Staff Software Engineer

Index Exchange; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 245,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision plans

Equity packages

Parental leave

Well-being allowance

Commuter benefits

Learning programs

Diversity & inclusion

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Index Exchange is hiring senior software engineers to join Application Platform, Channels, and Exchange Products divisions. You will contribute to backend, frontend or fullstack work on high-scale programmatic ad tech systems and work closely with product teams.

Relocation to Toronto is an option, and you’ll be part of an engineering-first culture with global teams, equity and comprehensive benefits. You will help shape scalable, low-latency services used by major brands and publishers.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering skills and proficiency in multiple programming languages.
• Experience designing, developing and testing high-quality services.
• Excellent problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Leading impactful, cross-team technical projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Work on cutting-edge programmatic ad tech systems handling hundreds of billions of transactions daily.
• Design, write, and test robust code for backend, frontend or fullstack teams.
• Collaborate with product to understand domain and identify improvements.
• Estimate work in an agile environment and promote better coding practices.

Skills

Golang

Java

C#

Typescript

React

Tools

Open-Source projects

Job description

At Index Exchange, we’re reinventing how digital advertising works—at scale. As a global advertising supply‑side platform, we empower the world’s leading media owners and marketers to thrive in a programmatic, privacy‑first ecosystem.

We’re a proud industry pioneer with over 20 years of experience accelerating the ad technology evolution. Our proprietary tech is trusted by some of the world’s largest brands and media owners and plays a crucial role in keeping the internet open, accessible, and largely free.

We process more than 750 billion real‑time auctions every day (in comparison, Google processes 8.5 billion searches per day) with ultra‑low latency. Our platform is vertically integrated from servers to networks and runs primarily on our own metal and cloud infrastructure. This end‑to‑end infrastructure is designed to provide both stability and agility, enabling us to adapt quickly as the market evolves.

At the core of it all is our engineering‑first culture. Our engineers tackle internet‑scale problems across tight‑knit, global teams. From moving petabytes of data and optimizing with AI to making real‑time infrastructure decisions, Indexers have the agency and influence to shape the future of advertising. We move fast, build thoughtfully, and stay grounded in our core values.

About The Role

We’re looking for Staff and Principal‑level software engineers to join teams in our Application Platform, Channels, and Exchange Products divisions. These are product engineering teams with openings for backend, frontend and fullstack skillsets. Ultimate team fit will depend on the experience that an individual candidate is bringing to Index, their interests, and the needs of our different teams.

Here’s What You’ll Be Doing

• You’ll be working on cutting edge programmatic ad tech systems that handle hundreds of billions of transactions every day
• The systems and tools you’ll be working on allow our partners to easily interact with our exchange including work on Open‑Source projects
• Designing, writing, and testing robust and reliable code
• Working closely with product to deeply understand the domain and identify opportunities for improvements
• Finding practical technological solutions
• Analyzing and estimating work in an agile environment
• Fostering a collaborative environment by bringing people together to come up with better designs and approaches to complex problems
• Suggest, promote and implement improvements to coding standards and practices

Here’s What You Need

• Strong software engineering skills, including proficiency in programming languages such as Golang, Java, C#, Typescript (React)
• Demonstrable expertise in complex back‑end or front‑end systems including experience in designing, developing and testing high quality services
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, the ability to think differently, and an understanding that compromise, negotiation and practicality are important qualities
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams
• Extensive experience leading impactful, cross‑team technical projects from start to finish

Nice To Have

• Experience in ad tech, programmatic advertising, or related high‑scale, low‑latency systems is a plus.

Interested in relocation to Toronto, Canada? That's an option too!

Salary:

The base salary range for this role is USD $245,000 – $285,000. The total compensation package may vary depending on non‑discriminatory factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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 – learn more here

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.

AI Disclaimer:

Automated tools including artificial intelligence may be used to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.

Vacancy Status:

This posting is for existing vacancies.