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-medium-sized workplaces globally.WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:**This position can be located anywhere in the U.S. where we have a physical office (hybrid-remote)****This is also a HANDS-ON role, so must be able to code (Python) as well as design the architecture and interface with some of our largest clients to creat customized solutions for them!We are looking for someone with a strong engineering & application architecture background who is well-versed in working cross-functionally on designing and building large-scale software solutions.• You have a sustained track record of making significant, self-directed, and end-to-end contributions to large and impactful software projects. You think beyond just the task at hand to deeply understand the 'why' behind what you are doing.• You are a broadly skilled engineer/architect, accustomed to developing software applications and web services. You have experience building always on systems, working across a variety of technologies and service layers. You are familiar with REST APIs, multiple integration approaches and proficient in creating cloud-native solutions using platforms like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure• You have a product-focused mindset. You have the passion and ability to discover our clients’ unique needs and business goals. You help clients achieve them by formulating effective data-driven custom solutions.• You have solid business acumen. You can credibly translate technical concepts to business value for both technical and non-technical stakeholders• You work with confidence and without ego. Our team members have deep knowledge and exercise a high degree of leadership in their daily work. You have strongly-held, defensible ideas, and advocate for what you believe is right. You are also adept at identifying and evaluating trade-offs, willing to be proven wrong, and quick to walk through fire to support your fellow teammates.• You value, seek out, and foster diversity. We are a global team from many diverse backgrounds, with different experiences and perspectives. To complement this team, you will welcome ideas that are different from your own and be skilled at finding and building from common ground.• You are a creative thinker, not bound by "the way things have always been done". What you know is less important than how well you learn and innovate. We don't need people who know all the answers; we need people who can invent the answers no one has thought of yet, to the questions yet to be asked.ABOUT THE ROLE:The Senior Solutions Architect will design and build software solutions for our clients across our spectrum of custom solution services.• You will be an end-to-end owner. You will interact with some of our largest clients to understand their requirements and business goals. Based on their business goals and requirements, you will design, build, and deploy software solutions to achieve those goals.• You will manage projects of varying complexity and duration where you will communicate advanced engineering concepts to both technical and non-technical clients, plan tasks, set timelines, manage and update stakeholders, resolve blockers and drive the process forward.• You will monitor and manage custom solutions, debug application-related issues causing solution outage or degradation, and implement necessary fixes.• You will help in building up our team through a combination of mentoring, technical leadership, making others better by raising the bar.• You will leverage background and experience to develop best practices that are scalable and repeatable, and share them with the global Solutions Architect team• You will use business acumen to credibly translate technical concepts to business value, to quickly understand the clients' needs, to build trust and confidence with clients, and to influence non-technical stakeholders• You will use pragmatic process acumen to focus on maximizing throughput in the fewest steps possible, while maintaining quality, in a controlled manner • You will build strong cross functional partnerships – This role will interact with clients, business, engineering and teams, representing many different types of personalities and opinionsWHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:• 7+ years of work experience as either a Software Engineer or a hands-on Application Architect in a technology company• Strong software engineering background with experience in writing software in a variety of programming languages (Python needed), developing backend systems, web-based UIs, and web services using relational databases (such as SQL Server, Postgres, etc.) or data warehouses (such as Vertica, Snowflake, etc.)• Strong track record of using modern application architectures such as Microservices, SOA, or Event-driven• 3+ years’ experience in building and deploying cloud-native applications in AWS • Experience executing complex integrations using both REST APIs and file-based approaches is a must• Demonstrable creative thinking and problem-solving abilities, a passion for problem-solving and learning new technologies quickly• Solid communication skills to interact with and influence some of our largest clients• Success working with clients directly, demonstrating an inquisitive mindset to deeply understand their business challenges and the opportunities that we can help unlock by mapping to custom-built features and functions• Understanding of big data platforms and data engineering is a plus• Experience with a formal project management method or managing projects is a plus• Experience working with clients, product, and engineering teams in a pre-sales role or consultative experience is a plus• Experience with Azure and GCP is a plus#LI-CP1Our Compensation and Benefits (for NY, CO, CA, and WA residents only)At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $116,800 -$214,100In accordance with NY, CO, CA, and WA law, the range provided is The Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as sales-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include 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, and 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. Click here to learn more.Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leaveThe Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. 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.
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