Software Engineer
The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices.
The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more. Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly. The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.
Job Title: Software Engineer I
Location: 10770 NE 8th, Suite 700, Bellevue, WA 98004
*Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from The Trade Desk, Inc. office in Bellevue, WA.
Job Duties: Design, develop, test and maintain web services at scale with C# programming language and both ASP.NET and HotChocolate frameworks. Optimize application code, database queries, and distributed system design to reduce infrastructure cost. Build command line or web based developer tools using C# and Python. Troubleshoot various systems including operating systems, build & deployment systems, and application systems. Collaborate in discussions with engineers, product managers and internal stakeholders to define project requirements and specifications. Offer guidance to new developers on team workflows and system architecture, and deliver feedback on code quality, performance, and maintainability through code reviews. Independently plan and execute projects and tasks with a clear understanding of priorities, KPIs and ROIs. Participate in designing and building out monitoring, testing and validation tools. Implement application features and bug fixes according to modern software engineering techniques and best practices without guidance.
Salary: $151,400 - $227,000 / year
Posted July 27, 2026