Engineering Manager

Overview

We're growing rapidly and excited to consider you for a role at Topsort.

About Topsort

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 that's 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, we've 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? Let's do the unimaginable - let's make ads clean and cool again, with AI and modern technology.

What it's like to work at Topsort

Our team is all about straightforward communication, embracing feedback without taking it personally, and fostering a super collaborative environment. It's a sports team that's 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. 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're all about getting it done today.

What is this role like?

We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager – Platform & Infrastructure to lead a cross-functional team responsible for the core components of our ad platform—ranging 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.

You'll manage backend, infrastructure, data, and frontend engineers—building scalable, real-time services in Go, Python, and Rust. You'll 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

What We Value

• 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? Let's dive right in

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet

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