Software Engineer (GoLang) - 2 Days ONSITE - Chicago, IL - FreeWheel

Comcast Resume • Chicago, IL

51d • $109,759 - $164,639 • Hybrid

About The Position

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides advertising platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. The MET team designs, builds, and maintains platforms that measure advertising campaign performance across digital and linear channels. It operates privacy-preserving data clean rooms for attribution, reach, and frequency analysis; ensures FreeWheel exposure data is delivered reliably and in compliance with privacy standards; and ingests client and partner measurement data to support targeting, spend optimization, and audience engagement.

The Software Engineer contributes substantially to the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions. The role is primarily an individual-contributor position and involves collaboration with product development, project management, compliance, architecture, SRE, QA, and end-users. The engineer helps build and maintain cloud-based measurement infrastructure and solutions, supporting outcome-based optimization and measurement capabilities across advertising workflows.

The role is based in Chicago, Illinois, with two days onsite. Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance is required, and the schedule may include nights and weekends as necessary. The stated relevant work experience is 5–7 years; the ideal skillset specifies at least 3 years of hands-on GoLang programming experience. Compensation is listed at $109,759.26–$164,638.89 in Illinois, with actual base pay dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors. A bachelor's degree is preferred, though equivalent coursework, experience, or extensive related professional experience may also be considered.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of hands-on GoLang programming experience.
• Demonstrated experience with microservices and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or EKS.
• Practical experience operating with at least one major cloud provider, such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI, including exposure to services such as S3, EC2, Lambda, and IAM or equivalents.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Terraform.
• Solid SQL skills and exposure to data platforms such as Aerospike, Snowflake, Databricks, Spark, Presto, or EMR.
• Demonstrated ability to debug and resolve technical issues within scoped features or components.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively within a cross-functional team.
• Ability to adapt and contribute in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience; the stated degree is preferred and equivalent coursework or extensive related professional experience may be considered.
• Relevant work experience listed as 5–7 years.
• Ability to work nights and weekends and variable schedules as necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Interest or experience in the advertising or audience-targeting domain.
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, or the ELK stack.
• Hands-on experience with one or more major cloud platforms and familiarity with automation, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud-native tools.
• Practical experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or Go; build tools such as GitHub, Bitbucket, or Maven; containerization tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, or Podman; databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQLite; and collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or Trello.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Management and Engineering leadership to gather requirements for components, applications, services, platforms, and other technical solutions.
• Build and scale measurement infrastructure for outcome-based optimization, beginning with lower-funnel use cases and expanding over time.
• Apply and improve attribution and performance models to quantify campaign outcomes and support reporting, planning, and optimization.
• Create solutions that bring measurement metrics into buying and selling workflows through APIs, reporting, and user interfaces.
• Support product capabilities including universal pixel, conversion APIs, clean-room data, real-time and batch processing, and self-service measurement tools.
• Create automated unit and integration tests to validate requirements and prevent escaped defects.
• Develop an understanding of the broader FreeWheel Engineering ecosystem and contribute to buy-versus-build-versus-broker discussions.
• Ensure delivered software solutions are scalable, available, and maintainable.
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Maintain regular, consistent, and punctual attendance; work nights and weekends or variable schedules as necessary.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Follow company Operating Principles, prioritize customer experience, learn and advocate for company technology and products, collaborate as a team, participate in the Net Promoter System, drive results and growth, support inclusion, and act responsibly toward colleagues, customers, investors, and communities.

Benefits

• Comcast offers benefits to eligible employees, with options and support intended to address physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Details are available in the company's compensation and benefits summary.

What This Job Offers

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