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Sr. Software Engineer (Python or GoLang) - Tier 2 - Onsite 4 Days X Week - New York, NY - FreeWheel

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Sr. Software Engineer (Python or GoLang) - Tier 2 - Onsite 4 Days X Week - New York NY - FreeWheel

Sr. Software Engineer (Python or GoLang) - Tier 2 - Onsite 4 Days X Week - New York NY - FreeWheel

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New York NY USA
Hybrid
148K-222K Annually
Senior level
AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
Empowering all segments of The New TV Ecosystem.
The Role
Provide Tier-2 support and operational ownership for FreeWheel's Ad Serving platform. Troubleshoot ad delivery and campaign issues support live events build automation and observability tools debug distributed low-latency services collaborate across engineering and client teams participate in releases and on-call rotations and drive reliability and process improvements.
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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 Sr Software Engineer (Tier-2) is responsible for the availability latency performance efficiency change management monitoring emergency response and capacity planning for FreeWheel platforms with a primary focus on the Ad Serving platform. This role supports and enhances the core Ad Serving systems responsible for ad decisioning campaign delivery targeting and request processing. The engineer will play a key role in supporting customer-facing issues understanding customer traffic patterns and platform behavior and driving end-to-end operational support for critical Live Events. You will develop deep expertise in the business domain system architecture and application workflows to effectively troubleshoot issues resolve complex break/fix scenarios and proactively improve system reliability. This includes building automation tools enhancing troubleshooting capabilities driving operational efficiency and continuously improving platform observability and operational processes. This role requires strong collaboration with engineering client services and external partners to deliver successful technical solutions while improving customer satisfaction. Works with limited supervision and independently determines approaches for non-routine challenges.
Job Description
Core Responsibilities:
  • Provide Tier-2 support for the Ad Serving platform including troubleshooting customer issues related to ad delivery targeting campaign execution and request processing
  • Drive end-to-end operational support for Live Events including proactive monitoring cross-functional coordination issue tracking stakeholder communication post-event summaries and operational reporting
  • Own and contribute to the development and maintenance of Ad Serving services and components
  • Develop a strong understanding of business logic system architecture and customer workflows to effectively diagnose and resolve issues
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for customer usage patterns identifying gaps and driving improvements to platform reliability and performance
  • Build automation tools and scripts to improve troubleshooting reduce manual effort and increase operational efficiency
  • Collaborate with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements and determine integration needs
  • Debug analyze and optimize code across distributed systems to resolve complex technical challenges
  • Partner with engineering vendors and client services to deliver scalable and reliable technical solutions
  • Support critical production operations and incidents ensuring minimal disruption and rapid incident response
  • Improve customer satisfaction by reducing issue resolution time and enhancing platform reliability
  • Contribute to process improvements and operational best practices across engineering and support workflows
  • Participate in release cycles including planning testing monitoring and post-release validation
  • 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) and/or Python
  • Experience developing operating and troubleshooting distributed high-throughput backend services
  • Familiarity with distributed systems microservices and low-latency service architectures
  • Proficiency in SQL and database design
  • Experience supporting applications in cloud environments (AWS or OCI) including hands-on experience with AWS services such as VPC EC2 S3 IAM Route 53 and Lambda
  • Experience with automation monitoring and observability tools
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and SDLC tools (Docker Kubernetes Jenkins Git Ansible)
  • Strong Linux networking and infrastructure fundamentals
  • Working knowledge of cybersecurity best practices including secure configurations and incident response

Core Competencies / Behaviors:
  • Strong customer-first mindset with the ability to translate technical issues into business impact
  • Ability to quickly learn business context and system behavior to improve issue resolution
  • Analytical thinker with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence
  • Effective communicator especially in client-facing situations
  • Strong ownership with the ability to drive cross-functional coordination during production incidents and Live Events
  • Detail-oriented and able to work independently in a fast-paced global environment
  • Collaborative team player with cross-functional engagement across engineering and support teams
  • Willingness to participate in on-call rotations including weekends

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); System Designs; Software Development; Production Troubleshooting
Salary:
Primary Location Pay Range: $148018.20 - $222027.30
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
7-10 Years

Skills Required

  • 7-10 years relevant work experience
  • Ability to work nights weekends variable schedules and participate in on-call rotations
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent coursework/experience
  • Strong coding debugging and troubleshooting skills in Go (Golang) and/or Python
  • Experience developing operating and troubleshooting distributed high-throughput backend services
  • Proficiency in SQL and database design
  • Experience supporting applications in cloud environments (AWS or OCI) and with AWS services (VPC EC2 S3 IAM Route 53 Lambda)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and SDLC tools (Docker Kubernetes Jenkins Git Ansible)
  • Strong Linux networking and infrastructure fundamentals
  • Working knowledge of cybersecurity best practices secure configurations and incident response
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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

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