Development Engineer 3

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Job Summary

Responsible for planning and designing new software and web applications. Analyzes, tests and assists with the integration of new applications. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Python back-end Engineer with a deep expertise in Python, API development, micro services architecture. The candidate will play a key role in developing scalable, secure, and high-performance applications. They would be responsible for advocating software development practices, conducting peer code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain robust, scalable, and secure applications using Python and modern technologies.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver high-quality features.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality, maintenance and performance.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Proactively identify and optimize application performance and resolve production issues.
• Ensure best practices in Software Development, including testing, and documentation.
• Ensure applications incorporate secure coding practices and help resolve compliance issues.

Required Skills:

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in python development, with a proven ability to design, develop, and sustain scalable and high-performance web applications.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Python, including backend frameworks (e.g., Flask, Django, FastAPI) and RESTful API development.
• Knowledge in OOP and modular application development and documentation.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
• Hands-on experience with Docker and containerization of applications for deployment.
• Good understanding of software development best practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with application deployment on cloud-bases environments such as AWS, etc.
• Experience with version control, Git preferred.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in cross functional teams.
• Experience with modern architectural patterns such as microservices, serverless etc.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration tools.

Good to have Skills:

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Concourse, and GitHub Actions.
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud services, including EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, and related components.
• Knowledge of other modern front-end frameworks like Angular, React or Vue.js is a plus.
• Familiarity with additional cloud platforms like Azure and/or GCP is a plus.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum methodologies with tools like Jira and Rally.
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical blogs.
• Awareness of application monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Kibana, Grafana).

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.

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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