the company is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At the company, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe.

Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive. We're looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement.

If you believe in community, come join ours. Help build the engine behind the company's growth: the company is building the operating system for local retail. Growth is a company-level priority at the company because every improvement in acquisition, activation, conversion, retention, and expansion directly impacts the success of local entrepreneurs around the world.

We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer to help lead the technical vision and evolution of the company's Growth Platform - the communication systems, targeting capabilities, experimentation infrastructure and developer tooling that power growth across the company. This is not just a builder role, you will set technical direction, shape strategy, and lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that accelerate Growth teams across multiple product areas. You enjoy solving challenging technical problems related to messaging, communication, personalization, targeting, and developer velocity You care deeply about internal customer experience and enjoy building tools, platforms, and workflows that make other teams dramatically more effective You get excited about creating leverage through platforms, abstractions,



and tooling rather than only shipping individual features Lead the design and evolution of the company's Growth Platform capabilities, including communication and messaging infrastructure, targeting systems, developer tooling, and reusable growth primitives Partner closely with internal platform users to understand pain points, improve developer experience, and create highly usable self-serve growth tooling Influence product and business strategy through deep technical insight and a strong understanding of growth levers Mentor and guide engineers across teams, raising the bar for technical quality, systems thinking, and business impact Operate as a cross-team technical leader, aligning multiple stakeholders and driving execution across organizational boundaries Have 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.

Have experience building high-scale platforms, infrastructure, or reusable systems that enabled other engineering teams to move faster Demonstrate strong internal customer empathy and a track record of building platforms or tooling with high adoption and strong developer experience Kotlin, Java, C#, APIs, databases, distributed systems), or Frontend development (e.g., React, TypeScript/JavaScript, up-to-date UI frameworks, performance optimization). Have strong experience with experimentation, A/B testing, and data-driven product development. Think in terms of systems, leverage, and long-term scalability, not just feature delivery.

Are comfortable defining technical direction in loosely defined problem spaces. Demonstrate strong product and business acumen, connecting engineering decisions to growth outcomes.



Have a track record of mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction beyond your immediate team.

Have a strong foundation in computer science fundamentals or equivalent industry experience. Kotlin, Java, JUnit, Hibernate, Guice, Jersey, MySQL, CockroachDB, AWS Frontend: React, TypeScript/JavaScript Infrastructure & Data: JSON, Protocol Buffers, experimentation frameworks, analytics tooling This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location.

Hybrid the company employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year.

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Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting. You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly. We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day.

Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours. Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work.

Belonging: We're intentional about building an environment where every the company employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success. the company was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We're backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global.

📌 Staff Engineer - Growth Platform (Kitchener)
🏢 United States Digital Space
📍 Kitchener