Lead Software Engineer (AI) - Onsite - Reston, VA - Freewheel

Comcast • VA - Virtual - D+, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This job leads the design and delivery of AI-enabled product capabilities that bring agentic workflows, intelligent automation, and practical decision support into FreeWheel’s applications. It helps create reusable patterns and scalable solutions that allow teams to apply AI consistently across products, business workflows, and customer-facing experiences while ensuring those capabilities are reliable, useful, and maintainable. The role is pivotal in driving product innovation, cross-functional alignment, and the ongoing improvement of AI capabilities that support FreeWheel’s business and product objectives.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong focus on AI/ML systems in production
• Strong programming skills in Python (Go a plus)
• Experience building and deploying Agents or LLM-based applications into production environments
• Experience with distributed systems and real-time inference architectures
• Knowledge of core AI domains such as NLP, recommendation systems, or time series modeling
• Experience with model lifecycle practices (evaluation, monitoring, retraining, and iteration)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and AI tooling ecosystems
• Ability to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions and drive implementation end-to-end
• 10 Years + Relevant Work Experience

Nice To Haves

• AI Agents
• Mentorship
• Software Engineering
• Technical Requirements

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.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Benefits

• 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 benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

What This Job Offers

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