Job Description
Python or GoLang Software Engineer - 2 days onsite (Chicago IL) - FreeWheel
Job Summary
In this role you will provide meaningful/substantial contributions to the design development and delivery of scalable software solutions. Although primarily an individual contributor (IC) from a work product perspective your years of experience have shaped you into a skilled collaborator. You are comfortable working with a broad spectrum of stakeholders including product development project management compliance architecture SRE QA and end-users. Additionally you understand foundational principles of success which underpin engineering execution in a Cloud environment.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Partner with Product Management and Engineering leadership to gather requirements for components applications services platforms and other technical solutions.
- Possess hands-on experience with one or more major cloud platforms (AWS OCI Azure or GCP); with a good understanding of automation CI/CD pipelines infrastructure as code and cloud-native tools.
- Practical experience with a range of programming (Python Java JavaScript Go etc.) build (GitHub Bitbucket Maven etc.) containerization (Docker Kubernetes Podman etc.) database (PostgreSQL MySQL SQLite etc.) and collaboration tools (JIRA Confluence Trello).
- Build and scale measurement infrastructure for outcome-based optimization starting 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 which bring measurement metrics into buying and selling workflows through robust APIs reporting and user interfaces.
- Support product capabilities such as universal pixel conversion APIs clean-room data real-time and batch processing and self-service measurement tools.
- Create automated unit and integration tests validating adherence to requirements and preventing escaped defects
- Develop an understanding of the larger (Freewheel) Engineering ecosystem contributing to "buy vs. build vs. broker" discussions.
- Ensure that delivered software solutions are scalable available and maintainable.
- 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 skills:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on programming experience in languages such as Golang Python Node.js Rust or Scala.
- Demonstrated experience with microservices and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or EKS (AWS or OCI).
- Practical skill operating with at least one major cloud provider (e.g. AWS Azure GCP or OCI) including exposure to services like S3 EC2 Lambda IAM or their equivalents.
- Working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and tools such as Jenkins GitHub Actions or Terraform.
- Solid SQL skills with exposure to data platforms like Aerospike Snowflake Databricks Spark Presto or EMR.
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog Prometheus or ELK stack.
- 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.
- Interest or experience in the advertising or audience targeting domain is a plus but not required.
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:
Collaboration; Software Releases; Software Applications
Salary:
Primary Location Pay Range: $109759.26 - $164638.89
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
- Hands-on programming experience in Golang or Python (also Java JavaScript/Node.js Rust Scala)
- Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS OCI Azure or GCP)
- Experience with microservices and container orchestration (Kubernetes EKS)
- Containerization experience (Docker Podman)
- CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code knowledge (Jenkins GitHub Actions Terraform)
- Solid SQL skills and exposure to data platforms (PostgreSQL MySQL SQLite Aerospike Snowflake Databricks Spark Presto EMR)
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Datadog Prometheus ELK)
- Ability to create automated unit and integration tests
- Ability to work nights weekends and variable schedules as necessary
- Hybrid work requirement: able to be onsite 2 days per week in Chicago IL
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Interest or experience in advertising/audience targeting domain
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- Healthcare Strength—Company‑sponsored medical dental and vision plans 24/7 virtual care mental‑health support and Calm access signal robust healthcare coverage. These offerings are prominently included in the core package.
- Retirement Support—A company 401(k) match described as generous alongside an ESPP discount indicates strong retirement and ownership support. Financial coaching and related programs further reinforce long‑term security.
- Parental & Family Support—Paid parental leave for primary and non‑primary caregivers and family‑forming support for fertility adoption and surrogacy demonstrate meaningful family coverage. Backup and caregiving resources are also referenced across materials.
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