Principal Architect, Platform Architecture

NBCUniversal

Principal Architect designing scalable cloud-native ad-tech platforms for Comcast’s FreeWheel. Guiding architecture roadmaps, interoperability, security, reliability, and modernization across video advertising systems.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeReston • Colorado, Illinois, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $181,533 - $272,300 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software architecture and engineering, with a strong focus on cloud-native solutions, microservices, and data systems. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, develop strategic architecture roadmaps, and implement privacy-centric audience measurement capabilities.

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Software Architecture/EngineeringCloud-Native KubernetesGo, Java, or ScalaAPI Management and Security StandardsDistributed, High-Scale Systems

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Hard Skills

Solution BlueprintsReference ArchitecturesGRPC/RESTKafka/Pub-SubColumnar/NoSQL StoresIdentity and Addressability ConceptsPrivacy-Centric ArchitectureFinOps SensibilitiesResilience EngineeringMulti-Cloud Architecture

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationLeadershipMentoring

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesService MeshOpenTelemetryAPI ManagementCloud Platforms

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Industry Keywords

Ad-Serving PlatformsProgrammatic DemandAudience MeasurementHeader BiddingOpenRTBSupply-Path OptimizationLive Events DecisioningAI/ML Platforms

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoGRPCJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQLPMPScala

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the architecture interface between Product and Engineering for Streaming Hub, Programmatic Demand, Audience/Identity, Measurement, and Revenue Science platforms
Convert market and client needs into pragmatic, end-to-end solution designs
Produce Solution Blueprints, Reference Architectures, and Architecture Decision Records
Guide product-aligned architecture roadmaps and sequence capabilities for business value and technical-debt reduction
Provide hands-on design leadership for cloud-native Kubernetes, microservices, and data plane/control plane systems
Shape standards for data contracts, identity, consent, measurement, and programmatic interoperability
Lead strategic initiatives to grow technical capability, improve software quality and velocity, and reduce technical debt
Establish common practices enabling seamless interaction among software and systems
Advise leaders on build, buy, extend, customize, and deprecate strategies
Facilitate architecture reviews and de-risk delivery through proofs of concept and reference implementations
Review solution designs produced internally and by third-party suppliers
Develop strategies and guidelines for cloud governance, technology-stack selection, capability development, and systems deprecation
Lead design forums and cross-functional architecture reviews
Drive migration plans, modernization, platform reuse, operational excellence, mentoring, and evolution of Enterprise Architecture practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in software architecture/engineering
5+ years leading distributed, high-scale, low-latency systems
Experience with Go, Java, or Scala; gRPC/REST; Kafka/Pub-Sub; and columnar/NoSQL stores
Architecture experience for ad-serving and SSP platforms, preferably premium video/CTV
Knowledge of unified decisioning, mediation, forecasting, and yield protections
Working knowledge of header bidding, OpenRTB, PMP, curated deals, supply-path optimization, and auction transparency
Experience building or integrating DSP workflows
Practical understanding of identity and addressability concepts, including first-party graphs, UID2/PPID, and clean rooms
Experience architecting privacy-centric audience and measurement capabilities
Experience with Kubernetes, service mesh, autoscaling, OpenTelemetry, and resilience engineering
Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud
Strong security and privacy patterns, including OAuth/OIDC, tokenization, encryption, secrets, least privilege, and auditability
FinOps sensibilities
Hands-on experience with API management and API security standards
Proven ability to turn ambiguous business needs into roadmaps, blueprints, and execution plans
Excellent communication with senior product leaders, engineering, sales, and client-facing teams
Bachelor’s Degree preferred; Comcast may consider coursework and experience or extensive related professional experience
Relevant work experience: 15 Years +
Experience with multi-cloud architecture is a plus
Experience with live events/live linear ad decisioning, SSAI, or programmatic live sports/news is a bonus
Knowledge of curated supply strategies and buyer curation tools is a plus
Working experience with AI/ML and analytics platforms is a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Base pay within the applicable salary range
Bonus eligibility for most non-sales positions
Best-in-class benefits
Personalized support options for physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing
Access to a variety of teams, locations, and resources
Equal opportunity workplace