Senior Director, Engineering & Applied Science

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the VenturaOS engineering organization across consumer experiences, platform software, device/OS engineering, backend services, and core infrastructure
• Own the long-term technical vision and architecture for VenturaOS, balancing near-term execution with long-term platform scalability
• Partner with Product and Business leadership to shape platform strategy, roadmap, OEM partnerships, and ecosystem development
• Drive engineering strategy across diverse hardware environments, including chipset diversity and OEM customization
• Ensure platform reliability, performance, security, and scalability across millions of devices
• Represent VenturaOS in executive and external partner discussions with OEMs and silicon partners

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience leading large-scale engineering organizations, including experience leading leaders
• Strong technical depth in operating systems, platform architecture, and distributed systems
• Proven track record building and scaling platform, OS, or infrastructure-focused teams
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and managing complex technical ecosystems
• Demonstrated ability to connect technical decisions to business outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Connected TV, consumer operating systems, or digital media platforms
• Experience managing large-scale device ecosystems or OEM partner integrations

About the Company

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. We are building VenturaOS, a next-generation Connected TV platform designed to power premium streaming and entertainment experiences at a global scale.