Comcast

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

Comcast$174K — $261K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or above
  • 8+ years of relevant work experience
  • Extensive experience with C/C++ and large system software design
  • Strong project management skills in fast-paced environments
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience with distributed systems is essential
  • Passion for learning and adapting new technologies

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, development, and implementation of software solutions for the video advertising platform
  • Ensure seamless integration of new systems with existing infrastructure
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical specifications with business needs
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to ensure high-quality deliverables
  • Monitor application performance and utilize data for continuous improvement
  • Produce technical documentation and maintain software functionality
  • Drive peer programming sessions and design sprints to foster innovation

Benefits

  • Best-in-class benefits package
  • Flexible working hours to accommodate global collaboration
  • Opportunity for professional growth and knowledge sharing
  • Supportive environment for personal and family well-being
  • Access to expert guidance and resources for physical, financial, and emotional support
Full Job Description
Job Summary
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.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities:

Abundant experience with C/C++, DB design, and network programming. Experience with Golang is a plus.
• 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
• Advertising industry experience is a plus.
• 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.
• 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.

Development
  • 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
  • Support overall business.
  • Technically solve issues.

Collaboration
  • 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

Education:
  • Bachelor 's Degree or above.
  • At least 8 years of relevant work experience


Disclaimer: 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 contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Skills
C++ Programming Language, Collaboration, System Designs

Compensation
Primary Location Pay Range: $174,661.48 - $261,992.21

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

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.

Education
Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience
10 Years +

About Comcast

FreeWheel manages the economics of content for the enterprise class of entertainment, offering technical infrastructure for revenue rights management and business operations, wrapped in advisory services. They offer advertising sales rights, display, video, mobile ad management, contract management, professional content, ad serving, reporting, analytics, technology, services, advisory services, business operations, programmatic advertising, advertising marketplace, and linear, and online advertising.

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