Android Platform Engineer

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more.

Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.

The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.

We're a small, high-impact team building the next-generation TV operating system. Our flexible structure gives engineers direct influence over product direction—an opportunity rarely found in larger companies.

Our innovative approach to the CTV industry optimizes the advertising supply chain, creating better outcomes for advertisers, publishers, and TV viewers alike. As part of our Ventura OS project, we're developing sophisticated backend infrastructure to power our platform, with a strong emphasis on quality at scale.

We believe culture matters. We foster an environment where engineers thrive through collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Our teams build cutting‑edge streaming technology that enables advertisers to leverage data for more relevant and effective ad experiences—while improving efficiency across the entire supply chain ecosystem.

We're actively seeking an experienced Android Platform Software Engineer to contribute to developing platform software for Android devices, focusing on advancing technology and incorporating new design elements. Your role will involve close collaboration with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in hardware or System‑on‑Chip (SoC) integration to ensure top‑note performance.

• Lead board bring‑up activities for new Android devices, including boot loader customization, kernel porting, and device driver integration
• Design and develop Android Framework components (System Services, Hardware Abstraction Layer, Native Daemons)
• Create and maintain Board Support Packages (BSP) for various SoC platforms (Qualcomm, Media Tek, NVIDIA, etc.)
• Work directly with OEM partners to integrate platform software, debug hardware‑software integration issues, and optimize device performance
• Conduct comprehensive system‑level debugging using tools like Trace
  32, logcat, and systrace
• Develop and maintain device tree configurations, kernel modules, and hardware‑specific drivers
• Optimize boot time, power consumption, and system performance metrics
• Support multiple Android release versions and manage AOSP customization

• 10+ years of hands‑on experience with at least 5+ years in Android platform development
• Strong expertise in Board Bring‑up: boot loader (U‑Boot/ABL), Linux kernel customization, device tree
• Deep knowledge of Android BSP development: HAL implementation, kernel drivers, and system integration
• Proficiency in C/C++ for system‑level programming or Java/Kotlin for Framework development
• Experience working with major SoC vendors (Qualcomm, Media Tek, Broadcom, Amlogic, Realtek, etc.) and their reference platforms
• Proven track record of successful OEM collaboration: requirement gathering, technical support, and issue resolution
• Strong understanding of Android architecture: from boot loader → kernel → HAL → Framework → Apps
• Experience with Android build system (AOSP, Board Config.mk, device tree)
• Debugging tools (ADB, fastboot, QPST, QXDM, GDB, etc.)
• Version control (Git, Gerrit) and code review processes
• System performance analysis and optimization

• Experience with Android security (SELinux, Verified Boot, dm‑verity)
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