Job Title: Data Scientist II

　　Location: 10900 NE 8th Street, Suite 1300, Bellevue, WA 98004

　　*Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from The Trade Desk, Inc. office in Bellevue, WA.

　　Job Duties:Design and create novel forward contracts for the programmatic advertising ecosystem.by combining economic theory of markets and statistical properties of cryptographic data structures. Examine cryptographic theories to create new and improved data structures that allow privacy safe exchange of key audience information for forward contracts. Apply various statistical, probabilistic and machine learning models to forecast of future availability of inventory which will form the basis of forward contracts. Develop statistical methods to ensure the quality of and reliability of data provided by both buyers and sellers of forward contracts. Run simulations to quantify the errors introduced by probabilistic data structure and demonstrate the business gain for publishers and advertisers with game theory. Program in Scala and Spark to implement algorithms and data structures at the scale of terabytes and petabytes. Present work to stakeholders on both the buy side and sell side of forward contracts. Ensure parity between the data provided by buyers and the data provided by sellers in forward contracts.

　　Salary: $174,117 - $220,800/year

　　Job Requirements:Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or a data-driven role OR Master's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or a data-driven role. Must have three (3) years of experience with: machine learning, time series and simulation; programming in Scala, Python, R, and SQL; and data analysis, pattern mining, and

　　visualization. Must have one (1) year of experience with: big data and cloud computing technologies, including Spark, Hadoop, and AWS; and privacy-safe data storage, measurement, and modeling.

　　NY, CO, CA, and WA residents only: In 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 differ 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 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$174,117-$220,800 USD