Lead Ad Tech Engineer - C++, Low-Latency, Remote

Comcast Advertising; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast Advertising is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across design and development of ad-tech software, focusing on high-throughput C++ applications running on Linux.

The role requires deep experience with relational and NoSQL databases, cloud-native tools, and performance profiling, with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and influence architecture. Hybrid remote work is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in designing and developing new software and web applications for ad tech systems.
• Architect and develop scalable, low-latency C++ applications on Linux for high-throughput workloads.
• Collaborate with SRE/DevOps teams to instrument systems and monitor performance with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.

Job description

Comcast Advertising is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across design and development of ad-tech software, focusing on high-throughput C++ applications running on Linux.

The role requires deep experience with relational and NoSQL databases, cloud-native tools, and performance profiling, with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and influence architecture. Hybrid remote work is available.