Principal Software Engineer

Santiago, ChileOn-site

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Responsibilities

Own the long-term technical vision and architecture for Topsort's Catalog Platform.
Design and build highly scalable distributed systems that process millions of products, inventory updates, and catalog events.
Define data models, platform standards, APIs, and system interfaces that enable rapid product development.
Lead technical decision-making for performance, reliability, scalability, and security across catalog infrastructure.
Drive large cross-functional initiatives that span multiple engineering teams.
Identify bottlenecks before they become problems and proactively improve platform resilience.
Establish engineering best practices around system design, observability, testing, and operational excellence.
Mentor senior and staff-level engineers through design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical leadership.
Raise the overall engineering bar by influencing technical culture and execution across the organization.
Evaluate emerging technologies and AI-driven development approaches that can create leverage across the engineering team.

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.
We thrive on working in the open, lifting each other up, and getting things done with a sense of urgency.
You will work across infrastructure, data, machine learning, product, and engineering teams to build the systems that power retail media for some of the world's fastest-growing marketplaces and retailers.
experience building large-scale distributed systems.
experience with cloud infrastructure and modern distributed architectures.
Ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound technical decisions with incomplete information. Demonstrated
experience leading complex technical initiatives without direct management authority.
Strong understanding of data modeling, event-driven architectures, APIs, and platform design.
You thrive with ambiguity : Exceptional ability to tackle open-ended problems in unstructured environments, turning chaos into structured innovation.

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical vision, architecture, and execution of Topsort's Catalog Platform.

We're quickly growing and super excited for you to join us! About Topsort
Today, Topsort has 6 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.
Topsort is changing the way Retail Media works. By joining our scaling team, you'll 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, you'll work directly alongside our co-founders and founding members to bring on Retail Media 3.0.
If you're looking to define your career as something greater than yourself, come scale with us.
Our team is all about straightforward communication, embracing feedback without taking it personally, and fostering a super collaborative environment.