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Staff Android Platform Engineer, VenturaOS
San Jose · Staff+ · Full-time
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About the role
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Lead board bring-up activities for new Android devices, including bootloader 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, MediaTek, NVIDIA, etc.)
- Work directly with OEM partners to integrate platform software, debug hardware-software integration issues, and optimize device performance
- 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
- By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide.
- 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.
- We're a small, high-impact team building the next-generation TV operating system.
Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on experience with at last 5+ years in Android platform development
- Strong expertise in Board Bring-up: bootloader (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, MediaTek, Broadcom, Amlogic, Realtek, etc) and their reference platforms
- Strong understanding of Android architecture: from bootloader → kernel → HAL → Framework → Apps
- Experience with:
- When you work here, your impact is worldwide.
Nice to have
- Experience with Android security (SELinux, Verified Boot, dm-verity),
- Experience of multimedia subsystems (Audio, Display pipelines),
- Understanding of hardware schematics and ability to work with hardware teams
- Eagerness to tackle new and challenging projects.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficient debugging skills.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication capabilities.
- Non-Technical Skills
Compensation
- In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role.
Benefits
- Our flexible structure gives engineers direct influence over product direction-an opportunity rarely found in larger companies.
- We foster an environment where engineers thrive through collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Company info
- 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.
- 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'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-notch performance.
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