Sr. Software Engineer - AI & Data Platforms (Hybrid)

Viant; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

fully paid health insurance

paid parental leave

unlimited PTO

Job summary

Viant invites a Sr. Software Engineer to join the AI & Data Platforms team on a hybrid schedule in Irvine, CA. You’ll help evolve Magnus and Goliath, powering workflow orchestration and data exploration at scale, including AI-driven interactions with users and authorized agents.

You’ll develop backend features in Java and Go, build production AI capabilities, and integrate with BigQuery, MySQL, and GCP services while owning end-to-end delivery and contributing to robust engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Experience building backend services in modern stacks.
• Ability to design scalable architectures across services.
• Strong collaboration and code-review skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support backend capabilities using Java and Go.
• Build production AI features and integrations using LLMs, tool calling, guardrails, evaluation, and MCP.
• Integrate with BigQuery, MySQL, GCP services, and internal APIs.
• Diagnose and resolve application, workflow, database, performance, and production issues.

Skills

Backend development

Code reviews

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Tools

Java

Go

Kubernetes

Docker

BigQuery

MySQL

GCP services

GitHub Actions

Job description

Sr. Software Engineer - AI & Data Platforms (Hybrid)

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Viant is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Potens team and help evolve Magnus and Goliath, two internal platforms that power workflow orchestration and large-scale data exploration.

A key part of the role will be expanding how users and authorized AI agents interact with our platforms from creating and managing workflows to exploring BigQuery data, generating and executing SQL, and securely accessing platform capabilities through AI tools.

We’re looking for an engineer who enjoys solving complex production problems, working across the stack, and owning software from design through deployment and ongoing support.

Goliath is a lightweight, high-performance BigQuery development interface for writing and executing SQL, browsing datasets and tables, visualizing results, and managing cost and quota allocation without requiring direct access to the GCP Console.

As these platforms evolve, you’ll help expand their AI capabilities, including enabling users and authorized AI agents to:

• Create, understand, and modify Magnus workflows
• Discover, execute, and monitor workflows through MCP
• Explore BigQuery datasets and schemas through Goliath
• Generate, execute, and interpret SQL using AI
• Securely access platform capabilities through permission‑aware AI tools

THE DAY-TO-DAY

• Develop and support backend capabilities using Java and Go
• Build production AI features and integrations using LLMs, tool calling, guardrails, evaluation, and MCP
• Integrate with BigQuery, MySQL, GCP services, and internal APIs
• Diagnose and resolve application, workflow, database, performance, and production issues
• Build automated tests and deliver reliable, production-quality software
• Own projects end to end, from technical proposal and implementation through deployment and production support
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to sound engineering practices across the team

GREAT TO HAVE

• MCP server/client development and AI agent or tool‑calling architectures
• GCP and BigQuery
• Docker, Kubernetes, or GKE
• MySQL performance optimization
• CI/CD pipelines, including GitHub Actions
• Java 8, Tomcat, JSP, CodeMirror, or Chart.js
• Incremental modernization of mature applications while maintaining production stability

LIFE AT VIANT

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 and some of our favorite employee benefits include:

• fully paid health insurance
• paid parental leave
• unlimited PTO

Base compensation range: $150,000.00 - $180,000.00

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.

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About Viant

Viant Technology (NASDAQ: DSP) is an exclusively buy-side, AI-powered advertising platform purpose-built for CTV. Viant uniquely combines proprietary content intelligence, household-level identity resolution, and person-level attention signals to connect advertisers with real customers and drive measurable outcomes across the open internet. Through its award-winning AI solutions, Viant is building the future of autonomous advertising, where AI doesn't just assist the campaign, it delivers real results. Learn more at viantinc.com.

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. Viant also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.