The Trade Desk · 15 hours ago
Lead Staff Software Engineer, Front End - Deal Manager Experiences
New York
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $252K/yr
11+ years expThe Trade Desk is a company focused on delivering data-driven products for stakeholders. They are seeking a Lead Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership, manage a small team, and collaborate with product management to develop roadmaps and execution plans for initiatives.
AdvertisingDigital MediaInformation TechnologyInternetMobileNative AdvertisingSocialSoftwareVideo Advertising
Responsibilities
Actively review design and code
Deliver meaningful technical and hands-on contributions to the team's objectives
Understand strategic business priorities and communicate with the team on how their work fits into the roadmap
Collaborate with the PM (product management) team to develop the roadmap and MVP plans
Develop execution plans (resources, milestones, and timelines) for the large initiatives and roadmaps
Drive complex changes involving multiple components
Deliver quality changes, including automated tests, metrics, and monitoring
Collaborate with cross-functional team members to deliver features, including contributing to development of comprehensive success criteria
Continuously analyze and optimize team efficiency
Establish and deliver on team commitments
Measure and maintain/improve the quality of the team's contributions
Communicate important developments and changes to area leadership and other stakeholders
Manage a small team
Help team members develop career growth plans
Give regular and effective feedback
Hold weekly 1:1 meetings with direct reports
Annual reviews and compensation recommendations
Qualification
Required
comfortable working on an agile, distributed team spanning multiple time zones and continents
able to communicate effectively across both technical and non-technical audiences
solid understanding of computer science and engineering fundamentals
passionate about building beautiful and seamless user interfaces
love for, and desire to advance, the state of the art of technology
proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript
experience building enterprise level services
experience in contributing to professional growth of software engineers
experience in providing technical and project leadership of initiatives involving multiple teams
experience in leading and completing projects with a high degree of technical ambiguity
experience in working with non-technical stakeholders
experience in hiring and conducting interviews
11+ years of software development engineering experience
Bachelor's/Master's level degree in computer science or relevant engineering-related field or equivalent experience
Preferred
languages/technology on the server-side (C#, Java, NodeJS, SQL)
knowledge of front-end frameworks (React/Redux)
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents
Retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Well-being benefits
Reimbursement for certain tuition expenses
Parental leave
Sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked
Vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter
Around 13 paid holidays per year
Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package
Company
The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk is an online demand-side platform that provides buying tools for digital media buyers.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (57)
2024 (49)
2023 (38)
2022 (39)
2021 (31)
2020 (15)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$257.5MKey Investors
Wellington ManagementBridge BankHermes Growth Partners
2021-07-08Post Ipo Equity
2016-09-21IPO
2016-05-09Debt Financing· $125M
Leadership Team
Jeff Green
CEO
Mitch Waters
Senior Vice President of Client Service APAC
Recent News
2026-01-06
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