Lead Software Engineer (C++) - Ad Tech & Distributed Systems - FreeWheel
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Core Responsibilities
Design, develop, and optimize high-performance C++ applications that power a large-scale ad serving platform.
Build and maintain backend systems capable of processing millions of concurrent requests with low latency and high availability.
Develop new platform capabilities while ensuring system stability, scalability, and performance under heavy workloads.
Enhance systems that process ad requests, communicate with external bidding partners, evaluate responses, and return optimized decisions in real time.
Design and implement resilient distributed services across multi-region cloud environments.
Optimize application performance for high Query Per Second (QPS) workloads and high-concurrency traffic patterns.
Collaborate with engineering teams to architect failover, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
Create efficient database queries and data access layers utilizing MySQL and Aerospike.
Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks across application, database, and infrastructure layers.
Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical design initiatives.
Monitor and continuously improve system reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of professional software development experience using C++.
Experience building and supporting high-volume, high-concurrency distributed systems.
Strong understanding of multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization.
Experience designing and operating low-latency, real-time applications.
Knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience working with relational databases, particularly MySQL.
Familiarity with distributed data stores such as Aerospike, Kafka, Snowflake, etc.
Strong understanding of scalable microservices and service-oriented architectures.
Experience with monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning large-scale production systems.
Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.
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- Certifications (if applicable)
- Relevant Work Experience
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