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About the Role

The User Trail team owns the analytics and observability platform that captures user interactions across The Trade Desk's core web applications. This event data powers product analytics and an AI-powered internal tool for investigating platform events. The role involves setting technical direction, solving complex problems, anticipating scaling needs, and driving improvements in team processes and quality.

Responsibilities

Help set the technical direction for unlocking data across the company through self-service tools, dashboards, and AI-powered assistants.
Solve complex, multi-layered problems spanning multiple platform areas, making critical tradeoff decisions.
Anticipate problems and scaling needs as more teams rely on the team's data and tools.
Proactively identify and drive improvements to team processes, tooling, and quality practices.
Influence decision-making by providing a strong, ROI-driven perspective on capability prioritization.
Develop and share expertise across multiple platform areas, serving as a guidance resource for other engineers.
Partner with support, trading, business, and product teams to shape future development and data exposure.
Welcome and foster diverse perspectives and build from common ground.

Requirements

Track record of solving hard, ambiguous technical problems end-to-end.
Comfortable being the go-to person for problems spanning multiple systems.
Deep expertise in backend services and/or data-intensive systems (e.g., event pipelines, data warehouse/lakehouse platforms, SDK development).
Ability to apply expertise across more than one area.
Ability to weigh technical tradeoffs against business impact and communicate reasoning clearly.
Ability to improve team processes and proactively drive changes.
Effective communication with diverse stakeholders, including non-technical partners.
Comfortable influencing decisions without direct authority.
Motivated by helping other engineers grow through mentorship, design reviews, or setting a strong technical example.
11+ years of software development/engineering experience.
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science or a relevant engineering field, or equivalent experience.
Ability to learn quickly and find solutions to complex problems using optimal tools.
Inventiveness and ability to create novel solutions.

Skills

Backend services
Data-intensive systems
Event pipelines
Data warehouse/lakehouse platforms
SDK development
Technical tradeoffs
Business impact analysis
Stakeholder communication
Mentorship
Design reviews

Location

Global

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

11+ years of software development, engineering experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s/Master’s level degree in a computer-science or relevant engineering related field or equivalent experience

About the Company

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising.
Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet.
Advertising powers the content people love, supporting trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide.
Brands and agencies rely on us to reach customers and grow businesses responsibly.
The scale of our platform presents unique technical challenges, including real-time data processing and globally reliable systems.
We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another.

Equal Opportunity

The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer.
All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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