The Trade Desk
Enterprise SaaSDirect Greenhouse career site

Software Engineer II

Pay
$151,400 – $227,000 per year
Location
Bellevue, WA
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Education
Bachelor's degree
Listed
30 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • soft real-time distributed systems
  • C#
  • Java
  • SQL Server

Also useful

  • memory profiling
  • Postgres
  • MySQL

Stated benefits & perks

  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k match
  • Parental leave

About the role

Location: 10770 NE 8th St., Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004

*Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from The Trade Desk, Inc. office in Bellevue, WA.

Job Duties

  • 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 hiring manager.
  • Collaborate in code review and design review of fellow software engineers.

Salary

$151,400 - $227,000 / year

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or related field.

Position requires 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, and 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; and using SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, or a similar RDBMS in a performance-sensitive context.

  • #LI-DNI
  • In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and location.

All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as variable compensation-based incentives and commissions.

Plus, expected benefits for this role include 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 thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year.

Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Pay and benefits

The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package. Click here to

Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave

At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $151,400—$227,000 USD

Please reach out to us at accommodations@ thetradedesk. com to request an accommodation or discuss any accessibility needs you may require to access our Company Website or navigate any part of the hiring process.

When you contact us, please include your preferred contact details and specify the nature of your accommodation request or questions. Any information you share will be handled confidentially and will not impact our hiring decisions.

About The Trade Desk

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world's leading independent platform for digital advertising, with over 3,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet - from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more.

Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world's brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.

The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges - from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you're driven to solve meaningful challenges, we'd love to meet you.

Read the original posting

From The Trade Desk's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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