AtIndexExchange,we'rereinventinghowdigitaladvertisingworks—atscale.Asaglobaladvertisingsupply-sideplatform,weempowertheworld’sleadingmediaownersandmarketerstothriveinaprogrammatic,privacy-firstecosystem.Ourplatformistrustedbysomeoftheworld’slargestbrandsandmediaownersandplaysacrucialroleinthebusinessmodeloftheinternet.

Atthecoreofitallisourengineering-firstculture.Ourengineerstackleinternet-scaleproblemsacrosstight-knit,globalteams.FrommovingpetabytesofdataandoptimizingwithAItomakingreal-timeinfrastructuredecisions,Indexershavetheagencyandinfluencetoshapethefutureofadvertising.Wemovefast,buildthoughtfully,andstaygroundedinourcorevalues.

AboutTheRole WithanExchangePlatformthathandlesmorethan650billionreal-timeauctionseveryday,theDirector,ExchangePlatformwillberesponsiblefortheoperation,innovationandinventionoftheexchangeplatform,leadingaworldclassteam.

WhatWe’reLookingForApragmaticandstrategictechnologyleader:

- Definetheroadmapforperformanceprofiling,tooling,optimization,andlatencyreductionacrosstheentireexchangeplatform.
- Exceptionalhands-ontechnologyleaderto‘driveandown’theperformanceoptimization,vision,direction,andtechnologyroadmapforsystemperformanceandoptimization
- Design,develop,anddrive:implementationofallperformance-andlatency-criticalservicesandpipelinesinourexchange;

Performanceprofilingandoptimizationtoolingandframeworks,andintegratesameintoourbuildandvalidationpipelines

- Establishandadvancebestpracticesandstandardsforperformanceandlatencycriticalpipelines,andensurethatallIndexengineeringteamssubscribetosame
- Manageallrequirementsrelatedtoperformanceandlatencymetricsandobservability
- Developandchampionthenear-termtargetsagainstlongtermstrategyforcontinuousperformanceandlatencyimprovementsforourexchange
- Makesignificantcontributionswhileworkingcrossfunctionallyacrossengineeringonthestrategictechnologyroadmapforthecompany

Abuilderandamplifierofworldclassengineeringteams:
- Leadarchitectureanddesignwithaparticularfocusonpervasiveperformanceandlatencyoptimization,profiling,andobservability
- Collaboratetobuildandevolvetechnologyplanning,design,andarchitecturalprocessforallofIndex,drivingcollaborativeengagementandenablinginnovationfromtheentireorganization
- Organizeanddriveintegratedreleaseplanningandcoordinationanddesignacrossplatform,software,analytics,andinfrastructureteams
- Drivealignmentacrossallagileengineeringteams,withastrongfocusonbestinclassarchitecturalandtechnologystandardsandengineeringbestpractices
- Designandbuildquality,performance,security,efficiency,andreliabilityinfromdayone,andinspireotherteammemberstodothesame
- Prototype,vet,andchampionnewtechnologyintroductionstoourplatform
- Representourperformancecapabilitiesandstrategiestodiverseinternalteams,aswellastoexternalpartnersandcustomers
- Actasarespectedtechnicalrolemodelandmentorforengineeringteams,leading,inspiring,andchallengingadiversegloballydistributedtechnologyteam

GrowthFocusedArchitecturalLeadership
- Build,maintain,anddrivethetechnologystrategyandroadmapinclosecollaborationwitharchitects




- Championqualityanddatadrivendecisions,development,anddelivery
- Offerpragmatictechnologyleadership,balancinglong-termR&Dinvestmentswithnear-termexecutionandbusinessimpact;
- Communicatedesigndecisionsandinfluencetechnologyandproductdirectionofpeersandexecutiveleadership
- Delivertocommitments,communicatingchangesinplanswhethertheybedesignortimelinemodificationshonestlyandtransparently

LeadershipRoleModelAndExemplar
- Abletobuildcredibilityandrapport;

Adeptatmodifyingone'sbehavioralstyletorespondtotheneedsofotherswhilemaintainingownobjectives

- Atechnologist’stechnologist-abletoleadhighperformancetechnologyteamsbyexample
- Abilitytomanage,buildandcomplementhighperformanceteamswithanaturalabilitytolevel-uphigh-performingengineers
- Astrongleaderwhocanlead,manage,andinspireteamsbothlocallyandremotely
- Anaggressiveproblemsolverwhocanprovidecreativesolutionstocomplexsituationsandobtainbuy-infromthoseaffected
- Abletotakeinitiativetodefineandprioritizespecificgoalsandobjectives,andtodothesameforothers
- Ateamplayerthatworkshard,admitstheirstrengthsandweaknesses,andhastheflexibilitytoimprovebylearningnewthings
- Inspirationalandresults-orientedleader,capableofearningthetrustandrespectofhighperformingengineeringteams

Here’sWhatYou’llBeDoing
- Hiringtherightpeople,helpingpeoplegrowbothtechnicallyandpersonally,creatingastrongersenseofownershipattheindividualandteamlevel
- Bringapassionfortechnology,experiencedevelopingsystemsatscale,onmultipletechstacksandlovelaunchingasmuchasyoulovedeliveringresults.
- Provideconsistentandsteadyfeedbacktoyourteam–bothpositiveandconstructivelycritical.Youaretransparentwithyourteam,andworktokeepstakeholdersinformedofprogressandissues.
- ExperiencewithAgileenvironmentsofallflavours,understandpracticesassociatedwithdifferentmethodologiesandwhentousethem.
- MakeanimpactonEngineeringandIXasawhole.ShareyourexperiencesatTownHalls,improvebestpractices,mentorengineersacrossteams.

Here’sWhatYouNeed
- BachelorsorMastersinComputerScienceorEngineering,orequivalent
- 10+yearsofexperienceinlargescalecommercialsoftwaredevelopmentenvironments
- Significanttechnologyleadershipexperiencewithhighvolumelowlatencydistributedplatformsandlargescaleperformanceandlatencyoptimizedpipelinesandplatforms
- Skilledinperformanceprofilingandoptimization,andhowtodrivethetechnologyroadmapconcurrentwiththefeatureroadmap
- Demonstratedhistoryasanadvocateandcoachforrobustarchitecturalpatternsandframeworks,testdrivendevelopment,andfrequentdelivery
- Expertinlarge-scalesystemprofiling,concurrency,andmemorymanagement,anddesigningandbuildingdistributedsystems




- Expertinestablishingpragmaticperformancemetrics,observability,andtargetsforlarge-scalesystems(industryscaleplatformexperiencepreferred)
- Demonstratedabilitydeveloping,advancing,andevolvingarobusttechnologyroadmap
- Demonstratedhistoryofdevelopingarchitecturaldesignsandstandards,platforms,andframeworksthatareeffectivelyleveragedbymanydevelopmentteams
- Experiencewithlargescaledistributedstoresandstreamingpipelines(AeroSpike.Kafka,Flink,Spark,Hadoop,Parquet,Elasticsearch,Vertica,etc)inlarge-scalehigh-throughputenvironments
- Skilledatprofilingandoptimizinghigh-volumetransactionflowsusingadvancedanalyticsandmachinelearning
- Abilitytoleveragecontinuousintegrationandrobustbuild/testautomation,withapreferenceforcross-platformstacksandcontainerization(Git,Sonar,Kubernetes,etc.)
- Demonstratedabilitytoprovideleadershiptogloballydistributedhighperformanceteams,drivinggreenfielddevelopmentinfastmovingindustries

WhyYou’llLoveWorkingHere
- Comprehensivehealth,dental,andvisionplansforyouandyourdependents
- Paidtimeoff,healthdays,andpersonalobligationdaysplusflexibleworkschedules
- Competitiveretirementmatchingplans
- Equitypackages
- Generousparentalleaveavailabletobirthing,non-birthing,andadoptiveparents
- Annualwell-beingallowanceplusfitnessdiscountsandgroupwellnessactivities
- Commuterbenefitsanddiscounts,whereavailable
- Employeeassistanceprogram
- Mentalhealthfirstaidprogramthatprovidesanin-the-momentpointofcontactandreassurance
- Onedayofvolunteertimeoffperyearandadonation-matchingprogram
- Monthlytownhallsandregularcommunity-ledteamevents
- Multipleresourcesandprogrammingtosupportcontinuouslearning
- Aworkplacethatsupportsadiverse,equitable,andinclusiveenvironment–learnmorehere

Equalemploymentopportunity AtIndexExchange,webelievethatsuccessfulproductsarebuiltbyteamsjustasdiverseastheaudiencewhousesthem.Assuch,wearecommittedtoequalemploymentopportunities.Wecelebratediversityofrace,color,ancestry,religion,sex,nationalorigin,sexualorientation,age,citizenship,maritalstatus,disability,genderidentityorexpression,orveteranstatus.Additionally,werealizethatdiversityisdeeperthananystatusorclassification—diversityisthehumanexperience.Forthosewhoshowgrit,passion,andhumility—Indexwillwelcomeyou.

AccessibilityForApplicantsWithDisabilities IndexExchangewelcomesandencouragesindividualswithdisabilitiestoapplytoworkwithus.

Ifyourequireanaccommodation,pleasesharethedetailsofyourrequestandanyinformationhowwecanassistyouwiththehiringrecruiterwhentheycontactyou.IndexExchangewillmakereasonableeffortstoensureaccommodationrequestsaremetthroughouttherecruitmentprocess.

IndexEverywhere,IndexAnywhere OurcorporateheadquartersareinToronto,withmajorofficesinNewYork,Montreal,Kitchener,London,SanFrancisco,andmanyotherglobalcities.Asamajorglobaladvertisingexchange,wearecommittedtooperatingasatightlyknitglobalteamandembracingandempoweringtalentwhereverourcolleaguesmaybe.

AIDisclaimer: Automatedtoolsincludingartificialintelligencemaybeusedtoassistinscreeningandassessingapplicantsforthisrole.Allhiringdecisionsinvolvehumanreview.

VacancyStatus: Thispostingisforanexistingvacancy.

📌 Director Of Engineering, Exchange Platform (Toronto)
🏢 Index Exchange
📍 Toronto