or apply directly on The Trade Desk's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 30 days The Trade Desk's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 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 on the User Trail team at The Trade Desk, you will focus on enhancing the analytics and observability platform that tracks user interactions with the company's products. Your role will involve setting technical direction, solving complex problems, and improving team processes while collaborating with various teams to ensure effective data usage. You will also mentor other engineers and drive improvements across the platform to meet the growing needs of the business.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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
- 11+ years of software development and engineering experience
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science or relevant engineering field or equivalent experience
- Deep expertise in backend services and/or data-intensive systems
- Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
- Experience solving ambiguous technical problems end-to-end
- Ability to weigh technical tradeoffs against business impact
Worth weighing
- No specific salary or benefits information provided
- Focus on data-intensive systems may imply a need for strong analytical skills
- Emphasis on mentorship and collaboration suggests a supportive team environment
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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