Sr Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Enablement

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, helping advertisers reach audiences across the open internet.

You’ll join a software engineering team building internal AI solutions that support teams across The Trade Desk. We leverage large language models, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), agentic systems, and enterprise platforms like Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic Claude to improve productivity, streamline workflows, and reduce operational friction.

Our team also plays a key role in AI enablement across the company—supporting teams as they adopt Copilot, Claude, and similar tools, designing and deploying custom AI agents, and guiding partners through their AI journey from idea to impact.

As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer on the AI Enablement team, you’ll be an end‑to‑end owner—collaborating closely with stakeholders, identifying opportunities, and delivering tools that make a real impact. We’re a nimble, fast‑paced, and highly collaborative group that thrives on transforming the way teams operate and driving greater value across The Trade Desk.

• Design and deploy intelligent agentic systems that integrate large language models (LLMs) with enterprise data, tools, and workflows using frameworks like Lang Chain, Llama Index, and Semantic Kernel.
• Develop Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) applications using tools like Azure AI Search, vector databases, and secure enterprise connectors to deliver contextual insights.
• Build and deploy agents using Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Anthropic Claude, and similar platforms to help teams operationalize solutions within enterprise guardrails.
• Build and iterate on conversational agents that solve real‑world problems, meet stakeholder needs, and deliver measurable business value.
• Deliver high‑impact features by collaborating across teams, leading through ambiguity, and aligning technical solutions with business goals.
• Drive quality and performance through automated testing, monitoring, and data‑driven evaluation of success criteria, user adoption, and operational efficiency.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.

• You have a Bachelor’s/Master’s level degree in computer science or a relevant engineering field, or equivalent experience.
• You have 8–10+ years of software engineering experience, including 1–2+ years working on AI‑powered systems or products.
• You are proficient in Python and comfortable with additional languages such as C#, SQL, or Type Script/React.
• You’re excited about AI enablement, including helping teams adopt platforms like Microsoft Copilot, Anthropic Claude and Copilot Studio, building agents, and guiding others through their AI journey.
• You have a good foundational knowledge of or hands‑on experience with LLM orchestration frameworks (e.g., Lang Chain, Llama Index, Semantic Kernel) and prompt engineering using LLM APIs.
• You have experience product ionizing applications and implementing CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable, scalable deployments.
• You are skilled in data ingestion and transformation using APIs, ETL pipelines, and connectors, and familiar with vector databases and retrieval strategies.
• You communicate clearly across technical and non‑technical audiences and thrive in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment.
• You are a fast learner who adapts quickly to new technologies and solves complex problems with creativity and pragmatism.

$124,900 – $228,900 USD per year (base salary). All employees may be eligible for The Trade Desk’s stock‑based compensation grants, variable incentive awards, and other benefits such as comprehensive healthcare, retirement benefits, disability coverage, life insurance, wellness benefits, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, sick time, vacation, paid holidays and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount.

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