Lead Staff Software Engineer - Markets

The Trade Desk

3 months ago

New York, NY, USA

Senior / Staff+

H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$230k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

Design, build, deliver, and own full lifecycle development software from inception to production.
Demonstrate a firm grasp of the entire software development lifecycle.
Drive complex changes involving multiple components.
Deliver quality changes, including automated tests, metrics, and monitoring.
Collaborate with team members to deliver features.
Guide and review changes to product features in line with product roadmaps.
Implement and maintain product features.
Build components and processes that are regularly used by others.
Build execution plans incorporating user data, observations, and market insight.
Validate changes to ensure high quality product releases.
Work in a distributed system environment.
Understand the business objectives behind the code.
Understand system architecture fundamentals through self-directed learning.
Participate in and lead projects with a high level of technical ambiguity.
Contribute to development of comprehensive success criteria.
Lead others through example, mentorship, teaching.
Participate in hiring activities.
Use data to analyze and communicate the impact of your work on operational efficiency.

Comfortable working on an agile, distributed team spanning multiple time zones and continents.
Able to communicate effectively across both technical and non-technical audiences.
Solid understanding of computer science and engineering fundamentals.
Experience working with distributed systems.
Proficient in one or more programming languages: C#, Java, C, C++, Python, SQL, or Scala.
Knowledge of software development code editors and version control systems.
7+ years of software development engineering experience.
Bachelor’s/Master’s level degree in computer science or relevant engineering-related field or equivalent experience.
Additional experience in database engines, building micro-services, operating systems and cloud, Kubernetes, Kafka is a plus.

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 and basic life insurance.
Well-being benefits and reimbursement for certain tuition expenses.
Parental leave and sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked.
Vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours in 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 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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