Full Stack Software Engineer II

Overview

The Trade Desk is a global technology company with a mission to create a better, more open internet for everyone through principled, intelligent advertising. Handling over 1 trillion queries per day, our platform operates at an unprecedented scale. We value an award-winning culture based on trust, ownership, empathy, and collaboration, and foster inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

Do you have a passion for solving hard problems at scale? Are you eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team where your contributions will make a meaningful difference in building a better media ecosystem? Fortune magazine consistently ranks The Trade Desk among the best small- to medium-sized workplaces globally.

The Custom Solutions team, part of the Business Engineering organization, develops, enhances, and optimizes the internal tools and services that power The Trade Desk’s business teams. We focus on building custom solutions—tools that can’t simply be bought off the shelf—to address unique business challenges and drive operational excellence. Our projects include systems for managing business incentives, streamlining client onboarding, and maintaining and improving our billing platform.

We are actively exploring ways to integrate AI-powered tools to help TTD employees work more efficiently, automate routine tasks, and unlock new levels of productivity.

As a proactive and collaborative group of engineers, we take pride in seeing our work directly improve the day-to-day experience of our colleagues. We work closely with a product manager and/or partner directly with business stakeholders, ensuring our solutions have an immediate and meaningful impact on The Trade Desk’s success.

• Develop, enhance, and optimize internal tools, processes, and services that empower The Trade Desk’s business teams.
• Contribute to complex projects involving both frontend and backend components, collaborating with other engineers to deliver robust solutions.
• Maintain and improve the reliability, scalability, and compliance of our systems through high-quality code and automated testing.
• Analyze data to identify opportunities for operational improvements and clearly communicate the impact of your work.
• Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders, working closely to understand their needs and deliver effective solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, sharing feedback and best practices to help the team grow and maintain high standards.
• Take ownership of smaller projects or features, while supporting larger team initiatives led by senior engineers.
• Embrace opportunities to learn and grow by working on a diverse range of projects and technologies.

• You care deeply about improving the experience, tools, and processes of your business team colleagues.
• You drive innovative solutions while being sensitive to the current needs and realities of stakeholders.
• You can turn technically ambiguous requirements into concrete and thorough designs and execution plans.
• You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• You have 4+ years of software development engineering experience.
• You have a Bachelor’s/Master’s level degree in computer science (or relevant engineering-related field) or equivalent experience.
• Not everyone has the same level of access to opportunities. What is most important to us is what and how you can contribute, which is why our consideration is not limited by the level of education you have.
• You have additional nice-to-have experience in the following areas:
• Proficiency with C#, Type Script, and React
• Experience developing applications and services using .NET
• Familiarity with Graph
  
  QL and API design principles
• Experience with CI/CD practices, including designing build pipelines and deploying microservices
• Familiarity with Python and AI fundamentals (e.g. LLMs, RAG, MCP, guardrails)
• Proficiency with relational databases and SQL

A variety of technical opportunities is one of the best things about working at The Trade Desk as a software engineer, which is why we do not expect you to know every technology we use when you…