Sr GoLang & C++ Engineer- High Performing Distributed Systems- (Reston, VA or Chicago, IL or Denver, CO or New York, NY)

Comcast•Chicago, IL

6d•$129,516 - $222,027

About The Position

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 passionate Sr. Software Engineers to help design, build and support our high-quality, innovative video advertising platform for our Streaming Hub Team. The Streaming Hub organization develops and maintains forecasting, optimization, decisioning, marketplace, and delivery 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. The Streaming Hub ADS team builds forecasting engines, optimization models, and marketplace systems that support yield management, decisioning, and ad delivery across FreeWheel platforms. Job Description Core Responsibilities Construct and optimize the infrastructure of the ad delivery system with high concurrency, high availability, and low latency ad delivery using GoLang and C++. Utilize Linux high frequency and high concurrency programming. Continuous optimization and reconstruction of existing systems to support rapid business development. Responsible for end-to-end software development, Assists with the software update process for existing applications and roll-outs of software releases. Collaborates with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements. Conducts analysis to determine integration needs. Researches, writes and edits documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports. Provides technical leadership throughout the design process and guidance with regards to practices, procedures and techniques. Serves as a guide and mentor for junior-level Software Development Engineers. Displays in-depth knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts, skills and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty. Displays in-depth knowledge of and ability to apply, process design and redesign skills. Presents and defends architectural, design and technical choices to internal 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. Development: Design and implement solutions utilizing GoLang, C++, AWS services, Kubernetes, and containerization technologies. Develop and manage highly scalable and reliable infrastructure on AWS, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency. Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and related orchestration tools. Implement security best practices and ensure the integrity and compliance of the AWS infrastructure and containerized environments. Optimize application performance, scalability, and availability in the AWS cloud environment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical designs and specifications. Document and maintain software functionality. Support: Support overall business. Solve issues in technical way. Innovation and Cooperation: Stay updated with the latest advancements in AWS services, Kubernetes, and containerization technologies, and evaluate their potential impact on our infrastructure and applications. Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application-related issues, working closely with the operations and development teams. Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and implement automation and optimization opportunities across the infrastructure and deployment processes. Partner with global engineering, product and operations teams to further incorporate collective innovations. Mentor junior level software engineers.

Requirements

Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Golang and network programming.
In-depth understanding of cloud, containerization and other related technologies, familiar with distributed architecture and commonly-used middleware such as cache, message queue, Nginx, etc.,
Experience in large-scale online service design, development and operation and maintenance is preferred
Good understanding of Linux/Unix, with excellent data structure and algorithm foundation
Experience with large system software design and development.
Experience with distributed systems and mission-critical systems is preferred.
Demonstrated expertise in problem solving and technical innovation.
Strong passion with learning/practicing new technics.
Knowledgeable about SDLC, Agile and Software Engineering Methodology.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience in large-scale online service design, development and operation and maintenance is preferred
Experience with distributed systems and mission-critical systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

Construct and optimize the infrastructure of the ad delivery system with high concurrency, high availability, and low latency ad delivery using GoLang and C++.
Utilize Linux high frequency and high concurrency programming.
Continuous optimization and reconstruction of existing systems to support rapid business development.
Responsible for end-to-end software development
Assists with the software update process for existing applications and roll-outs of software releases.
Collaborates with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements.
Conducts analysis to determine integration needs.
Researches, writes and edits documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports.
Provides technical leadership throughout the design process and guidance with regards to practices, procedures and techniques.
Serves as a guide and mentor for junior-level Software Development Engineers.
Displays in-depth knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts, skills and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty.
Displays in-depth knowledge of and ability to apply, process design and redesign skills.
Presents and defends architectural, design and technical choices to internal 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.
Design and implement solutions utilizing GoLang, C++, AWS services, Kubernetes, and containerization technologies.
Develop and manage highly scalable and reliable infrastructure on AWS, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency.
Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and related orchestration tools.
Implement security best practices and ensure the integrity and compliance of the AWS infrastructure and containerized environments.
Optimize application performance, scalability, and availability in the AWS cloud environment.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical designs and specifications.
Document and maintain software functionality.
Support overall business.
Solve issues in technical way.
Stay updated with the latest advancements in AWS services, Kubernetes, and containerization technologies, and evaluate their potential impact on our infrastructure and applications.
Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application-related issues, working closely with the operations and development teams.
Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and implement automation and optimization opportunities across the infrastructure and deployment processes.
Partner with global engineering, product and operations teams to further incorporate collective innovations.
Mentor junior level software engineers.