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FreeWheel

Sr. Cloud Engineer- Python/Go & Distributed Systems

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Key details

Salary

$130K – $204K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

5-10

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States; Englewood, Colorado, United States

Full job description

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop and support applications across multiple cloud environments, focusing on UI development and production support. Responsibilities include designing and troubleshooting UI, API, and search systems; building cloud-native applications; automating operational tasks; providing production support; ensuring security and operational readiness; participating in software release cycles; developing automation tools; collaborating with engineering teams; and serving in an on-call rotation. Required qualifications include 6+ years of software development experience, proficiency in Python or Go, experience with server-side applications, strong AWS cloud expertise, knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GIT, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker), understanding of SQL and database structures, and exposure to infrastructure-as-code. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is preferred. Salary ranges from $129,515.93 to $203,525.03 depending on location and experience. Locations include Chicago, Illinois and Englewood, Colorado.

What you'll do

  • Design, analyze, and troubleshoot UI, API, and Search systems
  • Troubleshoot large-scale distributed systems
  • Build applications that run across multiple cloud platforms leveraging native cloud services
  • Automate routine operational tasks to improve efficiency and reliability
  • Provide production support including monitoring, incident response, and root cause analysis
  • Support secure configurations, vulnerability remediation, and operational readiness
  • Participate in software release cycles including planning, testing, deployment, and monitoring
  • Develop automation tools, scripts, and workflows to streamline processes
  • Partner with engineering teams to identify and implement process and platform improvements
  • Serve in a rotating on-call rotation providing 12-hour coverage for one week per month to support production systems

Requirements

  • 6+ years of professional software development experience
  • Strong backend development, coding, and debugging skills
  • Proficiency in one or more dynamic programming languages: Python or Go
  • Experience developing and debugging server-side applications or web services
  • Strong working expertise with cloud environments, AWS preferred, including native services such as EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM
  • Working knowledge of CI/CD frameworks and orchestration such as Jenkins, GIT, Kubernetes, Terraform, and/or Docker
  • Solid understanding of database structures and SQL
  • Exposure to infrastructure-as-code concepts
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of coursework and experience

Tech stack

PythonGoAWSEC2S3VPCRDSIAMJenkinsGITKubernetesTerraformDockerSQLinfrastructure-as-code

Benefits

Base pay within the range $129,515.93 - $203,525.03 depending on location and experienceBonus eligibility for non-sales positionsComprehensive benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional well-beingAccess to expert guidance and personalized support tools

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