Senior C++ Lead - Real-Time Ad Tech & Distributed Systems

Blueface Ltd; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 153,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

FreeWheel is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (C++) to join a large-scale, real-time advertising platform. You will design and optimize high-performance C++ services, handling millions of concurrent requests with ultra-low latency across multi-region cloud environments.

You will work on architecture, performance tuning, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability and scalability in production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience using C++.
• Experience building high-volume, high-concurrency distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize high-performance C++ applications powering a large-scale ad serving platform.
• Build and maintain backend systems with millions of concurrent requests, low latency, and high availability.
• Collaborate on architecture, code reviews, and performance tuning for real-time bidding systems.

Skills

C++ Programming Language

AWS OpsWorks

Python (Programming Language)

Systems Design

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MySQL

Aerospike

Kafka

Snowflake

Job description

FreeWheel is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (C++) to join a large-scale, real-time advertising platform. You will design and optimize high-performance C++ services, handling millions of concurrent requests with ultra-low latency across multi-region cloud environments.

You will work on architecture, performance tuning, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability and scalability in production.