Senior Frontend Lead — Platform UI & Frameworks

The Trade Desk; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 166,200 - 304,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

401k plan with company match

15-25 vacation days per year depending on tenure

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

The Trade Desk is looking for a Lead Senior Staff Software Engineer to drive technical leadership and manage a talented team. This role involves overseeing the development of foundational experiences on The Trade Desk platform, ensuring quality, and collaborating closely with multiple teams.

Ideal candidates should have substantial experience in software development, cloud computing, and team management. The position offers a competitive base salary range of $166,200—$304,700, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of software development engineering experience.
• 1+ years of experience directly managing people.
• Solid understanding of cloud computing and trade-offs of distributed web applications.

Responsibilities

• Participate in designing, building, and delivering foundational experiences.
• Review designs, code, and architecture across the team.
• Collaborate with the PM team to develop the roadmap and MVP.

Skills

SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)

DevOps

Agile methodologies

Cloud computing

Design patterns

Frontend systems design

Programming languages proficiency

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science or relevant engineering field

Tools

JavaScript

TypeScript

Java

C#

Python

Job description

The Trade Desk is looking for a Lead Senior Staff Software Engineer to drive technical leadership and manage a talented team. This role involves overseeing the development of foundational experiences on The Trade Desk platform, ensuring quality, and collaborating closely with multiple teams.

Ideal candidates should have substantial experience in software development, cloud computing, and team management. The position offers a competitive base salary range of $166,200—$304,700, along with comprehensive benefits.