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Staff Software Engineer - Custom Solutions

The Trade Desk

$137,300 - $251,800
Dec 18, 2025
Bellevue, WA, US • San Francisco, CA, US • San Jose, CA, US
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The Trade Desk is looking to solve the problem of enabling advertisers to unlock advanced capabilities in the programmatic advertising space by designing and building custom solutions that extend the platform's capabilities.

Requirements

  • Deep experience designing and building large-scale, distributed systems across client-facing applications, backend services, and data workflows
  • Proven ability to own architecture and technical direction for complex, end-to-end systems
  • Strong knowledge of data processing frameworks and workflows, with experience scaling systems for data-intensive workloads
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, C, or Scala
  • Solid understanding of data modeling concepts and experience with relational and cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Vertica)
  • Familiarity with big data technologies (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and best practices for building resilient, high-performance systems
  • Track record of leading and completing projects with high levels of technical ambiguity while mentoring and growing peers

Responsibilities

  • Drive architecture and design for end-to-end systems within Custom Solutions, influencing platform patterns and best practices across teams
  • Develop custom APIs and backend services that integrate seamlessly with the core platform
  • Optimize data storage, retrieval, and API performance for global-scale programmatic workloads
  • Apply best practices in software engineering across the stack for scalability, maintainability, and resilience
  • Create and maintain data processing workflows and automation solutions to support large-scale advertiser operations
  • Collaborate with data scientists to integrate productionized models and algorithms into full-stack systems for advanced bidding and analytics
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and observability across frontend and backend systems to maintain reliability and performance

Other

  • 11+ years of software development experience, with significant experience building and scaling production systems
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Strong communication skills for aligning technical decisions with business priorities across technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to work in a collaborative environment and partner closely with clients and cross-functional teams
  • Must be a resident of CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, or Washington DC