Sr. Software Engineer

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.

Sr. Software Engineer

10770 NE 8th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004

• Design, build, deliver, and own full lifecycle development software from inception to production.
• Drive complex changes involving multiple components.
• Deliver quality changes, including automated tests, metrics, and monitoring.
• Guide and review changes to product features in line with product roadmaps.
• Build execution plans incorporating user data, observations, and market insight.
• Work in a distributed system environment.
• Participate in and lead projects with a high level of technical ambiguity, adding significant new capabilities and establishing new patterns.
• Take ownership and expertise in one or more components/functional areas of the system, providing technical guidance.

• Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related role.
• Five (5) years of experience with software development engineering.
• Three (3) years of experience with one or more of the following programming languages: C#, Java, C, C++, Python, SQL, or Scala; and building REST or Graph
  
  QL APIs.
• One (1) year of experience with: working with distributed systems; database engines including at least one of the following:
  Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres, Aerospike, Vertica, Redis; and building micro‑services and Kubernetes.

The base compensation for this role is estimated at $212,202—$274,700 per year. The actual amount may differ based on non‑discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and location.

• Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents.
• Retirement benefits such as a 401(k) 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 (1 hour per 30 hours worked).
• Vacation time: up to 120 hours during the first year and 160 hours thereafter.
• Approximately 13 paid holidays per year.
• Opportunity for employees to purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Eligibility for stock‑based compensation grants awarded based on company and individual performance.
• Variable compensation‑based incentives and commissions.

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Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave.

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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