Senior SDE Lead

Posted:
2/26/2026, 12:15:45 AM

Location(s):
Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⋅ Ontario, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

What You'll Do:

  • Lead an engineering team with the core focus of building first-class solutions to solve Criteo’s billing to align monetization strategies, fueling the growth of the business.
  • Design, develop, ship, and maintain financial-related full-stack features working closely with Product & Engineering stakeholders.
  • Ensure high uptime and availability of financial-related features within the Criteo platform and API.
  • Scale Retail Media’s technical financial solutions to match the growth of the business and expanding customer offerings.
  • Understand product and customer priorities, and balance those against operational and technical needs.
  • Guarantee top-quality code, practice code reviews, unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests in a continuous integration environment.

Who You Are:

  • Experience in managing a software development team, providing regular feedback, mentorship, or coaching to software engineers 
  • BS in Software Engineering or related field, with 7+ years of programming experience in Object-Oriented languages (e.g., C#, Java, Scala).
  • Proficient in core software engineering concepts (data structures, algorithms, optimization) and hands-on experience with tools like SQL, Kafka, Hadoop, or Flink (nice to have).
  • Ideal to have experience in financial data pipelines and data streaming applications.
  • Passionate about transforming complex requirements and code into clear, maintainable, and high-performance solutions.
  • A strong communicator and collaborative team player, dedicated to working effectively with others and contributing to team growth.
  • Committed to building exceptional customer experiences through quality design, automated testing, and continuous improvement.
  • A creative technologist with a strong desire to ship high-quality, impactful code, while continuously solving problems and enhancing product value.

We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!​

Who We Are:

Criteo is a leader in commerce media, helping brands, agencies, and publishers create meaningful consumer connections through AI-powered advertising solutions. We’re shaping a more open and sustainable digital future for advertising. 

 

At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment. 

 

We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs—never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics. 

What We Offer:

🏢 Ways of working – Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both. 
📈 Grow with us – Learning, mentorship & career development programs. 
💪 Your wellbeing matters – Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support. 
🤝 A team that cares – Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected. 
💸 Fair pay & perks – Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level. 

 

Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo. 

The Canada base salary pay range for this position per year is:

$160,320 - $200,400

In addition to the Canadian base salary, Criteo also provides a $71.00 work from home allowance.

Criteo

Website: https://www.criteo.com/

Headquarter Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 2005

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Secondary Market

Industries: Ad Retargeting ⋅ Advertising ⋅ Customer Service ⋅ E-Commerce ⋅ Internet ⋅ Marketing ⋅ Native Advertising ⋅ Sales ⋅ Video Advertising