AdTechTalent
Engineering2 months agoOn-site

The Trade Desk

Senior Software Engineer - Identity Team

seniorsoftware engineeringdistributed systemsbig datasparketljavac#sqldockerkubernetesawsidentitydata engineeringplatform engineeringclouddata scienceml

Key details

Salary

$125K – $229K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

5-10

Location

Bellevue, United States

Full job description

The Trade Desk is hiring a Senior Identity Engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems and data products processing petabyte-scale data. The role involves collaborating with data scientists, platform engineers, and product teams to deliver reliable, high-performance systems globally. Candidates must have 7+ years of software engineering experience in data-intensive or platform domains, with strong ownership of large data engineering projects, distributed systems expertise, and hands-on experience with big data pipelines using Spark or ETL. Proficiency in Java, C#, SQL, and familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and service-oriented architectures is required. The role focuses on building and maintaining identity graphs linking signals across devices and environments in a privacy-conscious manner, and developing frameworks to evaluate system performance. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, sick and vacation time, paid holidays, stock-based compensation, and an employee stock purchase plan. Base salary range is $124,900 to $228,900 USD. Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems and data products processing petabyte-scale data
  • Collaborate with data scientists, platform engineers, and product teams to deliver reliable, high-performance systems at global scale
  • Build and maintain large-scale identity graphs linking signals across devices, channels, and environments in a privacy-conscious way
  • Develop frameworks to evaluate identity graph performance measuring accuracy, coverage, and quality
  • Work at the intersection of data engineering, distributed systems, and data science/ML
  • Own systems end-to-end with a focus on reliability and scalability

Requirements

  • 7+ years of impactful work in Software Engineering, with experience in data-intensive or platform-oriented domains
  • Experience in the Identity space is a plus
  • Track record of ownership with significant, self-directed, end-to-end contributions to large data engineering projects
  • Experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems across cloud and physical infrastructure
  • Hands-on experience with high-throughput pipelines processing billions of records using technologies like Spark, ETL, or similar
  • Commercial development skills in Object-Oriented programming (Java, C# and SQL) and design
  • Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and web-based, service-oriented architectures
  • Product-focused mindset with passion for client delight and industry openness
  • Ability to collaborate and foster diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives

Tech stack

JavaC#SQLSparkETLDockerKubernetesAWS

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependentsRetirement benefits including 401k plan and company matchShort and long-term disability coverageBasic life insuranceWell-being benefitsReimbursement for certain tuition expensesParental leaveSick time of 1 hour per 30 hours workedVacation time up to 120 hours in the first year and 160 hours thereafterAround 13 paid holidays per yearEligibility for stock-based compensation grants based on company and individual performanceVariable compensation-based incentives and commissions depending on roleEmployee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchase

Apply now

Ready to take the next step in your career? Click the button below to continue to the application process.

Continue to applicationBrowse more jobs

Similar jobs

More roles worth a look

Related opportunities based on specialty and working model so candidates can keep momentum.