Software Engineer II

Company: The Trade Desk
Location: San Jose
Posted on: September 21, 2023

Job Description:

The Trade Desk is a global technology company with a mission to create a better, more open internet for everyone through principled, intelligent advertising. Handling over 1 trillion queries per day, our platform operates at an unprecedented scale. We have also built something even stronger and more valuable: an award-winning culture based on trust, ownership, empathy, and collaboration. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.Do you have a passion for solving hard problems at scale? Are you eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team where your contributions will make a meaningful difference in building a better media ecosystem? Come and see why Fortune magazine consistently ranks The Trade Desk among the best small-medium-sized workplaces globally. Job Title: Software Engineer II
Location: 50 W San Fernando Street, Suite 1800, San Jose, CA 95113
*Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from The Trade Desk, Inc. office in San Jose, CA. Job Duties:Understand the design, implementation and operation of Apache Spark systems and develop Airflow jobs to orchestrate data processing pipelines and drive improvements to the large scale data-processing systems in Connected TV. Fix any errors or problems in the software components, including improvements to the software that allow it to run faster, process more data, or operate more cheaply. Work with team leadership, product managers and other engineers in Connected TV to make designs proposals for new software or modifying existing software. Make estimates of how long it will take to implement/execute a design and infrastructure costs and determine whether it meets feasibility constraints, modifying the design or scoping the plan as necessary. Work with project managers and other area experts to understand technical limitations and capabilities of data-processing systems and incorporate it into their plans and day-to-day work in the implementation of those plans. Work with other engineers to understand broader aspects of system limitations and capabilities and tailor their Connected TV feature design and implementation plans. Make plans to deploy the software they build into production and execute those plans. Develop unit tests, validation procedures and CI/CD pipelines to ensure correctness of the software components implemented. Design and build monitoring, metrics, dashboards and alerting to ensure detection of errors and respond to them appropriately with changes to correct the errors. Utilize and extend existing metrics, query plans, and modify Spark jobs to analyze and monitor cost of components, and review periodically with the team to ensure cost constraints are met.Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computational Engineering or related field and one (1) year of experience in the job offered or related role. Must have one (1) year of experience with: applying computer science and software engineering fundamentals to large scale data processing systems; distributed systems; python, C# or Scala programming languages; working within the Amazon Web Services environment; software development code editors and version control systems; and unit tests, code deployment, and CI/CD pipelines. #LI-DNI 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.About UsOur media-buying platform helps deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers - and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency.For the past 10 years, we've been transforming media for the benefit of humankind. We're passionate about keeping the internet free and open to everyone, because when content creators thrive, the internet as a whole prospers - free of the restrictions from a few big companies.So if you're talented, driven, creative, and hungry to bring something entirely new and wildly ambitious into the world (and have some fun doing it), then we want to talk.
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