Senior Engineering Lead — Data Platforms & Cloud

Comcast (CC) of Willow Grove; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, seeks a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead the Buyer Cloud User Data Engineering team. You will own strategy, architecture, delivery, and cost efficiency of data platforms handling audience, metadata, and identity data across Buyer Cloud.

You will mentor engineers, partner with cross-functional teams, and ensure privacy-compliant, scalable systems while advancing engineering practices and budgets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data/software engineering or large-scale data platforms.
• 3+ years of managing and developing engineering teams.
• Proficiency in Python and microservices.
• Hands-on AWS experience; CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes.
• Strong SQL skills and data-driven approach.
• Passion for coaching engineers and driving processes.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering strategy and execution for Buyer Cloud User Data platforms.
• Lead and grow a team of software and data engineers.
• Oversee design, delivery, and production support of data platforms.
• Partner with product and privacy teams for end-to-end solutions.
• Drive cost efficiency, performance, and reliability.
• Maintain governance, reviews, and release quality.
• Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Data engineering

Python

AWS

CI/CD

Terraform

Kubernetes

SQL

Team management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Spark

EKS

Aerospike

Job description

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, seeks a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead the Buyer Cloud User Data Engineering team. You will own strategy, architecture, delivery, and cost efficiency of data platforms handling audience, metadata, and identity data across Buyer Cloud.

You will mentor engineers, partner with cross-functional teams, and ensure privacy-compliant, scalable systems while advancing engineering practices and budgets.