Staff Data Scientist, Open Path

The Trade Desk•San Jose, CA

78d

About The Position

At TTD, data scientists partner closely with engineering throughout the entire product lifecycle-from ideation to production and ongoing monitoring. Our data scientists are true end-to-end owners, actively involved in designing, researching, building, and delivering data-driven products that empower our clients and traders. We are seeking a Staff Data Scientist to join the Open Path team. In this role, you will focus on developing metrics to quantify supply path efficiency and applying scalable data science modeling on large-scale datasets to improve the buying strategy.

Requirements

Possess a keen sense of data intuition and the ability to innovate in the field of metric development, performance diagnosis, causal inference, and/or statistical modeling. Experienced in cross functional collaboration and data science execution plan design.
Proficient in coding with large data sets, you have a strong passion for enhancing and expanding your technical skills. Your expertise includes hands-on development of statistical models and solutions utilizing open-source tools and cloud computing platforms. Has a deep understanding of the foundations of statistics, applied mathematics, and experimentation.
Hands-on experience building data science solutions at scale. A track record of owning a project end-to-end (from research to production), and partnership with a cross-functional team of data scientists, engineers, and product managers to deliver advanced analytics or models.
BS/MS with 8+ years of experience, or PhD with 6+ years of experience, in a data science role involving the full product lifecycle from ideation to production.
Strong background in data analysis, causal inference and experimental design in production environments.
Proficiency in Python and Scala
Hands-on experience running large-scale workloads on distributed computing clusters (e.g., EMR, Databricks), leveraging Spark to process big datasets.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders, make architectural recommendations, drive effective execution, and measure outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Experience in programmatic advertising and/or real-time auctions is a plus.
Experience with deep learning is a plus.

Responsibilities

Drive data science execution plan based on business needs to measure supply path efficiency and quality, which includes metrics and methodology development, experimental design and statistical testing, etc.
Define success criteria for causal measurement and ensure that model insights translate into tangible business improvements.
Design and automate diagnosis process on supply path trouble shooting and performance analysis
Develop algorithms and models to proactively detect and interpret shifts in inventory supply paths.
Collaborate with product managers and engineers integrate models into existing workflows, making outputs actionable and aligned with business objectives.
Mentor junior data scientists, fostering growth, technical excellence, and knowledge-sharing across the team.

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