The Trade Desk

Technology

SeniorSoftwareEngineer-Back-end/DataPipeline

$125–229k San Jose, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer - Back-end/Data Pipeline at The Trade Desk. Skills: Data warehousing, Machine learning, MLOps, Data pipelines. Design data pipelines. Build data pipelines”

What You'll Achieve.

Create better outcomes

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Solve complex problems; Invent answers; Solve problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years data warehousing, Knowledge of data governance, Knowledge of data quality frameworks, Hands-on ML pipelines, Hands-on MLOps, Expertise content metadata processing, Expertise content metadata management

Nice to Have

Experience with Vertica, Experience with Snowflake, Experience with Databricks, MLOps in personalization, MLOps in content recommendations, MLOps in ad-tech solutions, MLOps in e-commerce optimization, Experience in streaming platforms, Experience in TVOS platforms, Experience in e-commerce data ecosystems

What You'll Do.

Design data pipelines

Maintain data pipelines

Process content catalog data

Develop data processing workflows

Handle large-scale data

Collaborate with data scientists

Integrate models and algorithms

Build data integration solutions

Connect data destinations

Implement observability

Ensure pipeline reliability

Ensure pipeline performance

Optimize data storage

Optimize data retrieval

Contribute architectural decisions

Understand business requirements

Translate requirements to solutions

Apply data engineering best practices

Perform data quality checks

Implement error handling

Implement recovery mechanisms

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Nimble innovative team

Full Job Description

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 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. 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 have also built something even stronger and more valuable: an award-winning culture based on trust, ownership, empathy, and collaboration. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive 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? Come and see why Fortune magazine consistently ranks The Trade Desk among the best small- to medium-sized workplaces globally. WHO WE ARE: We're a small, high-impact team building the

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