial coaching, and tuition reimbursement are consistently highlighted in official materials, and many roles note access to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. These programs are positioned as meaningful parts of total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for primary and non‑primary caregivers, fertility and family‑forming coverage, adoption/surrogacy reimbursements, and backup child/elder care are called out. Feedback suggests this breadth is a notable strength for caregivers.
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The Company
What We Do
Welcome to Comcast. From the connectivity and platforms we provide to the content and experiences we create, we bring people together, globally. Our people think the world of our work, and that’s why our work is the best in the world.
Why Work With Us
We believe you can achieve extraordinary things when you feel connected - to the work you do and who you do it with. From the platforms we provide to millions of people, to the content and experiences we create - we bring our customers, viewers and teammates closer together across the globe.
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Comcast Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Typical time on-site:
4 days a week
