Data Engineer

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.

Why Topsort Why now

Topsort is changing the way Retail Media works. By joining our scaling team youll feel your impact from day 1. The processes and messaging you build today will be a critical part of our foundation as we accelerate toward 200 Topsorters worldwide and your innovations will leave a lasting mark on the industry as a whole. Retail Media is on the verge of a new era and Topsort is gathering the ecosystem together to shape a brighter future. Joining us now youll work directly alongside our co-founders and founding members to bring on Retail Media 3.0. If youre looking to define your career as something greater than yourself come scale with us.

What its like to work at Topsort

At Topsort we communicate openly and move fast. We say things as they are challenge each other early and embrace feedback with curiosityits how we build better faster. Every experiment has a purpose and every outcome helps us make the next decision smarter. Theres no single formula for success here; we find what works improve it and scale it.

Were collaborative internally and competitive externallynever the other way around. The pace is quick sometimes a 100-mph kind of fast and thats what keeps it exciting. We act with intent lift each other up and turn bold ideas into real results. No endless meetings hereif it can be done today it gets done today.

What is this role like

As aData Engineer you will be responsible for designing building and maintaining scalable data infrastructure and pipelines. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the availability reliability and efficiency of data systems enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.

• Design develop and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines to process and transform large datasets efficiently.
• Optimize data architecture and storage solutions to support analytics machine learning and business intelligence.
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS) to implement scalable data solutions.
• Ensure data quality integrity and security across all data pipelines.
• Collaborate with data scientists analysts and software engineers to support data-driven initiatives.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows to ensure system performance and reliability.
• Create APIs to provide analytical information to our clients.

What We Think You Need to Be Successful

Were open to candidates who dont check every box but show strong potential.

Core Requirements & Experience

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
• 2 years of experience in data engineering or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and database technologies with (e.g. PostgreSQL MySQL Snowflake BigQuery).
• Experience with data pipeline orchestration tools (e.g. Apache Airflow Prefect Dagster).
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and Scala.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud data services.
• Familiarity with big data processing frameworks like Apache Spark.
• Knowledge of data modeling warehousing concepts and distributed computing.
• Experience implementing CI/CD for data pipelines.
• Real-time data processing and streaming architectures (RisingWave Kafka Flink).
• Database performance tuning and query optimization.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• ETL/ELT pipeline development and automation.
• Cloud computing and infrastructure management on AWS (nice to have).

Bonus Points

• Experience in B2B SaaS ad-tech martech or data platforms.
• Familiarity with retail marketplaces or media monetization.
• Fluency in additional languages beyond English.

What We Value

At Topsort we seek professionals who embody the following qualities to drive our mission forward:

• 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!