Staff Software Engineer

7 Months ago • 3-6 Years • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

This role requires a Staff Software Engineer to design and implement complex systems handling hundreds of billions of transactions daily. Experience with Go, C++, Java, MySQL, MariaDB, and event-driven architecture is essential.
Must have:
  • Go, C++, Java
  • Event-driven Architecture
  • MySQL, MariaDB
  • Large-scale Systems
Good to have:
  • Aerospike, Kafka
  • Docker, Kubernetes
  • Domain-driven Design
  • API Development
Perks:
  • Stock Options
  • Parental Leave

Job Details

About the job

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.

What’s it like to work at Index?

We have more than 550 Indexers around the globe dedicated to building a safe and transparent marketplace that provides a trusted experience for consumers.

Index is an exciting and fast-paced place to work. We’re built on our values of change, support, learning and teaching, trust, and intention. We pride ourselves on our independence and openness, not only in our technology, but in our teams, too. Our diverse and inclusive culture celebrates how we can leverage our unique differences to help drive Index forward.

Our culture of success is truly supportive and collaborative. In working together across our teams, we’re continually investing in the people and technology to solve the industry’s most complex problems. As we extend the promise of ad tech to every channel, we’re looking for talented engineers to help advance Index, and the industry, forward.

Are you ready to join the programmatic evolution?

Index Exchange funds the open web. Content and journalism across the internet are funded through advertising, and we are the engine that helps to make that happen transparently, safely and efficiently. Handling hundreds of billions of auctions per day within milliseconds requires an intense understanding of the exchange and the ecosystem that we live in.

Our business is growing significantly every year and is poised to grow even faster. Our people and our platforms are the foundation and enabler of that growth. We are significantly expanding our technology teams, and are looking for technologists with a passion for high performance software development, and a drive to deliver software products and platforms that enable and empower industries at a global scale.

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 building scaled and low latency services
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus
  • Experience with domain-driven design is a plus

Index’s scale spans the globe, our transactions happen 24x7 in our global data centers, and every second that passes millions of requests are evaluated across our exchange. In order to achieve our mission, global efficiency and reliability are absolutely key, as every millisecond quite literally counts in our business.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

  • Company paid comprehensive health and life insurance plans
  • Paid Time off and flexible work schedules
  • Company contribution to Provident Fund
  • Participation in our company Stock options plan
  • Company paid Parental Leave
  • Monthly internet stipend
  • Quarterly Wellness allowance
  • Community engagement opportunities and donation-matching program
  • Volunteer paid day off
  • Annual virtual company retreats and regular community-led team events
  • A workplace that supports a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment – learn more here

Notification

Index Exchange is aware that there have been recent scams directed toward candidates regarding job interviews and offers.

Please be vigilant and do not accept interview requests, job offers, or other hiring-related documents from anyone other than our dedicated recruitment team, from the domain of @indexexchange.com. Our interview process consists of several steps, including phone screens and video interviews. We do not conduct interviews via an email questionnaire or request money at any point in the process.

We remain dedicated to resolving this matter and we appreciate your support.

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.

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