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Senior Software Engineer – Backend

The Trade Desk

$183,000 - $274,700
Sep 11, 2025
San Jose, CA, US • Seattle, WA, US
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At The Trade Desk, the business problem is to build and maintain the backend infrastructure of the platform with a focus on quality at scale, serving global traffic and processing a trillion queries per day.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in one or more languages: C, Java, C++, SQL
  • Experience building APIs (REST, GraphQL, or GRPC)
  • Knowledge of Software development code editors (Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Rider)
  • Version control systems (Git)
  • Distributed systems experience
  • Good understanding of authN/Z protocols (OIDC, OAuth)
  • Experience working with GraphQL
  • Databases (Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres, Redis)

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, deliver and own full lifecycle development software from inception to production
  • Drive complex changes involving multiple components
  • Deliver quality changes, including automated tests, metrics and monitoring
  • Implement and maintain product features
  • Build components and processes that are regularly used by others
  • Lead projects with a high degree of technical ambiguity
  • Validate changes to ensure high quality product releases

Other

  • 5+ years software development experience
  • Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals
  • Cross group collaboration skills
  • Ability to learn quickly and find solutions to complex problems
  • Experience building micro-services
  • Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents