Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack)

We shaped the earliest forms of ad tech, and we're looking for the technical expertise to help shape its future. Our customers have unique problems that can only be solved at internet scale, and that's where the technical skills of our team make a real difference.

Our exchange handles over 500 billion requests every day (for comparison Google serves an estimated 9 billion searches a day), all running in our own global data centers. Every member of our technology team has an enormous amount of autonomy in building and managing our systems to support and enable our growing level of scale. Through the transparency of our technology, dedication to innovation and integrity, and long-standing customer relationships, we lead through change.

About The Role :

This is a great opportunity for a Staff Software Engineer to deliver innovative solutions at scale and influence core architectures. There are significant untapped business opportunities in our world-class platform and we're looking for a candidate with a track record of building large-scale end to end solutions.

Here's What You'll be Doing :

• Designing and implementing complex large-scale systems in an event-driven architecture, that handle daily transactions in the hundreds of billions
• Collaborating closely with Product Management and Design teams to deeply understand the domain and develop solutions
• Designing efficient solutions in our exchange that drive direct business outcomes
• Developing and implementing robust APIs as well as efficient and reliable monitoring solutions
• Modernizing existing legacy systems by breaking the status quo and implementing new design patterns

Here's What You Need :

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent
• Demonstrated technical leadership and expertise in solving complex business problems
• Experience with Go, C++, Java or other high performing backend technologies
• Experience with MySQL, MariaDB, Aerospike, Kafka or other database or data streaming technologies
• Experience with front-end technologies and testing practices
• Experience with building scaled and low latency services
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus
• Experience with domain-driven design is a plus

Why You'll Love Working Here :

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents
• Paid time off, health days, and personal obligation days plus flexible work schedules
• Competitive retirement matching plans
• Equity packages
• Generous parental leave available to birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents
• Annual well-being allowance plus fitness discounts and group wellness activities
• Commuter benefits and discounts, where available
• Employee assistance program
• Mental health first aid program that provides an in-the-moment point of contact and reassurance
• One day of volunteer time off per year and a donation-matching program
• Bi-weekly town halls and regular community-led team events
• Multiple resources and programming to support continuous learning
• A workplace that supports a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment

Equal employment opportunity

At Index Exchange, we believe that successful products are built by teams just as diverse as the audience who uses them. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunities. We celebrate diversity of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Additionally, we realize that diversity is deeper than any status or classification-diversity is the human experience. For those who show grit, passion, and humility-Index will welcome you.

Accessibility for applicants with disabilities

Index Exchange welcomes and encourages individuals with disabilities to apply to work with us. If you require an accommodation, please share the details of your request and any information how we can assist you with the hiring recruiter when they contact you. Index Exchange will make reasonable efforts to ensure accommodation requests are met throughout the recruitment process.

Index Everywhere, Index Anywhere

Our corporate headquarters are in Toronto, with major offices in New York, Montreal, Kitchener, London, San Francisco, and many other global cities. As a major global advertising exchange, we are committed to operating as a tightly knit global team and embracing and empowering talent wherever our colleagues may be.