or apply directly on The Trade Desk's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 28 days The Trade Desk's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 5% of The Trade Desk's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at The Trade Desk
- high 97 stale, 3 reposted of 159 open
- Hiring momentum
- 290 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from The Trade Desk's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for The Trade Desk.
About this role
As a Staff Software Engineer at The Trade Desk, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend data pipelines for processing large-scale content and metadata using frameworks like Apache Spark. Your role will involve optimizing data processing workflows, implementing secure RESTful APIs, and collaborating with data scientists to integrate machine learning models into production. You will also contribute to architectural decisions and ensure the reliability and performance of data pipelines.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of The Trade Desk as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering or related field
- Five years of experience in the job offered or related role
- Three years of experience with software development in Python, Java, or Scala
- Three years of experience building and deploying services on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Three years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production
- Two years of experience designing and building data pipelines using distributed data processing frameworks (Apache Spark)
What you get
- 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
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided is broad and may vary based on experience and skills
- Role involves working with large-scale distributed systems which can be complex
- No mention of remote work flexibility beyond normal commuting distance from the Bellevue office
Summarised from The Trade Desk's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by The Trade Desk on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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