Manager, Software Engineering (Tier-2) - Buyer Cloud- Onsite 2 Days in Chicago - FreeWheel

· Remote

Location

Remote

Type

Full Time

Job Description

FreeWheelJobs
Manager Software Engineering (Tier-2) - Buyer Cloud- Onsite 2 Days in Chicago - FreeWheel

Manager Software Engineering (Tier-2) - Buyer Cloud- Onsite 2 Days in Chicago - FreeWheel

Posted 10 Hours Ago
Be an Early Applicant
Chicago IL USA
Hybrid
137K-206K Annually
Senior level
AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
Empowering all segments of The New TV Ecosystem.
The Role
Lead the Buyer Cloud Tier-2 Engineering team to ensure platform reliability incident response RCA automation monitoring and operational excellence. Provide hands-on technical leadership during incidents drive operational improvements collaborate across teams manage people and participate in release and on-call activities.
Summary Generated by Built In
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
The Manager Software Engineering (Tier-2) leads the Buyer Cloud Tier-2 Engineering team and provides technical and operational leadership for the Buyer Cloud platform. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for the availability latency performance efficiency change management monitoring emergency response and operational excellence of the Buyer Cloud platform. The manager drives end-to-end operational support across Buyer Cloud services partners closely with Engineering Engineering Support Client Services Product and other cross-functional teams and ensures timely resolution of customer-facing production issues. The Manager will develop deep expertise in the Buyer Cloud business domain system architecture and application workflows to lead complex technical investigations drive automation operational improvements and continuously improve platform reliability and customer experience. This role combines technical leadership people management and operational ownership while remaining actively engaged in production support and engineering initiatives.
Job Description
Core Responsibilities:
  • Lead and develop the Buyer Cloud Tier-2 Engineering team by providing technical leadership coaching mentoring performance management and career development
  • Own end-to-end operational support for the Buyer Cloud platform ensuring platform reliability operational readiness and customer satisfaction
  • Partner closely with Engineering and Engineering Support teams to investigate complex production issues drive root cause analysis (RCA) remediation planning and long-term reliability improvements
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership during major production incidents customer escalations and Live Events coordinating cross-functional teams to drive timely resolution and stakeholder communication
  • Collaborate with Client Services Product Engineering and external partners to deliver scalable and reliable technical solutions
  • Drive operational excellence through continuous improvements in incident management monitoring automation observability and engineering support processes
  • Lead complex customer escalations and technical investigations across Buyer Cloud services
  • Build and prioritize automation initiatives that improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort
  • Analyze operational metrics incident trends platform health and customer issues to identify risks and drive continuous service improvements
  • Establish operational best practices documentation standards and knowledge-sharing processes across the Tier-2 organization
  • Participate in release planning production readiness reviews deployment validation and post-release monitoring
  • Participate in on-call rotations and provide technical leadership during critical production incidents when required
  • 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.

Preferred Technical Qualifications:
  • Strong coding debugging and troubleshooting skills in Go (Golang) Python and/or Java
  • Experience developing operating and supporting distributed systems and cloud-native backend services
  • Strong understanding of distributed architectures microservices APIs and large-scale production environments
  • Proficiency in SQL and database technologies
  • Experience supporting applications in AWS or OCI including services such as EC2 VPC S3 IAM Route 53 and Lambda
  • Experience with automation monitoring observability and incident management platforms
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and SDLC tools (Docker Kubernetes Jenkins Git Ansible)
  • Strong Linux networking database and infrastructure fundamentals
  • Experience leading complex technical troubleshooting root cause analysis (RCA) and operational improvements
  • Demonstrated ability to balance hands-on technical responsibilities with people management

Core Competencies/Behaviors:
  • Strong technical leadership with a hands-on approach to solving complex production problems
  • Proven ability to lead coach mentor and develop engineering teams
  • Strong customer-first mindset with the ability to balance customer experience business priorities and technical excellence
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across Engineering Product Client Services and leadership teams
  • Strong ownership with the ability to drive cross-functional alignment and operational improvements
  • Analytical thinker with a focus on operational excellence automation and continuous improvement
  • Ability to make sound technical and operational decisions in high-pressure production environments
  • Collaborative leader who builds strong partnerships across Engineering Engineering Support Product Client Services and Support teams

Employees at all levels are expected to:
  • 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.

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.
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.
Skills:
Amazon Web Services (AWS); Distributed Systems; Operational Excellence; Software Development; Production Troubleshooting; Engineering Leadership
Salary:
Primary Location Pay Range: $137369.30 - $206053.95
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.
Relevant Work Experience
5-7 Years

Skills Required

  • 5-7 years relevant work experience
  • People management and team leadership experience (coaching mentoring performance management)
  • Must be able to work nights and weekends and participate in on-call rotations
  • Strong coding debugging and troubleshooting skills in Go (Golang) Python and/or Java
  • Experience developing operating and supporting distributed systems and cloud-native backend services
  • Proficiency in SQL and database technologies
  • Experience supporting applications in AWS or OCI (EC2 VPC S3 IAM Route 53 Lambda)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and SDLC tools (Docker Kubernetes Jenkins Git Ansible)
  • Strong Linux networking database and infrastructure fundamentals
  • Experience leading complex technical troubleshooting root cause analysis (RCA) and operational improvements
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent coursework/experience
Am I A Good Fit?
beta
Expert contributor network
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
HQ: New York NY
1249 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

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.

Why Work With Us

FreeWheel is an industry leader built on a culture of creativity ingenuity and inclusion. We welcome big ideas give you space to grow and offer the support you need. We’re proud to be a division of Comcast which is consistently rated one of Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For.

FreeWheel Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Typical time on-site: Not Specified
HQNew York NY

Similar Jobs

FreeWheel

Software Engineering Manager

AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
Hybrid
Chicago IL USA
1249 Employees
137K-206K Annually

FreeWheel

Cplusplus Software Engineer

AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
Hybrid
Chicago IL USA
1249 Employees
93K-140K Annually

FreeWheel

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
Hybrid
Chicago IL USA
1249 Employees
118K-176K Annually

FreeWheel

Software Engineer

AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
Hybrid
Chicago IL USA
1249 Employees
110K-165K Annually
Apply Now

Date Posted

06/28/2026

Views

0

Back to Job Listings Add To Job List Company Profile View Company Reviews
Neutral
Subjectivity Score: 0
142,000+ Jobs Tracked
12,400+ Companies
1,930 Categories