The Trade Desk · 2 weeks ago
Senior Data Scientist-Measurement
The Trade Desk is a global technology company focused on principled and intelligent advertising. They are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to research and apply advanced modeling techniques to solve measurement problems in Advertising Technology, collaborating with engineering to deliver data-focused products for clients.
AdvertisingDigital MediaInformation TechnologyInternetMobileNative AdvertisingSocialSoftwareVideo Advertising
Responsibilities
Explore, evaluate and deploy models to solve the problem of 'Are TTD ads driving incremental lift?'
Help to define and build methods to optimize towards causal effects
Explore data from various sources within TTD and prototype ETL pipelines to collect them for model training
Design and analyze experiments (e.g. A/B test) to validate model results
Work with cross-functional stakeholders to come up with the best implementation and testing plan
Communicate learnings from data and insights from models in compelling ways to influence product decisions
Qualification
Required
Proficient in open-source languages, you have a strong passion for enhancing and expanding your technical skills
Hands-on development of statistical and machine learning models and solutions utilizing open-source tools and cloud computing platforms
Deep understanding of the foundations of statistics and machine learning models
Hands-on experience building models at scale
A track record of owning a project end-to-end (from research to production)
Partnership with a cross-functional team of data scientists, engineers and product managers to deliver advanced analytics or models
Possessing a keen sense of data intuition and the ability to innovate in the field of causal inference and/or machine learning
BS/MS with 4+ years or a PhD with 2+ years of experience working in a DS or ML role that involves bringing products from ideation to production
Experience in causal inference and lift measurement
Experience of designing experiments in a production environment
Proficient in Python
The ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders, making architecture recommendations, ensuring effective execution, and measuring quality of outcomes
Preferred
Experience in programmatic advertising is a plus
Experience running heavy workloads on a distributed computing cluster (especially EMR or Databricks), leveraging technologies like Spark to work with large datasets preferred
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
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
Company
The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk is an online demand-side platform that provides buying tools for digital media buyers.
H1B Sponsorship
The Trade Desk has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (57)
2024 (49)
2023 (38)
2022 (39)
2021 (31)
2020 (15)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$257.5MKey Investors
Wellington ManagementBridge BankHermes Growth Partners
2021-07-08Post Ipo Equity
2016-09-21IPO
2016-05-09Debt Financing· $125M
Recent News
2026-01-06
Company data provided by crunchbase