Lead C++ RTB Software Engineer - (New York Hybrid) - FreeWheel

Comcast • New York, NY

1d • $174,661 - $261,992 • Hybrid

About The Position

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we’re making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world. FreeWheel is looking for passionate C++ Engineer to help design, build and support our high-quality, innovative video advertising platform on our Streaming Hub Team. The Streaming Hub organization develops and maintains forecasting, optimization, decisioning, marketplace, and delivers solutions that power FreeWheel’s ad decisioning and linear addressable products. The teams span advanced forecasting, linear delivery systems, business-facing UI applications, and infrastructure UI, ensuring scalable and reliable tools that serve publishers, advertisers, and partners across digital and linear ecosystems.

Requirements

• Abundant experience with C/C++, DB design, and network programming.
• Abundant experience with large system software design and development.
• Abundant experience with distributed systems and mission-critical systems.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage timelines, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and align engineering efforts with business objectives
• Demonstrated expertise in problem-solving and technical innovation.
• Strong passion for learning/practicing new techniques.
• Ability to work closely with global teams and accept additional working time besides normal working hours to meet or co-work with global teams.
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience
• C++ Programming Language
• Collaboration
• System Designs

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Golang is a plus.
• Advertising industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development and implementation of innovative software and web applications, ensuring they align with business objectives and user requirements
• Integrating new systems seamlessly with existing infrastructure, focusing on scalability, security, and continuous performance improvement
• Mentoring team members and providing technical training, fostering a collaborative environment for knowledge sharing and professional growth
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful application integration, advocating for best practices in software development
• Participating in or leading peer programming sessions, design sprints, or prototyping sessions
• Driving the creation, maintenance, and accessibility of comprehensive documentation for all development activities
• Monitoring application performance metrics rigorously, utilizing data to guide enhancements and ensure delivery aligns with project goals
• Providing expert technical advice and support to internal stakeholders and external partners, effectively communicating complex concepts
• Collaborating with the Quality Assurance team to confirm applications meet rigorous testing standards and fulfil technical requirements
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Produce technical specifications and determine operational feasibility.
• Write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures.
• Document and maintain software functionality.
• Tailor and deploy engineering tools, processes, and metrics.
• Support overall business.
• Technically solve issues.
• Collaborate with Product Managers (PMs) to build capabilities for business needs and ensure technical specifications align with operational feasibility.
• Lead and mentor a group of software engineers, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and best practices to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Partner with global engineering, product, and operations teams to further incorporate collective innovations

Benefits

• Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
• 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.
• 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.
• Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior