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# Senior Software Engineer

- **Company:** The Trade Desk
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $189,592.0 - $274,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Storage, Code Review, Databases, Computer Engineering, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Operational Data Store, Prometheus, SQL Databases, Grafana, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Docker
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87917701/1

## About the Role

Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and six (6) years of experience in the job offered or related role OR Master's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and four (4) years of experience in the job offered or related role. Must have four (4) years of experience with: REST APIs or gRPC; one of: Python, Java, C#, Javascript, or C++; Rational Databases, SQL; AWS; Kubernetes and Docker containers; and S3 or Azure Blob Storage. Must have two (2) years of experience with Grafana, Prometheus or similar.

## Description

Job Duties: Design and implement scalable software components and infrastructure within internal developer platforms and distributed systems to enhance engineering productivity and reliability. Optimize and refactor existing tooling, services, and workflows to reduce developer friction and improve system performance, fault tolerance, and maintainability across engineering teams. Conduct comprehensive technical design and code reviews for high-impact systems, ensuring architectural alignment, adherence to secure coding practices, and performance efficiency. Serve as a technical advisor to guide software design patterns and best practices across teams. Lead cross-functional technical initiatives by scoping and executing complex projects that span multiple services, teams, and domains, including dependency resolution, phased rollouts, and backward compatibility. Develop reusable frameworks and internal APIs to enable standardized integration and extensibility across the engineering
organization. Own shared libraries or SDKs used by multiple services and teams. Use telemetry, logs, and operational data to identify bottlenecks, quantify the impact of engineering investments, and drive decisions around prioritization and architectural improvements.


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