Data Scientist II

Data Scientist II Posted: December 09, 2025 Location New York Job type Full time Overview Application Job Title: Data Scientist II Location: 1114 Ave of Americas, New York, NY, 10036 *Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from The Trade Desk, Inc. office in New York, NY. Job Duties: Use technology to develop AI based search, retrieval, and classification products applied to programmatic advertising. Design and deploy machine learning solutions with the objective to transform unstructured and noisy content from images and web pages into structured and actionable data. Identify opportunities to enhance the reliability of audience and contextual targeting strategies offered by the company’s platform. Build data pipelines using cloud computing and big data to analyze the content of hundreds of millions of URLs on a daily basis, and process billions of ad-biddings opportunities. Support the data science process and research efforts within The Trade Desk by documenting the results of research efforts and studies, and sharing knowledge with other Data Science teams. Build AI-powered chatbot to support users navigation on the platform, and enable users to access data insight about their ad campaign performance through natural language interactions with a virtual assistant. Use Python as programming language daily, along with tools and frameworks such as Pyspark, PyTorch, and Github to analyze data, tests, and build models. Salary: $151,400 - $227,000/year Job Requirements: Master's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Statistics, Financial Engineering or related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or related role. Must have three (3) years of experience with: Python and SQL programming; Machine Learning and NLP; Data modeling; statistical modeling; and deep learning frameworks and agentic AI. Must have two (2) years of experience with: Big Data & Cloud Computing; and version control. CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only: In accordance with CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC 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 $151,400—$227,000 USD As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Please reach out to us at accommodations@​thetradedesk.​com to request an accommodation or discuss any accessibility needs you may require to access our Company Website or navigate any part of the hiring process. When you contact us, please include your preferred contact details and specify the nature of your accommodation request or questions. Any information you share will be handled confidentially and will not impact our hiring decisions.

Salary : $151,400 - $227,000