Platform Support Analyst I

The Trade Desk is a global technology company with a mission to create a better, more open internet for everyone through principled, intelligent advertising. Handling over 1 trillion queries per day, our platform operates at an unprecedented scale. We have also built something even stronger and more valuable: an award-winning culture based on trust, ownership, empathy, and collaboration. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

Do you have a passion for solving hard problems at scale? Are you eager to join a dynamic, globally- connected team where your contributions will make a meaningful difference in building a better media ecosystem? Come and see why Fortune magazine consistently ranks The Trade Desk among the best small- to medium-sized workplaces globally.

What we do:

Raise your hand if you LOVE ads! Yeah, we feel the same… So come be a part of the solution, by joining the team that is changing the face of advertising for the better. Founded by the pioneers of real-time bidding (RTB), The Trade Desk has become the fastest growing demand-side platform (DSP) in the industry by offering agencies and their advertisers a best-in-class technology platform that focuses on delivering meaningful and relevant engagement with consumers.

With integrations into every major advertising exchange, we handle well over 4 trillion requests every month and growing – that's more page views and queries than Facebook, Google Search, and Google's entire network of websites combined – all serviced in single-digit-ms response times. Are you interested in working with big data? Do you want to push the edges of scale and responsiveness? It doesn't get much bigger or faster than this!

We are looking to hire a Platform Support Analyst I who will work in collaboration with our Biz Teams to ensure top notch application support. We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic about new technology, has not only the existing technical skills to be successful but also the acumen to learn even more; you’ll never run out of things to learn here. You’re a star communicator, customer focused, and love solving technical problems. There is plenty of room for advancement in this role within the department or otherwise within our company.

What you'll do:

• Support for application issues; ensuring that incidents within our platform or tools are addressed within established SLAs
• Responsible for owning incidents, including escalating to other technical teams
• Multi-task, manage, and resolve transactional application support requests
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting various technical issues related to the Trade Desk's Trading Platform Application. 
• Executing Stored Procedures and querying our database using SQL
• Maintain the company’s ticketing system; answer, troubleshoot, and resolve various technical issues related to The Trade Desk’s trading platform
• Take initiative on tickets that can be completed without Development Team assistance
• Contribute to the company’s Knowledge Base by the creation of new Articles and updating existing ones
• QA Testing and Validation
• Coordinate in-depth training on support-related tools and processes
• Light on-call/after-hours support

Who you are: 

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year university or relevant substitute experience
• 4+ years relevant work experience as a technical support representative in a small or medium sized business
• Advance troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities, along with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced start-up environment
• Mid-level to advanced experience with Programming languages (HTML, Java, JavaScript ,Vast .XML) is a plus. 
• Experience handling complex datasets, identifying trends within the data, and performing comparisons between multiple data sources. 
• Mid-level to advanced experience with databases, SQL, API's - Able to create queries to retrieve records, aggregate data from a variety of data sources, and an understanding of the underlying data structures.  
• Mid-level to advanced knowledge of Excel and MS Office, including pivot tables, chart-making, and manipulation of large data sets is a plus. 
• Proficient knowledge of RTB, DSPs, ad exchanges, aggregators, ad servers, and other optimization platforms is a plus
• Will be required to routinely or customarily troubleshoot items related to the platform that require independent judgement, decision-making, and unique approaches
• No previous online advertising experience required, but those with e