[Remote] Lead Software Engineer (AI) - Onsite - Reston, VA - Freewheel
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Comcast, through its subsidiary FreeWheel, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer specializing in AI to drive innovation in their ad platforms. The role focuses on designing and delivering AI-enabled product capabilities, ensuring they are reliable and maintainable while collaborating with various teams to improve product outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Leading the development and implementation of innovative software and web applications, ensuring they align with business objectives and user requirements
- Integrating new systems seamlessly with existing infrastructure, focusing on scalability, security, and continuous performance improvement
- Mentoring team members and providing technical training, fostering a collaborative environment for knowledge sharing and professional growth
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful application integration, advocating for best practices in software development
- Participating in or leading peer programming sessions, design sprints, or prototyping sessions
- Driving the creation, maintenance, and accessibility of comprehensive documentation for all development activities
- Monitoring application performance metrics rigorously, utilizing data to guide enhancements and ensure delivery aligns with project goals
- Providing expert technical advice and support to internal stakeholders and external partners, effectively communicating complex concepts
- Collaborating with the Quality Assurance team to confirm applications meet rigorous testing standards and fulfil technical requirements
- 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
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree
- 10 Years + relevant work experience
- 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
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong focus on AI/ML systems in production
- Strong programming skills in Python (Go a plus)
- Experience building and deploying Agents or LLM-based applications into production environments
- Experience with distributed systems and real-time inference architectures
- Knowledge of core AI domains such as NLP, recommendation systems, or time series modeling
- Experience with model lifecycle practices (evaluation, monitoring, retraining, and iteration)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and AI tooling ecosystems
- Ability to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions and drive implementation end-to-end
Benefits
- 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 benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
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