The Trade Desk

Senior Systems Engineer, Commercial Intelligence and Analytics

The Trade Desk$103K — $189K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or software engineering
  • Strong SQL skills with large, complex datasets
  • Proficiency in Python for production systems and automation
  • Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions
  • Proven track record of independent problem-solving in ambiguous environments
  • Experience collaborating with a broad range of internal stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain production systems for revenue and client performance
  • Design and operate proactive insight pipelines for business needs
  • Collaborate to integrate outputs into operational workflows
  • Deliver tools and signals to prioritize commercial efforts
  • Build durable data assets and pipelines with SQL and Python
  • Integrate AI tools responsibly within systems
  • Translate commercial problems into actionable technical plans

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision) fully paid for employees and dependents
  • 401k plan with company match
  • Short and long-term disability coverage
  • Paid sick leave and vacation time up to 160 hours after the first year
  • Parental leave and numerous paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement for certain expenses
  • Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer, Commercial Intelligence and Analytics to build high-impact analytical systems supporting TTD's cross-functional teams, with a focus on Sales and Client Services. This role sits at the intersection of commercial analytics, applied intelligence, and go-to-market execution. You will identify system gaps, design solutions, and ship scalable data systems, insight pipelines, and automated workflows that support a broad set of internal stakeholders. Working across Commercial Operations, Revenue Operations, Business Technology, Finance, and related teams, you will help translate analysis into proactive signals that improve prioritization, decision-making, and field execution. This role owns the engineering lifecycle of intelligence systems from requirements and architecture through deployment, monitoring, and iteration. You will work closely with other teams to deliver clear, trusted, and actionable intelligence that improves seller focus, client outcomes, and the overall client experience at TTD. What we do Commercial Operations is composed of closely connected functions that help TTD grow revenue in a disciplined, scalable, and data-driven way. Across these teams, we improve visibility, standardize key metrics, strengthen decision support, and help client-facing teams act with greater precision and consistency. Within this organization, Commercial Intelligence and Analytics turns commercial, product, and client data into insight products that support internal teams and improve how TTD serves, grows, and retains clients. We build data pipelines, signal frameworks, and decision-support systems that help Sales and Client Services teams understand portfolio health, prioritize effort, identify risk and opportunity earlier, and engage clients more effectively. Our work spans scalable reporting infrastructure, proactive signal delivery, and AI-assisted workflows that operationalize intelligence into durable, production-grade systems. Core mission The Senior Systems Engineer owns the design, development, and reliability of intelligence systems from requirements through production. This includes identifying where systems, automation, or infrastructure improvements can unlock better decision support. It also includes architecting insight pipelines, defining technical requirements, and building and deploying scalable solutions. The systems you build should be trusted, understandable, and useful. Success in this role is measured by the durability, reliability, and impact of the systems you ship. What you'll work with Python, SQL, Snowflake, Tableau, Git/GitLab (CI/CD), LLM APIs, Docker, Jira, Confluence What you'll do • Own and maintain the production systems that surface revenue performance, portfolio health, renewal dynamics, client opportunity, and service risk so internal teams can act on the right priorities with confidence. • Design, build, and operate proactive insight pipelines, translating recurring business needs into system architecture, data models, signal logic, and production-ready outputs so intelligence can be delivered consistently at scale. • Work directly with Business Technology and Revenue Operations to integrate intelligence outputs into dashboards, alerting systems, and operational workflows so signals reach users through the tools where decisions are made. • Build and deploy tools, signals, and automated deliverables that help teams prioritize effort, identify risk and opportunity, and act with greater precision so commercial resources are directed where they matter most. • Build trusted, production-grade data assets and pipelines using SQL, Python, validated metrics, and well-documented logic so downstream systems remain reliable, explainable, and maintainable. • Integrate AI and LLM capabilities into systems and workflows to accelerate exploration, automate documentation, detect anomalies, and improve pipeline quality so teams can move faster without sacrificing rigor. • Translate ambiguous commercial problems into concrete technical plans, stakeholder-aligned requirements, and measurable deliverables. • Identify and prioritize scalable system investments that are actionable and likely to drive broad commercial impact. • Embed intelligence outputs into go-to-market systems and instrument delivery to assess whether signals reach the right users, inform action, and improve outcomes. • Raise the team's engineering bar through rigorous documentation, automated testing, metric governance, and repeatable, version-controlled workflows. Required qualifications • 5+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, software engineering, or a similarly systems-oriented role with strong quantitative foundations. • Strong SQL skills and experience working with large, complex datasets in modern data environments. • Proficiency in Python for building production systems, automation, and data pipeline development. • Strong foundation in software development practices including version control (Git), code review, testing, and CI/CD pipelines. • Experience translating business requirements into technical designs, system architecture, and production-ready deliverables. • Experience building durable, automated systems rather than relying on ad hoc or manual processes. • Demonstrated track record of identifying opportunities, proposing solutions, and independently driving systems, automation or technical initiatives from concept through adoption, often in ambiguous or loosely defined environments. • Experience operating in technical environments while collaborating with a broad set of internal stakeholders, including client-facing teams. • Familiarity with AI- or LLM-assisted tools and strong judgment in applying them responsibly and validating outputs to ensure accuracy, rigor, and reliability. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain findings and tradeoffs clearly to a range of stakeholders. • Strong attention to data quality, metric consistency, and engineering rigor. Preferred qualifications • Experience supporting Sales, Client Services, Revenue Operations, or other go-to-market teams in analytically rigorous environments. • Experience deploying proactive signals, recommendations, or decision-support systems into production environments. • Experience building and maintaining production data pipelines or ETL/ELT systems. • Familiarity with advertising technology, digital media, measurement, or platform-based commercial models. • Experience working in high-growth, data-intensive organizations where analytics support multiple stakeholders and workflows. • Experience with Salesforce, planning tools, product telemetry, and enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake or Databricks. #LI-JS1 In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, 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 variable compensation-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 leave 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 $103,200-$189,200 USD

About The Trade Desk

The Trade Desk is a global advertising technology company that provides a self-service platform for buyers of digital advertising. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Ventura, California. The Trade Desk's mission is to empower buyers of advertising with the tools they need to reach their target audiences in a more efficient and effective way. The company's platform allows buyers to manage their advertising campaigns across multiple channels, including display, video, mobile, and social. The Trade Desk's technology uses advanced algorithms and machine learning to optimize ad campaigns in real-time, ensuring that buyers get the best possible return on their investment.
Learn more about The Trade Desk
Size
1,967 employees
Market Cap
$21.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$242.3 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+42.6%
Revenue
$836 million
NASDAQ

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