Job opportunity
Director of Engineering, Exchange Platform
Index Exchange, Inc.
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,motivating,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.
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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,motivating,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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr