Sr Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Enablement

Thetradedesk; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 124,900 - 228,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Stock options

Retirement benefits

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

The Trade Desk is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer on the AI Enablement team. You will own end-to-end delivery, designing intelligent agentic systems that integrate LLMs with enterprise data and workflows, and building RAG applications to deliver contextual insights.

You will mentor teammates, drive high‑impact features across teams, and ensure scalable deployments with CI/CD. Join a nimble, collaborative group impacting productivity and value across The Trade Desk.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 1–2+ years building AI-powered systems.
• Proficient in Python; knowledge of C#, SQL, or TypeScript/React.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication across technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy intelligent agentic systems that integrate LLMs with enterprise data and workflows.
• Develop Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) applications using Azure AI Search and vector databases.
• Build agents with Copilot, Claude, and Copilot Studio for enterprise guardrails.
• Create conversational agents to meet stakeholder needs and deliver business value.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver high-impact features and measure success.
• Implement automated testing, monitoring, and data-driven evaluation.
• Mentor teammates and foster innovation.

Skills

Python

C#

SQL

TypeScript

React

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or related engineering field

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Semantic Kernel

Azure AI Search

Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot

Anthropic Claude

Job description

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, helping advertisers reach audiences across the open internet.

What we do

You’ll join a software engineering team building internal AI solutions that support teams across The Trade Desk. We leverage large language models, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), agentic systems, and enterprise platforms like Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic Claude to improve productivity, streamline workflows, and reduce operational friction.

Our team also plays a key role in AI enablement across the company—supporting teams as they adopt Copilot, Claude, and similar tools, designing and deploying custom AI agents, and guiding partners through their AI journey from idea to impact.

As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer on the AI Enablement team, you’ll be an end‑to‑end owner—collaborating closely with stakeholders, identifying opportunities, and delivering tools that make a real impact. We’re a nimble, fast‑paced, and highly collaborative group that thrives on transforming the way teams operate and driving greater value across The Trade Desk.

What you’ll do

• Design and deploy intelligent agentic systems that integrate large language models (LLMs) with enterprise data, tools, and workflows using frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, and Semantic Kernel.
• Develop Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) applications using tools like Azure AI Search, vector databases, and secure enterprise connectors to deliver contextual insights.
• Build and deploy agents using Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Anthropic Claude, and similar platforms to help teams operationalize solutions within enterprise guardrails.
• Build and iterate on conversational agents that solve real‑world problems, meet stakeholder needs, and deliver measurable business value.
• Deliver high‑impact features by collaborating across teams, leading through ambiguity, and aligning technical solutions with business goals.
• Drive quality and performance through automated testing, monitoring, and data‑driven evaluation of success criteria, user adoption, and operational efficiency.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.

Who you are

• You have a Bachelor’s/Master’s level degree in computer science or a relevant engineering field, or equivalent experience.
• You have 8–10+ years of software engineering experience, including 1–2+ years working on AI‑powered systems or products.
• You are proficient in Python and comfortable with additional languages such as C#, SQL, or TypeScript/React.
• You’re excited about AI enablement, including helping teams adopt platforms like Microsoft Copilot, Anthropic Claude and Copilot Studio, building agents, and guiding others through their AI journey.
• You have a good foundational knowledge of or hands‑on experience with LLM orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel) and prompt engineering using LLM APIs.
• You have experience productionizing applications and implementing CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable, scalable deployments.
• You are skilled in data ingestion and transformation using APIs, ETL pipelines, and connectors, and familiar with vector databases and retrieval strategies.
• You communicate clearly across technical and non‑technical audiences and thrive in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment.
• You are a fast learner who adapts quickly to new technologies and solves complex problems with creativity and pragmatism.

$124,900 – $228,900 USD per year (base salary). All employees may be eligible for The Trade Desk’s stock‑based compensation grants, variable incentive awards, and other benefits such as comprehensive healthcare, retirement benefits, disability coverage, life insurance, wellness benefits, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, sick time, vacation, paid holidays and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid if a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement is hired. The Trade Desk is an equal‑opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

[LA JOBS ONLY] The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652.

[SF JOBS ONLY] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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