[Hiring] Software Engineer II @The Trade Desk

Role Description

The Trade Desk is seeking a Software Engineer II to:

• Develop new features for and improve the quality of The Trade Desk’s real-time bidding software.
• Design, build, deliver, and own full lifecycle development software from inception to production.
• Drive complex changes involving multiple components across our bidding infrastructure.
• Deliver quality changes, including automated tests, metrics, and monitoring.
• Validate changes in The Trade Desk’s bidding software as part of a regular release process.
• Understand system architecture fundamentals through self-directed learning.
• Participate in the interview hiring process by conducting pre-selected technical interview questions and sharing results with the hiring manager.
• Collaborate in code review and design review of fellow software engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or related field.
• Working knowledge of the following skills gained through coursework or experience:
• Soft real-time distributed systems.
• One or more of the following programming languages: C#, Java, C, C++.
• Software development code editors with one or more of the following: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Rider.
• Version control systems (Git, Perforce).
• Working in large scale code bases with ambiguous goals and multiple stakeholders.
• Operating systems fundamentals.
• Profiling and analyzing memory dumps to optimize latency sensitive systems.
• Using SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, or a similar RDBMS in a performance-sensitive context.

Requirements

• Position requires working knowledge of the skills listed in the qualifications section.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents.
• Retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Well-being benefits.
• Reimbursement for certain tuition expenses.
• Parental leave.
• Sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked.
• Vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours through the first year and 160 hours thereafter.
• Around 13 paid holidays per year.
• Employees can purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.