Engineering Manager

Were quickly growing and super excited for you to join us!

About Topsort

At Topsort we believe in the mission of democratizing the secret technologies of the walled gardens and creating a privacy-first cookie-free world of clean advertising with modern tech friendly products and AI. We believe in making advertising intuitive intelligent and genuinely cool without any of the creepy ads or cookie-obsession (well maybe just the chocolate ones). In a rapidly changing industry were on a mission to democratize monetization access for all and ensure that advertising doesnt leave any brand or seller feeling confused or overwhelmed

Today Topsort has 5 major hubs worldwide and employees in 13 countries including Menlo Park Boston Santiago Chile Sao Paulo Brazil Barcelona Spain and Sydney Australia. We are a truly global company that was born in the pandemic thats had rapid growth since out of a genius product a customer-first mentality and a hardworking team of talented individuals. Since our founding in 2021 weve gained customers in retail marketplaces and delivery apps in 40 countries and quickly approaching the #1 position in the industry.

Do you enjoy a fast-paced environment Do you like seeing your work create real-time impact being part of a rocket ship from the very beginning Lets do the unimaginable - lets make ads clean and cool again with AI and modern technology.

What its like to work at Topsort

Our team is all about straightforward communication embracing feedback without taking it personally and fostering a super collaborative environment. Its a sports team thats hyper focused on winning collaborative internally and competitive externally - never the other way around. We thrive on working in the open lifting each other up and getting things done with a sense of urgency. Were the kind of team that loves making bold choices sharing extraordinary opinions and maintaining a 100 mph pace. No endless meetings here if it can be done today were all about getting it done today.

What is this role like

Were looking for an experienced Engineering Manager Platform & Infrastructure to lead a cross-functional team responsible for the core components of our ad platformranging from backend auction systems and developer infrastructure to CI/CD tooling and cloud architecture. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-scale environments leads with clarity and empathy and loves working across disciplines to bring architectural vision to life.

Youll manage backend infrastructure data and frontend engineersbuilding scalable real-time services in Go Python and Rust. Youll also oversee the reliability and evolution of our core APIs auction systems and internal tooling that powers all Topsort engineering.

You will:

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of engineers across backend platform and infrastructure
• Own the development of core systems like the Auction Engine Information APIs and developer tools
• Define and drive the technical roadmap for cloud infrastructure (GCP) CI/CD monitoring and platform scalability
• Guide backend architecture decisions involving distributed systems microservices and high-throughput environments
• Collaborate closely with product design and other engineering managers to ensure smooth planning and execution
• Champion engineering excellence: thoughtful system design scalable abstractions automation and observability
• Lead incident response root cause analysis and long-term reliability planning
• Foster a strong team culture that prioritizes ownership speed and continuous improvement

Requirements:

• 8 years of software engineering experience including 3 years managing or leading engineering teams
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and backend architecture in cloud-native environments
• Hands-on experience with Go Python or Rust in production systems
• Experience building and maintaining platform components like APIs CI/CD pipelines and internal tooling
• Familiarity with Kubernetes Terraform GitHub Actions and modern observability stacks
• Experience managing performance scale and reliability in production systems
• Excellent communication skills and experience working in fast-paced remote-first environments

Nice to Have:

• Previous experience in ad tech auction systems or financial tech
• Exposure to real-time data pipelines streaming frameworks (Kafka Flink etc.)
• Familiarity with developer platform practices (service catalogs GitOps IDPs)
• Passion for mentoring engineers and cultivating inclusive team environments

• Deep dive into details: Professionals who are not content with superficial answers and dive deeply into the details to uncover root causes and optimal solutions.
• Team first: A low need for individual recognition always prioritizing collective results over personal credit.
• You thrive with ambiguity: Exceptional ability to tackle open-ended problems in unstructured environments turning chaos into structured innovation.
• Adaptability: Willingness to learn mentor lead and follow as the situation demands fostering growth at all levels.
• Urgency: A disproportionate sense of urgency in execution while keeping scalability and the creation of replicable processes in mind to ensure long-term success.
• Curiosity: Genuinely curious individuals who can quickly learn difficult concepts and apply them effectively.

Do you sound like the right fit Lets dive right in!