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Lead Software Engineer (C++) - Ad Tech & Distributed Systems - FreeWheel

Comcast

Chicago, IL · Senior

$152,829 – $229,243

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What this role is

A senior C++ engineer role building real-time ad-serving systems that handle millions of concurrent requests across distributed cloud infrastructure. This suits experienced backend engineers comfortable with high-throughput systems, low-latency optimization, and operating at scale in the advertising technology space.

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What they ask for

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of professional C++ development
  • Experience building high-volume, high-concurrency distributed systems
  • Strong multithreading and concurrency expertise
  • Memory management and performance optimization skills
  • Experience with low-latency, real-time application design
  • Cloud platform knowledge (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • MySQL relational database experience
  • Understanding of scalable microservices and service-oriented architectures
  • Production system monitoring and performance tuning experience

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with distributed data stores like Aerospike, Kafka, or Snowflake
  • Experience with AWS OpsWorks

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