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.
Job Title: Software Engineer II
Location: 425 Market Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105
*Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from The Trade Desk, Inc. office in San Francisco, CA.
Job Duties: Design, develop, and maintain backend services and system components using object oriented languages such as Java, Scala, or Python, following internal coding standards and design guidelines. Design and implement data processing workflows using Apache Spark or other large-scale distributed data processing frameworks to support business analytics and product requirements. Develop high-performance and scalable data access layers, including implementing algorithms for efficient querying, caching strategies, and low-latency data retrieval. Implement and maintain cloud-native services deployed on container orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes, ECS) and integrate with cloud infrastructure components (e.g. IAM policies, load balancers, service meshes). Design and validate API contracts, service interfaces, and cross-service communication patterns, including REST, RPC, or asynchronous messaging. Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Gitlab CI), including automated build processes, test execution, and controlled deployment workflows to ensure reliable software delivery. Instrument applications for observability by implementing metrics, structured logs, or distributed tracing to improve system transparency and operational insight. Investigate and resolve software defects or performance issues by analyzing logs, system metrics, and profiling results, collaborating with relevant teams as needed. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to convert business and functional requirements into technical specifications and system designs with clear performance and reliability goals.
Salary: $151,400 - $227,000/year
Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field. Position requires working knowledge of the following skills gained through coursework or experience: at least one programming language, including Java, Scala, or Python; container orchestration platforms, including Kubernetes, and containerization technologies, including Docker; designing and validating API contracts and service interfaces, including REST, RPC, or asynchronous messaging patterns; implementing CI/CD workflows, including Gitlab CI, and automate builds, testing and controlled deployments; observability practices, including metrics, structured logging, or distributed tracing instrumentation; and diagnosing and debugging software issues using logs, system metrics, or profiling tools.
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