Comcast
Senior Backend Engineer (Python or PHP) - New York - ONSITE 4X Week
NY - New York, 1407 Broadway Floor 12 · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$17,560 more — $165,589 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $165,589 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This opportunity is at FreeWheel, a Comcast Company.
- We offer our customers the most extensible and transparent advertising system in the world and process millions of transactions per second.
- We are looking for a Sr Backend Python Developer to join our team.
Responsibilities
- To manage the firehose of data coming in, we explore complex tradeoffs and carefully architect high performance distributed systems.
- Provide guidance and support to other engineers.
- 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relatable technical field or experience equivalent.
- 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.
Nice to have
- AdTech Industry Experience.
- Core Responsibilities
- Conducts analysis to determine integration needs.
- Assists in the roll-out of software releases.
- Trains junior Software Development Engineers on internally developed software applications.
- Keeps current with technological developments within the industry.
- Monitors and evaluates competitive applications and products.
- Reviews literature, patents and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects.
Skills
- Back-End Development, Collaboration, Design
- Compensation
- New York Pay Range: $148,028.68 - $222,043.02
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree (Required)
- Certifications (if applicable)
- Relevant Work Experience
- 7-10 Years
- 4+ Years of experience working with Python and Django.
- Experience creating/developing RESTful API's using Django.
- Experience with PHP
- Experience with Kubernetes/EKS, AWS, owning production deployments at scale for critical backend services.
Compensation
- $148,028.68 - $222,043.02
- Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience.
- Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
- Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
- New York Pay Range:
Benefits
- 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.
Company info
- Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
- Those in turn require elegant and thoughtfully designed API contracts to configure the systems accessible to both our team and our customers.
Equal opportunity
- Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace.
This listing is sourced directly from Comcast's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.