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’reLookingFor Apragmaticandstrategictechnologyleader: 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,engaging,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.

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