Senior Software Engineer-Data Engineer
The Trade Desk3 months ago
Base Salary
$125k - $229k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own, design, build, and operate scalable batch and near-real-time ETL/ELT data pipelines.
- Define and implement dimensional models, data marts, curated datasets, and warehouse designs optimized for performance, usability, and governance.
- Implement data quality checks, validations, monitoring, and alerting for accuracy, freshness, and trust.
- Collaborate with product managers, BI teams, data scientists, and internal business teams to create data solutions.
- Propose technical improvements, review designs, and influence standards within the established architecture.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, pairing, and documentation.
- Improve data-system performance, scalability, cost efficiency, and observability, and participate in on-call and incident response as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related field, or equivalent work experience; a master's degree is preferred.
- 6–8+ years of professional experience in software or data engineering.
- Strong expertise in SQL and analytics/reporting data modeling, including hands-on Snowflake and/or Databricks experience.
- Experience building and operating ETL/ELT pipelines with Airflow, Dagster, Glue, or similar tools.
- Proficiency in Python, Scala, Java, or similar programming languages, with familiarity with Spark-based processing.
- Understanding of Git and CI/CD practices, plus experience with data quality, observability, and operational support.
- Ability to independently deliver complex data solutions, make technical tradeoffs, collaborate effectively, and influence outcomes without formal authority.
- Preferred qualifications include petabyte-scale or high-growth data experience, governance/security/compliance knowledge, Docker or Kubernetes exposure, cloud infrastructure familiarity, AdTech or analytics-heavy experience, and BI/reporting tool experience.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision healthcare with premiums fully paid for employees and dependents.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match, short- and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
- Well-being benefits, certain tuition reimbursement, parental leave, sick time, vacation time, and approximately 13 paid holidays annually.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted company stock purchases.
- The role's base salary range is $124,900–$228,900 USD.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering