Senior Data Engineer

We're quickly growing and super excited for you to join us!

About Us

At Topsort, we're reshaping the e-commerce landscape with our cutting-edge growth media infrastructure and tools. 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, we're on a mission to democratize monetization access for all and ensure that advertising doesn't leave any brand or seller feeling confused or overwhelmed.

Our team is about straightforward communication, embracing feedback without taking it personally, and fostering a super collaborative environment. We thrive on working together, lifting each other, and getting things done with a sense of urgency. We're 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, we’ll make it happen—yesterday.

As a Senior Data 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.

Key Responsibilities
Ready to shape the backbone of data innovation? Here’s how you’ll excel as our Senior Data Engineer:

• 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 You Bring
We’re looking for a superstar who’s ready to make an impact:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ 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).

What is it like to work at Topsort?

• Direct and Speedy: We give candid feedback, push each other to set higher goals and produce more impact by always thinking “how do we do this faster and better”
• Embrace a Sports Team Mentality: We are all helpful and collaborative internally. You are ultimately surrounded by just different people that are all here to help you get the job done and shine as a team.
• Silicon Valley to the World: We were born in the pandemic by Stanford and Harvard alum co founders who offer remote-working options with coworking memberships and (at least) once a year in person offsite gathering. You’ll be welcomed by coworkers in 11 countries that all bring a unique perspective to the company from day 1.
• Valued for Your Individuality: From personalized birthday gifts to work anniversaries, and management training program or in-person gatherings or career talks and mentorships, part-time DJs and tik-tok vloggers are also commercial leaders and technical staff at Topsort. We don’t take management with a cookie cutter approach - but rather we cherish your quarkes and think it makes us stronger.
• Constant Improvement: The best way to grow is by doing. The Topsort team is made of action-driven, intelligent, and curious individuals who are constantly seeking improvements and reinventions that lead to a better output and are never content with the status quo.
• Employee Stock Option Plan: Because we believe every person who is joining an early stage fast growing startup should be incentivized as the company grows.

Topsort is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Do you sound like the right fit? Let's dive right in!