Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Services

Company: The Trade Desk, Inc.
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

The Trade Desk approach to infrastructure is in the midst of an exciting transformation toward SOA and we need your help! Up until now we've grown to massive scale via a centralized Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team. As embracers of change, we've decided that the best route forward is through smaller, focused teams. Now that we've decentralized, we're working on a self-service, Infrastructure as a Service, transformation. We have opportunities working with Kubernetes, Kafka, multiple cloud providers, and an ever-expanding physical server footprint. Transformations are challenging but they provide multiple opportunities for a positive impact on a growing company. If this sounds like an exciting pursuit, we'd love to talk to you!ABOUT THE ROLE:As a Senior Software Engineer with a specialization in Infrastructure you will:

• Create and maintain in-house service oriented solutions at scale for the infrastructure required to run a globally distributed system handling over 15 million requests per second.
• Help product teams ship more efficiently and safely through automation, tools, and processes which can be used by all teams at The Trade Desk.
• Ensure supportability by innovating solutions for our infrastructure through building, implementing, operating, and adding features to self-service tooling and automation.
• Participate in root-cause analysis and postmortem discussions to effectively drive long-term operational health improvements.
• Analyze for process gaps and implement solutions to speed up execution and reduce manual toil.
• While this is not strictly a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) role, there are elements of the mindset that apply-- configuration management, capacity modeling, monitoring, data collection and analysis, key performance indicator definitions, and tracking.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:Skills and Experience
  • Experience writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code in any of the following languages: TypeScript, Go/Golang, or C#.
  • Designing, developing, deploying, and supporting service-oriented applications.
  • Domain knowledge in one or more of the following:
    • Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD, Backstage.
    • Kafka, Service Discovery (i.e. Consul).
    • AWS, Azure, Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun).
    • Linux operating system internals, filesystems, storage technologies, protocols, and networking stack.
    • GitOps tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.Key AttributesTechnical Contributions:
      • An understanding of systems design as well as the advantages or drawbacks to various approaches.
      • Experience building always-on systems, working across a variety of technologies and service layers.
      • Uses a data driven approach to both daily time investments as well as long-term bets.Operationally Efficient:
        • Operate in a way that reduces complexity and cuts operational risks with a solid grasp of costs and the return on investment-- of time, implementation, customer impact.
        • A track record of making significant and self-directed contributions to large and impactful projects.
        • Actively communicate with your team as well as across the organization to effectively drive toward a unified goal.
        • Practical problem solving, superb communication and documentation skills.An Empathetic, Objective, Critical Thinker:
          • Thinking beyond the task at hand to deeply understand the 'why' behind an objective.
          • A welcoming of ideas, and understanding of, perspectives that are different from your own and an interest in seeking and building from a common ground.
          • You are a creative thinker, not bound by "the way things have always been done" but are thinking of the questions nobody has thought of and are "yet to be asked". What you know is less important than how well you learn, innovate, collaborate, and adapt.
          • As a global team from many diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, you value and seek out paths for fostering diversity.The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only: In accordance with CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC law, the range provided is The Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as sales-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include 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, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year. Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave.At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $124,900-$228,900 USD.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to making our job application process accessible to everyone and to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you have a disability or medical condition and require an accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact us at .You can also contact us using the same email address if you have a disability and need assistance to access our Company website.When contacting us, please provide your contact information and specify the nature of your accessibility issue.
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