What are the responsibilities and job description for the Comcast Software Engineer Intern, Beeswax Serving position at FreeWheel?
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
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Job Description
Program Overview
Discover opportunities designed to set your career in motion! The Comcast internship/co-op program will help you cultivate meaningful relationships, develop strong interpersonal and business skills, gain exposure to the day-to-day operations of a Fortune 40 media and technology company, and receive mentorship opportunities to expand your professional network.
This program immerses students into the daily operation of a contemporary media and technology company while working side-by-side with Comcast’s top innovators. The student becomes an integral part of the Comcast team working on creative, innovative, and thought-provoking projects within various business units.
Organization & Team Overview
The Ad Serving system is the backbone of Beeswax's demand side platform (DSP) advertising business. It listens to billions of ad auctions per day, decides which of our hundreds of customers should participate, and executes complex bidding strategies to provide optimal results -- in milliseconds.
Role Description
Are you passionate about algorithms, performance profiling, and high scalability? Are your interests at the intersection of technology and business? Do you enjoy working with a highly collaborative and motivated team?
As a Comcast Software Engineer Intern in the Beeswax Serving team, you will utilize your technical and business skills to help advertisers find their intended audiences cost-effectively, around the clock, and around the world.
What are some interesting problems the student will work on?
In your role, you will develop new logical, operational, and analytical capabilities for a state-of-the art, global bidding platform. Previous interns have performed algorithmic research and developed diagnostic tools to trace auctions end-to-end throughout our on-cloud stack.
Where can this student make an impact?
You’ll be working with a highly motivated set of engineers, passionate about software development and application performance. Should you join us for the summer, you will help us in our goals to bid on new and diverse segments of ad inventory, cut compute infrastructure costs, and provide transparency to our customers.
Job Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Salary
Base Pay: $0.00
The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
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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.
Relevant Work Experience
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Job Summary
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Job Description
Program Overview
Discover opportunities designed to set your career in motion! The Comcast internship/co-op program will help you cultivate meaningful relationships, develop strong interpersonal and business skills, gain exposure to the day-to-day operations of a Fortune 40 media and technology company, and receive mentorship opportunities to expand your professional network.
This program immerses students into the daily operation of a contemporary media and technology company while working side-by-side with Comcast’s top innovators. The student becomes an integral part of the Comcast team working on creative, innovative, and thought-provoking projects within various business units.
Organization & Team Overview
The Ad Serving system is the backbone of Beeswax's demand side platform (DSP) advertising business. It listens to billions of ad auctions per day, decides which of our hundreds of customers should participate, and executes complex bidding strategies to provide optimal results -- in milliseconds.
Role Description
Are you passionate about algorithms, performance profiling, and high scalability? Are your interests at the intersection of technology and business? Do you enjoy working with a highly collaborative and motivated team?
As a Comcast Software Engineer Intern in the Beeswax Serving team, you will utilize your technical and business skills to help advertisers find their intended audiences cost-effectively, around the clock, and around the world.
What are some interesting problems the student will work on?
In your role, you will develop new logical, operational, and analytical capabilities for a state-of-the art, global bidding platform. Previous interns have performed algorithmic research and developed diagnostic tools to trace auctions end-to-end throughout our on-cloud stack.
Where can this student make an impact?
You’ll be working with a highly motivated set of engineers, passionate about software development and application performance. Should you join us for the summer, you will help us in our goals to bid on new and diverse segments of ad inventory, cut compute infrastructure costs, and provide transparency to our customers.
Job Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Design, implement, test, deploy, and document new software features.
- Measure performance of distributed systems.
- 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.
- Computer programming
- Statistical reasoning
- Critical thinking
- Preferred Majors: computer science, engineering, physical sciences, mathematics.
- This job posting is only open to members of the T. Howard Foundation's Internship Program. Only students from the organization will be considered.
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree from a United States-based college or university
- Rising Junior or Rising Senior only (must have a graduation date between Winter 2025 - Spring 2027)
- Returning to degree-program (for at least a semester) after the completion of the summer internship (meaning, student must be returning to school for Fall 2025 semester before graduating)
- Available to work 40 hours per week over the course of the summer program- June 2 through August 15, 2025
- Authorized to work in the United States with no current or future sponsorship needs
- Available to report in-person to the work location on the job posting (unless virtual offering)
- Comcast is an Affirmative Action/EEO employer M/F/D/V
Salary
Base Pay: $0.00
The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
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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.
Relevant Work Experience
0-2 Years/p>
