Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Infra/Platform, VenturaOS

The role

You will design, build, operate, and monitor the cloud services and infrastructure powering Ventura TV OS. This includes managing compute, storage, networking, and identity services using infrastructure-as-code.

What you will do

• Build, automate, and operate compute, networking, database, storage, and identity services.
• Partner with application teams to design and scale services and infrastructure.
• Own the identity, security, and compliance model for Ventura OS cloud services.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance and cost.
• Deliver highly available build infrastructure and developer tooling.
• Own AOSP platform, client experience, and mobile build systems and release pipelines.
• Lead GPU infrastructure and model-serving platforms for AI-assisted tools.
• Own end-to-end telemetry infrastructure including ingestion and analytics.
• Drive major infrastructure and platform migrations.
• Own operational excellence including observability, on-call, and disaster recovery.

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including time on cloud platforms or distributed systems.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Sustained track record of self-directed, end-to-end ownership of complex, high-impact projects.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and first-principles thinking.
• Commercial development experience in a modern backend language (Node.js/TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, Go, or C#).
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and operating cloud services and/or infrastructure in production at scale.
• Strong background in infrastructure-as-code and automation.
• Hands-on experience instrumenting production services for observability.
• Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL data stores (Postgres, MySQL, Redis, or similar).
• Experience owning a shared platform that other engineering teams build on.
• Track record of technical decision-making and mentoring engineers through code and design review.
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to have

• Deep understanding of cloud services and Kubernetes on AWS, GCP, or Azure at scale.
• Exposure to identity/security systems (authN/authZ, audit) in a production environment.
• Familiarity with GPU infrastructure or ML-serving platforms.
• Background in Smart TV, OTT, or CTV services.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents
• Retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Well-being benefits
• Reimbursement for certain tuition expenses
• Parental leave
• Sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked
• Vacation time up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter
• Around 13 paid holidays per year
• Stock-based compensation grants
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

About the company

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. Ventura OS is a new Smart TV operating system being built inside The Trade Desk.