Staff Software Engineer (Data), TVision

Viant
Boston, MA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Compensation
$180,000.0 - $210,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Data Analysis Computer Vision Big Data Code Review Continuous Integration Data Infrastructure Relational Databases Distributed Data Store Distributed Systems Python (Programming Language) Network Forensics
+15 more
Performance Tuning Cloud Services Software Engineering Data Streaming Web Services Data Processing Data Ingestion DevOps Tools - Open-source Apache Spark Database Performance Backend Data Lakes Information Technology Apache Flink Databricks

Job description

Viant Technology (NASDAQ: DSP) is building the future of AI-powered, identity-driven advertising across CTV and the open internet - and TVision plays a critical role in that ecosystem by delivering next-generation audience measurement through real-world, person-level viewing insights. Using a combination of computer vision, audio content recognition, network traffic analysis, and large-scale behavioral data collection, TVision measures what consumers watch, how they engage, and how advertising performs across modern streaming and television environments.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will help build the distributed systems and data infrastructure that power TVision’s measurement platform. You’ll develop scalable backend services, cloud-native data pipelines, and processing frameworks that enable reliable device telemetry, content recognition, and large-scale analytics. Working closely with data science, analytics, and platform engineering teams, you’ll help transform billions of seconds of raw viewing data into actionable insights that drive innovation across Viant’s CTV and advertising technology platforms.

THE DAY-TO-DAY

  • Build and maintain web services that support configuration, monitoring, and data ingestion for TVision’s in-home measurement devices.
  • Build and maintain data pipelines to support the recognition and analysis of content captured by our devices.
  • Work with data science and analytics staff to build clean, well-designed tools and libraries for our back-end data processes, making best practices in software engineering and database performance accessible to the entire team.
  • Ensure the quality, security, and timeliness of our data deliveries by thorough testing, careful code review, and robust operational monitoring.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Web services design?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.

  • 8+ years of experience building backend services and distributed data systems.
  • Experience with Python and modern Python engineering best practices.
  • Experience building batch and streaming data pipelines at scale.
  • Experience with AWS infrastructure, DevOps tooling, and CI/CD workflows.
  • Strong experience with cloud-hosted, containerized web service architectures and modern deployment patterns.
  • Strong knowledge of relational databases, data lake technologies, and performance optimization best practices.
  • Experience with modern big data processing frameworks such as Spark, Databricks, Flink, or similar technologies.
  • Comfort collaborating with quantitative and data science teams to optimize computational workflows and data processing efficiency.

Benefits & conditions

3.73.7 out of 5 stars Boston, MA $180,000 - $210,000 a year, Pulled from the full job description

  • Paid parental leave
  • Parental leave
  • Health insurance
  • Unlimited paid time off, * Investing in our employee’s professional growth is important to us, but so is investing in their well-being. That’s why Viant was voted one of the BEST PLACES TO WORK!
  • Some our favorite employee benefits include fully paid health insurance, paid parental leave and unlimited PTO and more. View a list of our benefits here.

Base compensation range: $180,000 - $210,000 In accordance with California law, the range provided is Viant’s reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. Final title and compensation for the position will be based on several factors including work experience and education. Not the right position for you? Check out our other opportunities!

About the company

Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leader in CTV and AI-powered programmatic advertising, dedicated to driving innovation in digital marketing. Viant’s omnichannel platform built for CTV allows marketers to plan, execute and measure their campaigns with unmatched precision and efficiency. With the launch of ViantAI, Viant is building the future of fully autonomous advertising solutions, empowering advertisers to achieve their boldest goals. Viant was recently awarded Best AI-Powered Advertising Solution and Best Demand-Side Platform by MarTech Breakthrough, Great Place to Work® certification and received the Business Intelligence Group’s AI Excellence Award. Learn more at viantinc.com.

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