Sr. Data Engineer - Freewheel

Comcast (CC) of Willow Grove; New York (NY); On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, seeks a Senior Data Engineer to join the Audience & AI group within Revenue Science. You will support data engineering for analyses, AI, ML, and model development, collaborating with engineering and product teams to advance ad tech products.

The role emphasizes building scalable data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and deploying solutions across cloud platforms and on‑prem environments. A strong foundation in data engineering is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Data Science, CS, Engineering, Analytics, Math, Stats, OR).
• 7+ years of data engineering experience with large datasets.
• Experience with AWS, Databricks and Snowflake highly preferred.
• Knowledge of AI platforms, LLMs and LangChain technologies desired.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Teradata, Datadog, Airflow for infra/ops is a plus.
• Strong analytical, presentation, and documentation skills; able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define data-driven questions and run experiments.
• Engineer and refine algorithms, software, and automated data integration processes.
• Design and build data pipelines converting logs and business data into warehouse tables.
• Create data architectures for scalable ingestion, processing and storage.
• Ensure data quality and CI/CD monitoring across pipelines.
• Develop systems to detect security vulnerabilities and optimize compute/storage.

Skills

Data Engineering

AWS

Databricks

Snowflake

Kubernetes

AI platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Master's or PhD a plus

Tools

Airflow

Datadog

Teradata

CI/CD

LangChain

Job description

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we’re making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world.

Job Summary Freewheel is currently looking to recruit a Senior Data Engineer to join our Audience & AI group as part of the Revenue Science engineering team. This role will be responsible for supporting data engineering efforts related to data analyses, AI, machine learning, optimization methods, and statistical model building. This role will work very closely with engineering and product management staff to support the development of innovative approaches to the next generation of ad tech products.

Job Description Freewheel is currently looking to recruit a Senior Data Engineer to join our Audience & AI group as part of the Revenue Science engineering team. This role will be responsible for supporting data engineering efforts related to data analyses, AI, machine learning, optimization methods, and statistical model building. This role will work very closely with engineering and product management staff to support the development of innovative approaches to the next generation of ad tech products.

Position Responsibilities

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define data-driven questions and conduct experiments for product and service enhancements
• Engineering and refining algorithms, software, and automated processes for robust data integration and cleansing from multiple sources
• Designing and building data pipelines and structures that ingest, standardize, and transform logs and business data into warehouse tables and data feeds
• Create data architectures that effectively manage data ingestion, processing and storage at scale
• Ensuring data quality and integration throughout the pipeline (CI/CD, monitoring, troubleshooting failures)
• Ensure efficient and optimized use of compute/storage throughout model pipelines among all team members
• Developing systems to detect and remediate security and code vulnerabilities
• Working independently and as part of a broader team across multiple projects

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Operations Research required; Master’s or PhD a plus
• At least 7 years of experience in data engineering, including experience using large datasets
• Experience using AWS, Databricks and Snowflake technologies highly preferred.
• Other on-prem/ cloud platforms a plus
• Knowledge of AI platforms (e.g., Amazon Bedrock), large language models and AI orchestration (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph) technologies desired
• Knowledge of MLOps and LLMOps processes desired
• Experience with platform / infrastructure / monitoring tools such as Kubernetes, Teradata, Datadog, Airflow
• Skilled at data mangling and extract, transform, load (ETL) pipelines and Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
• Strong analytical, presentation and documentation skills; ability to work independently in a problem‑solving environment
• Proven ability to deliver on complex projects within deadlines
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a non‑technical audience
• Strong interest in advertising technology

Employees at all levels are expected to

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game‑changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer

This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Skills Business Analytics, Collaboration, Data Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning (ML)

Compensation New York Pay Range: $148,018.20 - $222,027.30 This job can be performed in Virginia with a Pay Range of $141,850.78 - $222,027.30

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job‑related, non‑discriminatory factors such as experience.

The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

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Education Bachelor's Degree While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable) Relevant Work Experience 7-10 Years

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