Senior Software Engineer - Data & Distributed Systems

The Trade Desk

Bellevue, US
Base: $124,900—$228,900 usd; bonus/equity: eligibl...
On-site
Large-scale distributed systems
Petabyte-scale data challenges
Backend programming language expertise
The Trade Desk operates at an unprecedented scale, handling over 1 trillion queries per day and building large-scale distributed systems across cloud and physical data centers globally

Job Summary

  • The Trade Desk operates at an unprecedented scale, handling over 1 trillion queries per day and building large-scale distributed systems across cloud and physical data centers globally.
  • As a Senior Engineer, you will lead the design and evolution of feed definitions, focusing on performance, unifying ingest/egress paths, maximizing code reusability, and minimizing latency in a multi-cloud environment.
  • The company offers a competitive total compensation package including base salary, potential stock-based compensation, comprehensive healthcare, retirement benefits, and paid time off.

Matching Summary

The Trade Desk operates at an unprecedented scale, handling over 1 trillion queries per day and building large-scale distributed systems across cloud and physical data centers globally.

Salary

Base: $124,900—$228,900 USD; Bonus/Equity: eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders; Benefits: comprehensive healthcare, 401k, disability, life insurance, well-being benefits, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, sick time, vacation, holidays

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • large-scale distributed systems
  • petabyte-scale data challenges
  • backend programming language expertise
  • computer science fundamentals
  • agile, distributed team
  • multi-cloud environment

Nice-to-have

  • building microservices
  • cloud computing
  • Kubernetes
  • Kafka
  • machine learning
  • advanced visualizations
  • interactive user interfaces

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years of software development experience
  • experience using Vertica, Snowflake or Databricks
  • strong experience working with distributed systems
  • expertise in C#, Java, or Python

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