# Sr. Backend Engineer - Xumo

Hiring organization: [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7a6f4453-5e1a-457f-b862-8621a1ffc224

Listed on Comcast's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Salary: 141861 – 189148 USD per year

## Summary

This role builds and optimizes the backend systems that power Xumo's video streaming platform, handling content delivery and metadata workflows at scale. It suits experienced backend engineers with deep Java expertise who want to tackle the technical challenges of serving video to millions of viewers.

_Our summary, not Comcast's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Kafka, CentOS, Docker, Google Cloud, Java, JSON, Kubernetes, Linux, Microsoft Azure, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, REST APIs, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

## Required

- 5+ years building backend servers in Java
- 5+ years developing web service APIs (REST/SOAP) and HTTP/SSL protocols
- 5+ years operating relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB)
- 5+ years working with Linux-based operating systems (CentOS, OSX)
- Strong experience developing microservices with Docker on Kubernetes
- Strong experience operating servers on cloud-based environments (Google Cloud, AWS, Azure)
- Strong design and implementation skills for solving new feature requirements
- Bachelor's degree

## Nice to have

- Experience manipulating video content (metadata, captions, formats)
- Knowledge of video formats: HLS, MP4, MPEG-DASH
- Experience developing scalable and highly available applications
- Experience with message queue systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
- Experience with content recommendation systems

Apply on Comcast's site: https://comcast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Comcast_Careers/job/CA---Irvine-5300-California-Ave-4thfloor/Sr-Backend-Engineer---Xumo_R442450