FreeWheel - Junior Python Engineer (AdTech) - Chicago, IL

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

This opportunity is at FreeWheel, a Comcast Company. Within Comcast Advertising, the Beeswax organization is building an easy to use, massive scale and high availability advertising platform. We offer our customers the most extensible and transparent advertising system in the world and process millions of transactions per second. To manage the firehose of data coming in, we explore complex tradeoffs and carefully architect high performance distributed systems. Those in turn require elegant and thoughtfully designed API contracts to configure the systems accessible to both our team and our customers.

We are looking for a Junior Python Developer to join our collaborative cross-functional product team building the web application that empowers customers to configure their nuanced advertising strategy.

Job Description

Required Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relatable technical field or experience equivalent.

• 1+ Years of Professional Experience with Python

Nice to Have:

• AdTech Industry Experience

• Experience with Django

Core Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and determines integration needs.
• Evaluates and plans software designs, test results and technical manuals.
• Reviews literature, patents and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned
• projects.
• Programs new software, web applications and supports new applications under
• development and the customization of current applications.
• Edits and reviews technical requirements documentation.
• Works with Quality Assurance team to determine if applications fit specification and
• technical requirements.
• Displays knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts, skills and their application
• in the area of specified engineering specialty.
• Displays knowledge of and ability to apply, process design and redesign skills.
• Displays in-depth knowledge of and ability to apply, project management skills.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

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

Collaboration, Process Development (PD), Software Applications, Software Components, Technical Requirements

Compensation

Primary Location Pay Range: $97,445.67 - $146,168.50

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.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work.    Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus.  Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees.  We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most.  That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

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

2-5 Years

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.