Sr. Front End Software Engineer - React

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, A Comcast Company, empowers all segments of The New TV Ecosystem. We are structured to provide the full breadth of solutions the advertising industry needs to achieve its goals. We provide the technology, data enablement, and convergent marketplaces required to ensure buyers and sellers can transact across all screens, across all data types, and all sales channels, in order to ensure the ultimate goal – results for marketers.

With offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Paris, Beijing, and across the globe, FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, stands to advocate for the entire industry through the FreeWheel Council for Premium Video.

For more information, please visit freewheel.com.


As a Senior Front-End Engineer in our Infrastructure UI team, you will be responsible for both developing client-facing UI features and building fundamental front-end frameworks/libraries. All team members specialize in front-end development, enabling seamless transitions between working on client-facing features and foundational libraries as project priorities shift. Additionally, our team fosters a collaborative and innovative environment, encouraging the exchange and discussion of cutting-edge front-end technologies

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Design and development of complex front-end systems ensuring scalability, maintainability and high performance
• Work closely with UI/UX designers, backend developers and product managers to deliver visually appealing and intuitive projects on time and to the highest quality standards.
• Develop and execute automated unit tests and perform thorough UI validations to ensure robust and error-free application interfaces.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Stay up to date with the latest front-end technologies and best practices, willing to share and discuss with teammates
• Displays expertise in knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts and skills and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty.
• 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) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

About You

Our people are the most important part of our business, and none more so than our engineers. We are fundamentally looking for bright, enthusiastic problem solvers- people who love a challenge, constantly evaluate and question, and above all, love to ship a product that solves real problems.

• Excellent knowledge of CSS, JavaScript, ReactJS and the related ecosystem. Experience with Typescript preferred but not required.
• Experience with Data Visualization using Highcharts or similar tools is a good bonus.
• Experience with designing, implementing, and shipping rich front-end applications.
• Passionate about delivering elegant technical solutions that not only meet Client and Product expectations, but are also underpinned by code that is clear, concise, maintainable, and testable.
• Must thrive working and collaborating in a multidisciplinary team, where you can work with, learn from, and teach not just Engineers but also Product Managers, System Testers, UX designers, etc.
• Happy to engage in discussion with your fellow engineers to reach the best possible solutions for our technical challenges
• Proactive, inquisitive, always looking for a challenge and want to constantly grow as a professional and to grow others around you
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering Required. Master’s degree highly preferred.
• Selected candidate will be required to work Eastern Standard Hours.

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 to