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,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.

ExperiencewithAgileenviro

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