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Job Summary

Comcast’s Observability Program provides essential platform services that help teams monitor, analyze, and optimize application performance. As an Engineer 2, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of observability platforms such as MetriX, OCP, ADE, Tracing, Grafana, and Elasticsearch. This role is ideal for early-career engineers who are passionate about building scalable systems and eager to grow their skills in distributed systems, automation, and observability. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers and cross-functional teams to enhance logging, metrics, tracing, visualization, and alerting capabilities.

Job Description

This team has members in Reston, VA; West Chester, PA; and our downtown Philadelphia offices, and we will equally consider candidates in these locations. This role isnot open for remote/virtual hire.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role now or in the future.

Core Responsibilities

Software Development & Platform Engineering

Collaborate with engineering, product, and user experience teams to understand new requirements and refine deliverables.

Contribute to the development of observability platforms using Python and Golang.

Assist in building and enhancing React-based frontends for dashboards and self-service tools.

Implement RESTful APIs, backend services, and microservices to support business logic.

Support infrastructure development using Kubernetes and Docker, and assist with automation using Helm, Terraform, and Ansible.

Develop backend applications suitable for cloud platforms and resilient web applications that function during backend or connectivity interruptions.

Create reusable web components and self-contained microservices that can be leveraged across teams.

Use content management systems and follow global design patterns and coding standards established by the team.

Observability & System Monitoring

Help implement scalable observability solutions for logging, metrics, and tracing.

Assist in optimizing Elasticsearch, Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics, and Grafana for performance and reliability.

Learn and support integration of OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing and RED metrics.

Contribute to anomaly detection improvements using ADE.

Create dashboards to track business and operational metrics.

Operational Support & Collaboration

Participate in production deployments and assist with customer issue triage.

Support incident response and troubleshooting under guidance from senior engineers.

Use tools to identify and mitigate production incidents within defined MTTR (Mean Time To Recover) KPIs.

Collaborate with internal teams to adopt observability best practices and improve operational insights.

Join an on-call rotation for platform support, including occasional after-hours and weekend coverage.

Security & DevOps

Develop security features as part of application development and embrace a DevSecOps culture.

Work closely with architects and DevOps engineers to implement functional and technical requirements.

Assist in enhancing CI/CD automation to improve deployment efficiency and reduce manual intervention.

Learning & Growth

Engage in technical discussions and seek mentorship from senior team members.

Contribute to documentation and internal knowledge-sharing efforts.

Demonstrate a willingness to learn and grow in observability, software development, and automation.

​Required Skills & Experience

2–4 years of experience in software engineering or platform development.

Proficiency in Python and JavaScript (React).

Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.

Experience developing REST APIs.

Exposure to Linux environments and shell scripting.

Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.

Interest in infrastructure-as-code tools like Helm, Terraform, and Ansible.

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred/Nice-to-Have

Experience with Golang.

Exposure to Microsoft Graph API.

Interest in observability systems and tools.

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Employees at all levels are expected to:

Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.

Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.

Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.

Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.

Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.

Drive results and growth.

Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.

Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

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.

Comcast is proud to be 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.

Skills:

Git; Kubernetes; Back-End Development; Software Development; Linux; Docker (Software); Python (Programming Language)

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

High School Diploma / GED

Relevant Work Experience

2-5 Years