Irvine, United States; New York, US; San Francisco, United States
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The Trade Desk is seeking a senior full-stack engineer to lead the technical direction of a talent acquisition platform leveraging AI and workflow automation. Responsibilities include designing, building, and maintaining full-stack applications and operational tools, integrating recruiting and HR systems (e.g., Greenhouse, Workday, CRM/TRM), and developing AI-powered tools to improve recruiting quality and productivity. The role requires 5+ years of experience in business systems or automation/data platforms, including 1-3 years in Talent Acquisition or Recruiting Operations, strong full-stack development skills (React, TypeScript, Node/Express), experience with APIs and data architecture, and technical leadership capabilities. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans with company match, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, sick and vacation time, paid holidays, stock-based compensation, and an employee stock purchase plan. The base salary range is $113,500 to $208,100 USD. Locations include Irvine, CA; New York, NY; and San Francisco, CA.
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Own the technical direction for a talent acquisition platform capability leveraging AI and workflow automation, including architecture, technology choices, data models, and engineering standards
Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications and operational tools end to end, from development through testing and deployment
Partner with People Systems and Business Engineering teams to integrate recruiting and HR systems of record (e.g., Greenhouse, Workday, CRM/TRM tools), maintaining accurate and synchronized data pipelines
Design and build AI-powered tools, agents, and automations to improve recruiting quality and productivity, evaluating emerging AI capabilities and translating them into practical solutions
Partner closely with stakeholders within and outside Talent Acquisition to translate business challenges into scalable technical solutions
Act as a trusted technical partner to non-technical stakeholders by gathering requirements, setting expectations, communicating trade-offs, and incorporating feedback through iteration
Requirements
5+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling business systems, applications, or automation/data platforms
1–3 years working directly within a Talent Acquisition or Recruiting Operations function
Experience owning technical leadership for a system or platform, setting architecture and engineering standards, and driving delivery from design through production
Strong full-stack engineering ability with experience in modern web app development (React, TypeScript, Node/Express or similar), APIs, and data architecture
Experience integrating systems and building data pipelines across platforms with strong attention to data-model correctness and source-of-truth consistency
Ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into scalable technical solutions end to end
Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a builder mentality
Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependentsRetirement benefits such as a 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 for full-time employees up to 120 hours through the first year and 160 hours thereafterAround 13 paid holidays per yearEligibility for stock-based compensation grantsVariable compensation-based incentives and commissionsEmployee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchase
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