Junior Backend Software Engineer (Python or PHP) - Chicago - ONSITE 2X Week- FreeWheel

About this role

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’s mission is to build great advertising software. We offer the most extensible and transparent advertising buying platform in the world, operating at a massive global scale. We don’t just operate a Demand Side Platform (DSP) – we are the platform that powers hundreds of DSPs! As a result, we process trillions of transactions to satisfy millions of dollars’ worth of advertising campaigns every month. Our employees enjoy a culture of transparency and one with many challenging problems to solve. We value moving fast, building high-quality reliable software, and supporting each other in the service of driving success for our customers’ businesses. Buyer Cloud (formerly Beeswax) is responsible for building and maintaining the services necessary to set up, configure, manage, monitor, and execute DSP digital real-time bidding campaigns. The App team focuses on APIs, support tools, and ad serving systems, supporting FreeWheel Engineering by enabling efficient and scalable programmatic advertising operations. We are seeking a Backend Python Developer to join our team. In this role, you will design, develop, and integrate backend solutions that support business needs and solve moderately complex technical challenges. You will contribute throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, development, testing, deployment, and application integration. You will apply engineering best practices to deliver high-quality, reliable software and help improve system performance and operational excellence. Working collaboratively wit...