Full-Stack Engineer II: Build Global Ad Tech Platforms

The Trade Desk; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 138,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k plan

Paid time off

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. We build end-to-end data-focused products and operate at a global scale from Boulder, CO.

You will design and ship systems that power omnichannel advertising experiences, collaborating across identity, measurement, and bidding teams. Join an agile, distributed team with a strong emphasis on ownership, mentorship, and engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software development experience.
• Strong experience with distributed systems and backend development in C#, Java, or Python.
• Comfortable working on an agile, distributed team across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Design and build systems that orchestrate advertising across channels, ensuring a unified narrative from first impression to conversion.
• Work across team boundaries — partnering with identity, measurement, and bidding teams to integrate their capabilities into cohesive omnichannel solutions.
• Own projects end to end, from early design through production rollout and ongoing operation.
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into concrete technical designs and execution plans.
• Deliver high-quality changes with automated tests, metrics, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with product managers and business stakeholders to define what success looks like and drive toward it.
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to a culture of trust, ownership, and technical excellence.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend development

C#/Java/Python

Clear communication

Job description

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. We build end-to-end data-focused products and operate at a global scale from Boulder, CO.

You will design and ship systems that power omnichannel advertising experiences, collaborating across identity, measurement, and bidding teams. Join an agile, distributed team with a strong emphasis on ownership, mentorship, and engineering excellence.