Principal Software Engineer - Python - Ad-Tech

Comcast-posted 28 days ago
$176,541 - $277,421/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Chicago, IL
5,001-10,000 employees
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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. Job Summary FreeWheel is looking for a Principal Engineer, Software Engineering to join our Freewheel Programmatic Demand team. This team owns a novel platform that FreeWheel has used to build several Demand Side Platform products such as FreeWheel DSP, FreeWheel Buyer Cloud, and most recently, Universal Ads. The Principal Engineer is responsible for defining the technical vision and architecture of the platform. Daily activities include working closely with external stakeholders to design, develop, and deliver core features with an emphasis on performance, scalability, maintainability, and stability that will bring joy to users of the platform. Job Description

  • Collaborates with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements. Conducts analysis to determine integration needs.
  • Designs and oversees new software and web applications, supports applications under development, and customizes current applications. Assists and oversees in the roll-out of software releases.
  • Trains and mentors software engineers on internally developed software applications and software development best practices.
  • Oversees the researching, writing, and editing of documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals, and formal recommendations and reports.
  • Keeps current with technological developments within the industry. Monitors and evaluates competitive applications and products. Reviews literature, patents, and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects.
  • Provides technical leadership throughout the design process and provides guidance with regards to practices, procedures and techniques. Serves as a guide and mentor for junior level Software Development Engineers.
  • Assists in tracking; provides and evaluates performance metrics. Ensures team delivers software on time, to specification and within budget.
  • Works with Quality Assurance team to determine if applications fit specification and technical requirements. Tests and evaluates systems, subsystems and components.
  • Leads project planning, resourcing, requirement analyzing and defining, detailed designing and deployment of feature or system.
  • Presents and defends architectural, design and technical choices to internal and external audiences.
  • 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) and overtime 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.
  • A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 15+ years of experienceâ as a hands-on software engineer, with a deep focus on designing and building scalable, distributed systems. Experience in the media or advertising technology industry is a must-have.
  • Proven expertise inâ technical architecture and system design, with the ability to break down complex problems and deliver elegant, maintainable solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability toâ own and manage technical backlogs, collaborating with product and engineering peers to prioritize work, define technical requirements, and drive execution.
  • Advanced proficiency inâ object-oriented and systems programming languagesâ such as C++, Java, Python, or Go with a strong understanding of concurrency, performance tuning, and distributed computing.
  • Experience deploying and operating applications inâ public cloud environmentsâ (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), with a solid grasp of cloud-native development patterns and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Comfortable usingâ engineering productivity toolsâ such as Jira (for backlog and sprint planning), Confluence (for technical documentation), Git (for version control), and Microsoft Office Suite (for communication and reporting).
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