Junior C++ Software Engineer- 2 Days Onsite - Reston, VA- FreeWheel

About the role

As a Junior Software Engineer on the Ad Serving team at FreeWheel, you will develop software solutions for the backbone of FreeWheel's demand-side platform (DSP) advertising business. The Ad Serving system processes billions of ad auctions daily, enabling complex bidding strategies to execute in milliseconds.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot servers and cloud-based systems.
• Write, maintain, and deploy cloud-based software and distributed computational systems using the Linux operating system.
• Develop software and software architecture using C++.
• Execute the development, testing, and deployment of new software features and improvements to cloud-based infrastructure, utilizing scalable design patterns.
• Work with data warehouses including Snowflake and distributed databases such as Aerospike.
• Analyze and optimize algorithm performance; document all development activity.
• Research, write, and edit documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals, and formal recommendations.
• Monitor and evaluate competitive applications and products; review literature, patents, and current practices relevant to assigned projects.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to identify product and technical requirements; conduct analysis to determine integration needs.
• Work with the Quality Assurance team to ensure applications meet specifications and technical requirements.
• Review code and follow software best practices.
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance; ability to work nights, weekends, variable schedules, and overtime as necessary.

Requirements

• Demonstrate good analytical abilities, attention to detail, and strong verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Work effectively as a team member, interacting with management and other development group members.
• Continually seek to improve yourself and the company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (or equivalent combination of coursework and experience).
• 2-5 years of relevant work experience.
• 1+ years of professional experience with compiled languages (C++ preferred), databases, and network programming.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
• Ability to adapt quickly to an existing, complex environment.
• Excellent debugging and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent communication skills.

Skills

• Software coding and development.
• Communication.

Preferred Skills

• Go Lang experience.
• Ad Tech experience.

Benefits

Comcast provides best-in-class benefits to eligible employees, including:

• Comprehensive health, financial, and emotional support options.
• Personalized benefits and expert guidance tailored to individual needs.
• Most non-sales positions are eligible for a bonus.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards package at Comcast.