Lead Data Software Engineer, SuperAds

SuperAds is an AI-powered creative analytics platform that helps marketers decode what drives ad performance. As Superside’s first standalone SaaS product, SuperAds is scaling fast, with 25% month-over-month growth, and expanding its capabilities in AI-driven creative strategy.

We’re looking for a Lead Data Software Engineer to architect, build, and scale the backend systems that power SuperAds. In this role, you’ll own critical infrastructure, optimize large-scale data processing, and drive innovation in AI and SaaS. This is an opportunity to shape the product at an early stage while enjoying the backing and stability of Superside.

What You'll be doing:

• Design, build, and scale backend systems that process high-volume ad data.

• Own critical services written in Kotlin, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Optimize ETL workflows, improving cost efficiency and reliability in large-scale data syncing.

• Collaborate with AI teams to integrate machine learning models into production, powering insights like creative tagging and ad analysis.

• Develop and maintain high-performance APIs supporting user-facing dashboards and analytics.

• Lead infrastructure improvements using Kubernetes and cloud technologies for seamless scaling.

• Troubleshoot and optimize system performance, leveraging tools like Datadog and OpenTracing.

• Mentor backend engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.

• Define and drive the technical roadmap, balancing innovation, stability, and scalability.

• Work cross-functionally with product, AI, and frontend teams to ensure seamless feature delivery.

What you'll need to suceed:

• Proven experience as a backend engineer, with a track record of building and scaling complex systems.

• Expertise in Kotlin (or similar JVM languages like Java or Scala) for backend development.

• Strong understanding of infrastructure and deployment pipelines, with experience in Kubernetes and AWS, preferred.

• Familiarity with ETL processes and managing large-scale data pipelines.

• Experience working with AI-powered systems and integrating ML models into production is a plus.

• Deep knowledge of system performance optimization, distributed architecture, and database management.

• Leadership experience, with a track record of mentoring and guiding engineering teams.

• Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, and debugging tools (e.g., Datadog, OpenTracing).

• Strong communication and collaboration skills for working across engineering and product teams.

• A growth mindset, with a passion for solving complex problems in a fast-paced, high-growth SaaS environment.

About Superside

Superside is a revolutionary way for businesses to get good design done at scale. Trusted by 450+ ambitious companies, Superside makes design hassle-free for marketing and creative teams. By combining the top 1% of creative talent from around the world with purpose-built technology and the rigor of design ops, Superside helps ambitious brands grow faster. Since inception, Superside has been a fully remote company, with more than 700 team members working across 57 countries and 13 timezones.

Learn more at superside.com

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We’re an equal opportunity company. All applicants will be considered regardless of ethnicity, appearance, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran or disability status.