Sr AI Enablement Engineer

The Trade Desk • Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. The business engineering team builds internal AI solutions that support teams across The Trade Desk, leveraging large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic systems, and enterprise platforms like Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic Claude to improve productivity, streamline workflows, and reduce operational friction. This team also plays a key role in AI enablement across the company, supporting teams as they adopt Copilot, Claude and similar tools, designing and deploying custom AI agents, and guiding partners through their AI journey. As a Sr AI Enablement Engineer, you will be an end-to-end owner, collaborating closely with stakeholders, identifying opportunities, and delivering tools that make a real impact. This is a nimble, fast-paced, and highly collaborative group that thrives on transforming the way teams operate and driving greater value across The Trade Desk.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master’s level degree in computer science or relevant engineering-related field or equivalent experience.
• 8-10+ years of software engineering experience, including 1-2+ years working on AI-powered systems or products.
• Knowledge of Python and comfortable with additional languages such as C#, SQL, or TypeScript/React.
• Skilled in data ingestion and transformation using APIs, ETL pipelines, and connectors, and familiar with vector databases and retrieval strategies.
• Communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiences and thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• A fast learner who adapts quickly to new technologies and solves complex problems with creativity and pragmatism.

Nice To Haves

• Excited about AI enablement, including helping teams adopt platforms like Microsoft Copilot, Anthropic Claude and Copilot Studio, building agents, and guiding others through their AI journey.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy intelligent agentic systems that integrate large language models (LLMs) with enterprise data, tools, and workflows using frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, and Semantic Kernel.
• Contribute to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications using tools like Azure AI Search, vector databases, and secure enterprise connectors to deliver contextual insights.
• Build and deploy agents using Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Anthropic Claude, and similar platforms to help teams operationalize solutions within enterprise guardrails.
• Build and iterate on conversational agents that solve real-world problems, meet stakeholder needs, and deliver measurable business value.
• Deliver high-impact features by collaborating across teams, leading through ambiguity, and aligning technical solutions with business goals.
• Drive quality and performance through automated testing, monitoring, and data-driven evaluation of success criteria, user adoption, and operational efficiency.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.

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
• Eligibility for stock-based compensation grants
• Variable compensation-based incentives and commissions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior