Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Custom Solutions

The Trade Desk is a global technology company with a mission to create a better, more open internet for everyone through principled, intelligent advertising. As a Senior Manager, Software Engineering, you will lead globally distributed engineering teams building and operating large-scale, highly available systems.

Requirements

• 13+ years of software development experience, including building and maintaining production systems.
• 5+ years of experience managing managers and/or leading multiple teams through senior technical leaders.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related engineering field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong technical background in distributed systems, API design, and cloud infrastructure, able to guide architecture and tradeoffs at scale.
• Proven ability to run complex, cross-functional programs with high ambiguity, competing priorities, and external stakeholders.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management, able to align teams and drive decisions with clarity and credibility.
• Deep understanding of modern software development practices (engineering excellence, operational rigor, delivery mechanisms).
• Experience operating in an Agile environment across multiple concurrent initiatives and geographically distributed teams.
• Ad-tech domain experience is a plus.

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
• 13 paid holidays per year