Software Engineer; Platform

What You'll Do

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Platform team, you will build software that solves complex problems while considering long‑term strategy and direction. You will deliver simple, elegant, scalable, and extensible solutions that balance short‑term and long‑term considerations. You will design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot software features with a focus on cost, scalability, performance, and fault tolerance. You will participate in design discussions, code reviews, and bug triage/Root Cause Analysis (RCA) sessions.

You will share your knowledge and experience with an engaged and motivated team.

Primarily supporting Viant’s DSP, you will collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Technical Operations teams throughout the entire lifecycle, from ideation to productization and beyond.

• Contribute to the development and continuous review of existing projects, as well as participate in the planning and scope of future projects.
• Collaborate with other internal teams to create and iterate on Viant’s customer‑facing platform: full‑stack development for adding features, improving user experience, and enhancing performance.
• Take ownership of functional areas of the platform, such as API development, improving observability, release process improvement, etc.
• Contribute to front‑end and back‑end development.
• Manage all phases of the software development life cycle.
• Mentor Platform staff in software development practices and concepts.

• 8+ years of professional experience in the software industry.

• Minimum B.S. in computer science, mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience with web application development, including front‑end JavaScript/Type Script and back‑end Java/C#/C++/Go.
• Experience with web services, RESTful services, or microservices.
• Experience with databases like MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or Postgres.
• Exposure to or understanding of container‑based architecture, No
  
  SQL databases, caching, message queue, and pub‑sub technologies are plusses.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, especially AWS and GCP.
• AdTech experience is a plus.

LIFE AT VIANT: investing in employee growth and well‑being. We offer fully paid health insurance
, paid parental leave
, and unlimited PTO
, among other benefits.

Base compensation range: $150,000 - $205,000 (in accordance with California law; final title and compensation depend on experience and education).

Viant is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Viant prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

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