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About the Role

Our Software Engineers are end-to-end owners who have the opportunity to participate in many aspects of designing, building, and delivering data-focused products for our stakeholders. Our system performs every day, 24/7, serving global traffic. We deliver features to improve our clients' abilities to make real-time decisions and troubleshoot campaigns with simple-to-use interfaces and high-performance data interactions. To improve our users’ day-to-day lives, we collaborate closely with user experience and product management organizations to ensure consistent, modern designs as well as the right balance of requirements. Our frontend developers work up and down the stack (client to server) to deliver these world-class experiences.

Responsibilities

Design, build, deliver, and own full lifecycle development software from inception to production
Demonstrate a firm grasp of the entire software development lifecycle
Drive complex changes involving multiple components
Deliver quality changes, including automated tests, metrics, and monitoring
Collaborate with team members to deliver features
Guide and review changes to product features in line with product roadmaps
Implement and maintain product features
Build components and processes that are regularly used by others
Build execution plans incorporating user data, observations, and market insight
Validate changes to ensure high quality product releases
Work in a distributed system environment
Understand the business objectives behind the code
Understand system architecture fundamentals through self-directed learning
Participate in and lead projects with a high level of technical ambiguity
Contribute to development of comprehensive success criteria
Lead others through example, mentorship, teaching
Participate in hiring activities
Use data to analyze and communicate the impact of your work on operational efficiency

Requirements

Comfortable working on an agile, distributed team spanning multiple time zones and continents
Able to communicate effectively across both technical and non-technical audiences
Solid understanding of computer science and engineering fundamentals
Passionate about building beautiful and seamless user interfaces
Love for, and desire to advance, the state of the art of technology
Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience building enterprise level services
4+ years of software development engineering experience
Bachelor’s/Master’s level degree in computer science or relevant engineering-related field or equivalent experience
Ability to learn quickly and find solutions to complex problems using the optimum tools for the job
Ability to invent answers no one has thought of yet and find answers to the questions yet to be asked

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript
Server-side languages/technology (C#, Java, NodeJS, SQL)
Front-end frameworks (React/Redux)

Location

Global

Work Type

Distributed team

Experience Level

4+ years of software development engineering experience

Education Level

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

Salary/Compensations

$170,000—$190,000 USD

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents
Retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Well-being benefits
Reimbursement for certain tuition expenses
Parental leave
Sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked
Vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter
Around 13 paid holidays per year
Option to purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Stock-based compensation grants
Variable compensation-based incentives
Commissions

About the Company

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices.
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. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide.
The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.
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.
When you work here, your impact is worldwide.
We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another.
If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.

Equal Opportunity

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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