Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Infra/Platform, VenturaOS
The Trade Desk · Bellevue
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 69 days The Trade Desk's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
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- Ghost-job risk at The Trade Desk
- high 159 stale, 3 reposted of 159 open
- Hiring momentum
- 290 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
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About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Infra team for VenturaOS, you will design, build, and operate the backend systems that support the Smart TV operating system. Your role involves ensuring the scalability, reliability, and performance of cloud services, managing infrastructure-as-code, and collaborating with application teams to optimize services. You will also handle security and compliance, monitor system performance, and lead infrastructure migrations while maintaining operational excellence.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 6+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful time on cloud platforms or distributed systems
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 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 a meaningful scale
- Strong background in infrastructure-as-code and automation
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
What you get
- 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
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- The role involves significant ownership and responsibility, which may lead to high expectations
- The technology stack and tools used may require adaptation and learning on the job
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Listed by The Trade Desk on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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