Overview
hackajob is collaborating with Comcast to connect exceptional tech professionals with FreeWheel, a Comcast company. FreeWheel provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers and operates globally with offices in nine countries.
Base pay range: $107,448.00/yr - $161,172.00/yr. Actual pay will be based on skills and experience. Salary details are provided for context and may be updated during recruitment.
Job Summary
Are you passionate about algorithms, performance profiling, and high scalability? Do you thrive at the intersection of technology and business? Join the Ad Serving team as a Software Engineer to help advertisers find their intended audiences cost-effectively, around the clock and around the world. The Ad Serving system is the backbone of FreeWheel\'s demand side platform (DSP) advertising business, listening to billions of ad auctions per day, deciding which customers participate, and executing complex bidding strategies in milliseconds.
Job Description
Required Skills
- 2+ years of professional experience with C++, database design, and network programming
- Experience with large system software design and development
- Bachelor\'s Degree in a technical field
Nice to Have
- Experience in the AdTech industry
Core Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership in designing, developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting servers and cloud-based systems
- Write, maintain, and deploy cloud-based software and distributed computational systems using Linux
- Develop software and software architecture using C++
- Plan and execute development, testing, and deployment of new software features and improvements to cloud-based software infrastructure; work with scalable design patterns
- Use data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake) and distributed databases (e.g., Aerospike)
- Analyze and optimize algorithm performance; document all development activity
- Research, write, and edit documentation and technical requirements
- Monitor and evaluate competitive applications and products; review literature, patents, and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects
- Collaborate with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements; conduct analysis to determine integration needs
- Work with the Quality Assurance team to ensure applications meet specifications
- Review code; disseminate software best practices
- Exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance
- Regular, consistent attendance; ability to work nights and weekends, variable schedules, and overtime as necessary
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Employees At All Levels Are Expected To
- Understand operating principles and apply them to your work
- Own the customer experience and strive to provide seamless digital options
- Be enthusiastic learners and advocates of our technology, products, and services
- Win as a team and collaborate openly
- Engage in feedback loops to improve customer and employee experiences
- Drive results and growth
- Support an inclusive culture
- Do what\'s right for customers, investors, and communities
Disclaimer
- This information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role and is not a comprehensive inventory of duties or qualifications
Equal Opportunity
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.
Education & Experience
Bachelor\'s Degree preferred; Comcast may consider applicants with relevant coursework and experience or extensive related professional experience. Relevant work experience: 5-7 years.