Senior Software Engineer - Scalable Ad Tech Platform

Comcast Corporation; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast Corporation invites applications for a Software Engineer to join the Buyercloud Ad Serving team. The role focuses on data-driven features, scalable distributed systems, and cost-conscious infrastructure improvements.

The Ad Serving system handles billions of ad auctions daily, guiding bid decisions and ensuring fast, reliable performance across multiple time zones. Applicants should have strong C++/Java/Rust/Go skills and Linux experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience.
• Significant experience with compiled languages, such as C++, Java, Rust, and Go.
• Experience with Linux ecosystem and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data-driven and model-driven features for customers to run campaigns.
• Scale the distributed application and infrastructure to the next level.
• Optimize algorithms and software architectures to reduce cloud hosting costs.
• Support and extend the observability stack to capture and alert on issues.
• Participate in on-call rotations and act as escalation contact for incidents.
• Write systems documentation, playbooks, and other instructional manuals.
• Demonstrate independent judgment and reliability in responsibilities.

Skills

C++

Java

Rust

Go

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Comcast Corporation invites applications for a Software Engineer to join the Buyercloud Ad Serving team. The role focuses on data-driven features, scalable distributed systems, and cost-conscious infrastructure improvements.

The Ad Serving system handles billions of ad auctions daily, guiding bid decisions and ensuring fast, reliable performance across multiple time zones. Applicants should have strong C++/Java/Rust/Go skills and Linux experience.