The Trade Desk
digital advertising
SeniorSoftwareEngineer–JanusPlatform
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“Senior Software Engineer – Janus Platform at The Trade Desk. Skills: platform services, distributed systems, user experience. Own design, development, evolution of Janus platform. Build self-service tooling”
Industry & Context.
solve meaningful challenges; find solutions to complex problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
platform services, internal tooling, developer infrastructure, distributed systems, availability, consistency, low-latency data propagation, ambiguity, user experience, non-technical users, ownership, measured risks, advocate for decisions
Nice to Have
learn quickly, find solutions, innovate
What You'll Do.
evolution of Janus platform
Build self-service tooling
empower cross-functional teams
Ensure platform reliability at scale
high-volume traffic handling
near real-time config propagation
Collaborate with stakeholders
translate requirements
Drive architectural decisions
set engineering quality standards
Contribute to culture
good engineering practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate closely with stakeholders; help teammates grow and succeed
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. What we do Janus is The Trade Desk's internal feature release platform — the engine behind how every product change reaches clients, from Alpha to General Availability. Our team owns the full stack of a high-availability system that integrates with hundreds of internal services and propagates config changes in near real-time. We shape how cross-functional teams across the company execute go-to-market, building workflows that let teams act independently and keep every feature launch on track. We hold engineering practices to a high standard and value people who are self-driven, take measured risks, and are motivated to help those around them. What you'll do Own the design, development, and evolution of the Janus platform end-to-end, from frontend workflows to backend infrastructure Build self-service tooling that empowers cross-functional teams to act independently and reduce bottlenecks in the feature launch process Ensure platform reliability at scale: high availability, high-volume
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