Software Engineer I

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 have also built something even stronger and more valuable: an award-winning culture based on trust, ownership, empathy, and collaboration. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

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? Come and see why Fortune magazine consistently ranks The Trade Desk among the best small-medium-sized workplaces globally.


Software Engineer I


About the Role:

Our Engineers are end-to-end owners. You will participate actively in all aspects of designing, building, and delivering products for our clients.
We have dozens of individuals, mission-focused teams working across a wide spectrum of technological challenges. You will have the opportunity, depending on your interests and aptitude, to work on large-scale distributed systems coordinating thousands of servers in cloud and physical data centers around the world, petabyte-scale data challenges, machine learning, advanced visualizations, andinteractive user interfaces to name a few.

Who We Are Looking For:


You have a sustained track record
of making significant, self-directed, and end-to-end contributions to large and impactful software projects. You think beyond just the task at hand to deeply understand the'why' behind what you are doing.

You understand engineering fundamentals.
At our scale, many off-the-shelf techniques and existing technologies (open source and enterprise) simply don't work. Youare able towork from first principles to evaluate solutions and adapt them to a unique environment.

You are a broadly skilled engineer
,accustomedtodeveloping web services.You have experiencebuildingalways-onsystems,workingacrossavarietyoftechnologiesandservicelayers.

You have a product-focused mindset.
You have thepassionandabilitytocontributetothe process ofdiscoveringwhatwill delight our clients andpushforwardoneof the worlds largest and mostinfluentialindustriestowardavisionof openness,transparency,andevidence-baseddecision-making.

You work with confidence and without ego.
Our engineers have deep knowledge and exercise a high degree ofleadershipintheirdaily work. You have strongly-held, defensible ideas, and advocate for what you believe is right. You are also adept at identifying and evaluating trade-offs, willing to be proven wrong, and quick to walk through fire to support your fellow teammates.

You value, seek out, and foster diversity.
We are a global team from many diverse backgrounds, with different experiences and perspectives. To complement this team, you will welcome ideas that are different from your own and be skilled at finding and building from common ground.

You are a

creativethinker,
not bound by"the way things have alwaysbeen done". What you know is less important thanhowwellyoulearn and innovate.We don't need engineers who know all the answers; we need engineers who can invent the answers no one has thought of yet, to the questions yet to be asked.


What We Care About:

What and how you can contributeiswhatsimportantto us. Our consideration is not limited by thekind of education you haveorthespecifictechnologies youhave experiencewith.Varietyof technical challenge is one of the best things about working at The Trade Desk as an engineer, but we do not expect you to know every technology we use when youstart.Whatwe care aboutis thatyoucanlearnquickly and solvecomplex problems using the best toolsfor the job.

Our culture runs much deeper than just having fun together (though, we do that well too...) thepeople we want on our team are trust-builders, generous givers, scrappy problem solvers, and gritty pursuers of excellence.
Does this sound like you? If so, we welcome your application and the chance to meet you.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.