Senior Software Engineer

The Trade Desk; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Camden Town seeks experienced Software Engineers to own the full lifecycle of software development. You will design and deliver data-focused products while collaborating in an agile, diverse team environment. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in software engineering, fluent in programming languages like C#, Java, or Python, and has experience with distributed systems. Join us to contribute to building a better digital ecosystem.

Benefits

Collaborative work environment

Opportunities for mentorship and growth

Inclusive company culture

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development engineering experience.
• Solid understanding of computer science and engineering fundamentals.
• Comfortable working in an agile, distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deliver, and own full lifecycle development software.
• Collaborate with team members to deliver features.
• Lead others through example, mentorship, teaching.

Skills

Distributed systems

C#

Java

C++

Python

SQL

Scala

Version control systems (Git, Perforce)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Visual Studio

Visual Studio Code

Rider

Job description

Our Software Engineers are end-to-end owners who have the opportunity to participate in many aspects of designing, building, and delivering data-focused products for our stakeholders. At The Trade Desk, we believe in building the backend infrastructure of our platform with a focus on quality at scale.

Our system performs every day, 24/7, serving global traffic. We build a distributed system in a highly collaborative environment, utilizing a broad range of technologies. Our backend developers work on finding solutions to algorithmic, optimisation, and scale challenges in everything we do.

What you'll do:

• Design, build, deliver, and own full lifecycle development software from inception to production
• Demonstrate a firm grasp of the entire software development lifecycle
• Drive complex changes involving multiple components
• Deliver quality changes, including automated tests, metrics, and monitoring
• Collaborate with team members to deliver features
• Guide and review changes to product features in line with product roadmaps
• Implement and maintain product features
• Build components and processes that are regularly used by others
• Build execution plans incorporating user data, observations, and market insight
• Validate changes to ensure high quality product releases
• Work in a distributed system environment
• Understand the business objectives behind the code
• Understand system architecture fundamentals through self-directed learning
• Participate in and lead projects with a high level of technical ambiguity
• Contribute to development of comprehensive success criteria
• Lead others through example, mentorship, teaching
• Participate in hiring activities
• Use data to analyse and communicate the impact of your work on operational efficiency

Who you are:

We are a global team with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. To complement this team, you will welcome ideas that are different from your own and be well-versed in building from common ground to value, seek out, and foster invisible and visible dimensions of diversity.

Our culture is much deeper than just having fun together (though we do that well, too). We take pride in our engineers being trust-builders, generous givers, scrappy problem solvers, and gritty pursuers of excellence. You do not have to meet all the requirements below, but we believe that people who meet most of them will have a higher likelihood of succeeding in this role,

• You are comfortable working on an agile, distributed team spanning multiple time zones and continents.
• You are able to communicate effectively across both technical and non-technical audiences.
• You have a solid understanding of computer science and engineering fundamentals.
• You have experiences working with distributed systems.
• You are proficient in one or more of the following programming languages: C#, Java, C, C++, Python, SQL, or Scala.
• You have some knowledge of software development code editors: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Rider, and version control systems (Git, Perforce).
• You have 7+ years of software development engineering experience.
• You have a Bachelor's/Master's level degree in computer science or relevant engineering-related field or equivalent experience.
• You have additional nice-to-have experience in the following areas: database engines (Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres, Aerospike, Vertica, Redis), building micro-services, operating systems and cloud, Kubernetes, Kafka.

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- to medium-sized workplaces globally.