Lead Software Engineer

Free Wheel, 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.

In this role, you will provide technical leadership in developing back‑end service software, using C++ for network programming and designing large‑scale distributed, mission‑critical systems; build high‑performance concurrent server‑side applications with Golang; debug code with GDB and Delve; build and optimize SQL databases for low‑latency high‑throughput systems; manage projects in Jira; use Git and Jenkins for code management; develop distributed systems; leverage Linux OS tools for troubleshooting;

support ongoing development and customize current applications; assist with software update processes; roll out releases; analyze, test, and assist with integration of new applications; document all development activity; research, write, and edit documentation and technical requirements; monitor and evaluate competitive applications; review literature, patents, and practices; collaborate with stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements; conduct analysis to determine integration needs;

work with QA to verify specifications; guide and mentor junior engineers; and are eligible to work remotely one or more days per week.

• Provide technical leadership in developing back‑end service software.
• Use C++ for network programming and designing large‑scale, distributed, mission‑critical systems.
• Build high‑performance, concurrent, server‑side applications using Golang.
• Debug code with GDB and Delve.
• Build and optimize SQL databases for low‑latency, high‑throughput large‑scale environments.
• Use Jira for project management and issue tracking.
• Use Git and Jenkins for code management.
• Develop distributed systems.
• Leverage Linux OS tools and commands for troubleshooting and technical support.
• Support applications under development and customize current applications.
• Assist with the software update process for existing applications and roll out software releases.
• Analyze, test, and assist with integration of new applications.
• Document all development activity.
• Research, write, and edit documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals, and formal recommendations and reports.
• Monitor and evaluate competitive applications and products.
• Review literature, patents, and current practices related 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 determine if applications fit specification and technical requirements.
• Guide and mentor junior‑level engineers.

Position is eligible to work remotely one or more days per week, per company policy.

Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, and a total of seven (7) years experience performing back‑end service software development, including:

• Seven (7) years experience using C++ for network programming, designing distributed large‑scale, mission‑critical systems, debugging with GDB, using Git and Jenkins, developing distributed systems, and leveraging Linux OS tools for troubleshooting.
• Five (5) of those years include building high‑performance concurrent server‑side applications using Golang and building/optimizing SQL databases for low‑latency, high‑throughput.
• Experience using Jira for project management and issue tracking.

• C++ Programming Language
• GNU Debugger
• Go Programming Language

This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

Comcast is an equal‑opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment 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 applicable law.