Senior Engineer

Role Responsibilities

• Serve as one of the owners for application and database performance. Review pull requests with an eye for query cost, indexing, and data access patterns, and drive improvements across the codebase.
• Own external API integrations and data exchange. Build and maintain reliable partner connectors, including authentication, rate limiting, and retries. Design and evolve internal and partner-facing APIs.
• Design and ship backend features and services in Python and Django with predictable latency and high reliability.
• Diagnose production issues, lead debugging sessions, and improve observability using logs, metrics, and traces.
• Proactively identify performance risks, create plans to eliminate them, and coach the team on best practices to prevent regressions.
• Maintain strong automated test coverage and clear documentation that support safe changes and fast delivery.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, design reviews, and actionable feedback that raises the standard of the team.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and solutioning to ensure scalable and effective product decisions.
• About Vantage Vantage is the first unified platform purpose-built for retail media orchestration, empowering enterprise retailers to seamlessly activate onsite, offsite, and in-store advertising. With a global presence in North America and Asia-Pacific, Vantage enables retailers to launch and grow their media networks through scalable technology and automated workflows, and is trusted by leading retailers like The Home Depot to power their retail media programs.
• For a closer look at what we do, our culture, and our benefits, check out our about us and careers pages.
• Remote-First, Based in Toronto Vantage is proudly headquartered in Toronto, but we’re a remote-first team spread across North America (and beyond). Our flexible work philosophy means team members can thrive from wherever they do their best work—whether that’s from a home office, a local café, or while adding stamps to their passport. With a remote-friendly setup, home office support, and annual company retreats, we stay connected, collaborative, and energized—no matter the time zone.

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