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Senior Software Engineer

myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community, Bellevue, Washington, us, 98009

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This job is with The Trade Desk, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

Job Title Senior Software Engineer

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

Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from The Trade Desk office in Bellevue, WA.

Salary $212,202 - $274,700 / year

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable software components and infrastructure within internal developer platforms and distributed systems to enhance engineering productivity and reliability.

Optimize and refactor existing tooling, services, and workflows to reduce developer friction and improve system performance, fault tolerance, and maintainability across engineering teams.

Conduct comprehensive technical design and code reviews for high-impact systems, ensuring architectural alignment, adherence to secure coding practices, and performance efficiency.

Serve as a technical advisor to guide software design patterns and best practices across teams.

Lead cross‑functional technical initiatives by scoping and executing complex projects that span multiple services, teams, and domains, including dependency resolution, phased rollouts, and backward compatibility.

Develop reusable frameworks and internal APIs to enable standardized integration and extensibility across the company’s engineering organization; own shared libraries or SDKs used by multiple services and teams.

Use telemetry, logs, and operational data to identify bottlenecks, quantify the impact of engineering investments, and drive decisions around prioritization and architectural improvements.

Qualifications

Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related role OR Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and seven (7) years of experience in the job offered or related role.

Must have five (5) years of experience with REST APIs or gRPC; and Java, C#, or C++.

Must have four (4) years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL; Grafana and Prometheus; AWS (SQS, EC2, CloudTrail, IAM, Autoscaling, CloudWatch, ECS, EKS); Kubernetes and Docker; and S3 or Azure Blob Storage.

Strong knowledge of secure coding practices, performance optimization, and system scalability.

Experience leading cross‑functional technical initiatives and architectural design.

Location & Salary Information Candidate must reside in CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, or Washington DC for the salary range to apply. The base salary range for this role is $212,202–$274,700 USD.

Benefits & Compensation All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through stock‑based compensation grants, awarded based on company and individual performance. Additional compensation may include sales‑based incentives and commissions. Expected benefits include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full, 401(k) plan with company match, short‑ and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well‑being benefits, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, sick time (1 hour per 30 hours worked), vacation (up to 120 hours in the first year, 160 hours thereafter), and approximately 13 paid holidays per year. Employees can also purchase company stock at a discount via the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

EEO Statement As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Accessibility and Accommodation Please reach out to us at accommodations@thetradedesk.com to request an accommodation or discuss any accessibility needs you may require to access our Company Website or navigate any part of the hiring process. When you contact us, please include your preferred contact details and specify the nature of your accommodation request or questions. Any information you share will be handled confidentially and will not impact our hiring decisions.

Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Engineering and Information Technology

Industries Technology, Information and Internet

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