Sr Software Engineer - High Performance Computing

Overview The Trade Desk is a global technology company with a mission to create a better, more open internet for everyone through principled, intelligent advertising. Handling over 1 trillion queries per day, our platform operates at an unprecedented scale. We value an inclusive culture based on trust, ownership, empathy, and collaboration, and we are committed to fostering spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day. Do you have a passion for solving hard problems at scale? Are you eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team where your contributions will make a meaningful difference in building a better media ecosystem? Fortune magazine consistently ranks The Trade Desk among the best small- to medium-sized workplaces globally. What We Do Our Software Engineers are end-to-end owners who participate in all aspects of designing, building, and delivering data-focused products for our stakeholders. At The Trade Desk we believe that each engagement with internal and external stakeholders is unique. You will have opportunities, based on your interests and background, to work on large-scale distributed systems coordinating thousands of servers in cloud and physical data centers around the world, petabyte-scale data challenges, machine learning, advanced visualizations, and interactive user interfaces. About the Role The High-Performance Computing team powers the core bidding platform by supplying large amounts of user and graph data, ensuring data availability, freshness and quality. You will work on system-level optimization in throughput and network bandwidth and apply probabilistic algorithms to support future scale of user targeting data. You will be responsible for ensuring health and scalability of the user data infrastructure as our platform evolves. We expect our engineers to be end-to-end owners, participating in all aspects of the software lifecycle, including research, experimentation, architecture, coding, quality assurance, monitoring, maintenance, continuous optimization, and automation. We have dozens of mission-focused teams and opportunities to work on large-scale distributed systems coordinating thousands of servers in cloud and physical data centers around the world, with petabyte-scale data challenges, machine learning, advanced visualizations, and interactive user interfaces. Senior Engineers contribute to more than our product: they help build the team through mentoring, technical leadership, and/or direct management of small teams. Who you are Our culture is deeper than just having fun together. We take pride in engineers who are trust-builders, generous givers, scrappy problem solvers, and relentless pursuers of excellence. You do not have to meet all the requirements below, but you will have a higher likelihood of succeeding if you meet most of them. Skills and Experience The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 6+ years’ professional experience in a high-impact software development environment. Hands-on experience with a variety of platforms and technologies: .NET Core & C#, Java, Linux, Networking, Streaming Systems, NoSQL databases, Distributed Systems. Deep expertise at the intersection of distributed systems, high-performance computing, mathematics, and advertising; ideally someone who has built large-scale distributed systems and understands the ads ecosystem. Be responsible for planning and execution of initiatives, guiding and assigning work for other team members, but not necessarily as a people manager. Understanding of Agile development methodology and development practices. A Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science or related engineering field, or equivalent experience. Not everyone has the same level of access to opportunities. We emphasize what you can contribute, and our consideration is not limited by the level of education you have. Key Attributes You understand engineering fundamentals and think from first principles; at our scale, many off-the-shelf techniques and existing technologies may not work, so you must evaluate specific solutions for specific problems. You have proven records of building distributed systems that are always online. You work with confidence and without ego, defend your ideas, evaluate trade-offs, and support your teammates, while being ready to be challenged and to change your mind. You value, seek out, and foster diversity in a global team with varied backgrounds and perspectives. You are a creative thinker, eager to learn and innovate, and not bound by traditional approaches. Variety of technical opportunities is one of the best things about working at The Trade Desk as a software engineer; we do not expect you to know every technology when you start. What we care about is your ability to learn quickly and solve complex problems with the right tools. We value learning and invention over knowing all the answers from day one. Note: The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer and does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Compensation and Benefits In accordance with state laws, base compensation is a reasonable estimate of the base salary for this role and may differ based on experience, knowledge, skills, and location. The base salary range is $124,900—$228,900 USD. The Trade Desk may offer stock-based compensation, incentives, and other compensation depending on the role, along with comprehensive benefits (healthcare, 401k with company match, disability coverage, life insurance, well-being benefits, tuition reimbursement where applicable, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays). Eligible employees may participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and other benefits. This description is not a contract and represents current policies, which may change. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Trade Desk