principal software engineering Principal Engineer tech_leadership
$124,900 – $228,900
USD per year

About this role

The Trade Desk is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Bellevue, WA | Boston, MA | Boulder, CO | Chicago, IL | Denver, CO | Los Angeles, CA | New York City, NY | San Francisco, CA | San Jose, CA | Seattle, WA | Ventura. The posting calls out experience with Python, TypeScript, C#, SQL. Compensation is listed at $124,900–$228,900 per year.

Role
Principal Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Bellevue, WA | Boston, MA | Boulder, CO | Chicago, IL | Denver, CO | Los Angeles, CA | New York City, NY | San Francisco, CA | San Jose, CA | Seattle, WA | Ventura
Department
Software Engineering

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Job description

from The Trade Desk careers

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more.

Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.

The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.

What we do

You’ll join a business 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.

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