Lead Staff Software Engineer

Location: London · Category: Engineering & Development · Seniority: Lead · Posted: July 30, 2026 · Verified: Sep 20, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This role is a lead staff software engineering position, responsible for guiding technical direction and architecture. The engineer will lead complex projects and mentor other engineers.
Source & Transparency: This position was structured directly from the publicly accessible career portal of The Trade Desk. Details on the employer’s original job posting are authoritative. Polaris7 charges no placement fees and conducts no candidate screening.

About the company

The Trade Desk

thetradedesk.com

Independent DSP for omnichannel programmatic advertising on the open internet.

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