Principal Architect, Platform Architecture

Comcast
Any Location, VA
Job Description
Role Overview

The Principal Architect will serve as the architecture interface between Product and Engineering, converting market and client needs into pragmatic, end-to-end solution designs for Streaming Hub (SSP/ad server), Programmatic Demand (DSP), Audience/Identity, Measurement, and Revenue Science platforms.

What You Will Do

The Principal Architect will produce Solution Blueprints, Reference Architectures, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) that balance speed with long-term maintainability, platform consistency, and extensibility.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The Principal Architect will guide Product-aligned Architecture Roadmaps, sequencing capabilities to deliver measurable business value while reducing technical debt.

Requirements

  • 10+ years in software architecture/engineering
  • 5+ years leading distributed, high-scale, low-latency systems
  • Experience in Ad Tech industry
  • Knowledge of emerging solutions, systems, applications, and tech stacks
  • Practical grasp of identity & addressability
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, service mesh, autoscaling, observability, and resilience engineering
  • Strong security and privacy patterns and FinOps sensibilities

Benefits

  • Base pay within the range of $181,533.12 - $272,299.68
  • Commission under the terms of an applicable plan
  • Bonus
  • Best-in-class Benefits
  • Array of options, expert guidance, and always-on tools
  • Personalized support for physical, financial, and emotional well-being
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