Job Description

This is a hybrid opportunity open to those located in Victoria, BC


Part of the Redbrick portfolio of companies, Paved is a newsletter advertising platform connecting publishers and advertisers. Paved's premium marketplace gives publishers the ability to monetize their newsletter subscription base through relevant ad placements seamlessly integrated with top email service providers like Mailchimp, Kit, and Beehiiv. Brands, meanwhile, gain a direct line to targeted audiences through dedicated emails, sponsored placements, and blog integrations alongside trusted publishers. Redbrick is a Certified B Corporation, has been named one of Canada's Top Small and Medium Employers for six consecutive years, and is among 2025's Top 100 Employers in BC.


One thing that our team members say they value most is our fun and truly "people-first" culture. Ours is a place where you're given the autonomy to do your best work, from home or in the office, with the tools and support you need to do so. We cheerlead your goals and accomplishments and are invested in your future.


Here are some of the things our team loves most about working at Paved:

Highly competitive salary Attractive vacation, healthcare & benefits, including generous RRSP matching Monthly fitness reimbursements to support a healthy and active lifestyle State-of-the-art and centrally located office Flexible work hours and options to work remotely High-end hardware and equipment -- in office and at home Autonomy and freedom to do your best work on your own terms Opportunities to learn and grow through professional development support, funding, and mentorship Internal mobility: opportunities to work with various products and teams across the Redbrick portfolio of companies Modern tech stacks (React, TypeScript, Python, Kubernetes) Opportunities to contribute to open-source communities


"Redbrick is flexible, offers great work/life balance, and cares about growth--both personal and professional."
-Amee, Creative Director at Redbrick

What it means to be a Lead Developer (Data)

We get it, you want to know what you're signing up for before you apply, right? This is what you need to know. This is a technical leadership role where you lead by example in promoting and following contemporary best practices in developing, testing, deploying, maintaining our advertising attribution systems.You will be responsible for the design, maintenance, and evolution of our data pipelines, column-store data warehouse, and visualization platforms that power forecasting, anomaly detection, and business intelligence.

As a

Lead Developer

at Paved, you'll be responsible for:

Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a small team of developers while contributing hands-on to coding and system design. Lead the development and optimization of data pipelines that capture, process, enrich, and attribute advertising events (clicks, impressions, conversions). Manage and scale our column-store data warehouse (e.g., AWS Redshift and ClickHouse) for high-performance analytical workloads. Deploy to and operate applications on AWS and Cloudflare. Deploy infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation) practices. Promote and actively participate in code reviews via pull requests. Promote and implement contemporary CI/CD practices to improve delivery speed and reliability. Design and run experiments (e.g. A/B testing) to measure product and business impact. Monitor and troubleshoot issues across the data pipeline and infrastructure stack.

What we would like to see in you

Every Redbricker has three things in common: We're curious, passionate, and good-humoured. We try our best to balance hard work with good, old-fashioned fun. As a

Lead Developer

at Paved, there are extra specialties we're on the lookout for:

A degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent (master's preferred). Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience. Strong SQL skills and experience with columnar data warehouses (e.g. AWS Redshift, ClickHouse, BigQuery). Experience with relational databases such as Postgres. Proficiency with one or more languages such as Python or R. Experience with cloud deployment to services such as AWS or Cloudflare. Experience writing infrastructure as code (Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation). Experience integrating with AI services such as Open AI or Anthorpic's Claude. Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new tools/technologies.

Nice to have

Experience with serverless development (Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda). Exposure to machine learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch or TensorFlow). Familiarity with streaming data (e.g. AWS Kinesis or Kafka). Experience in ad tech or ad networks is a big plus, but not required. Knowledge of observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog.


Redbrick and Paved are committed to creating a diverse environment where everyone can be their true authentic selves. We value all differences as they are essential for a thriving, happy, and productive workplace. If you'd like to join us and help build a disruptive company where we are all proud to belong, here are the next steps to becoming Redbrick's next

Lead Developer

at Paved:

Apply with your cover letter, resume, and links to your GitHub or public repos. Take this opportunity to tell us your story and why you'd be a good fit for our team.

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or applying to this role, please reach out to

careers@rdbrck.com

. For any specific accommodations needed during the hiring process, please reach out to us at

accommodation.request@rdbrck.com

- we're here to support your success.

Redbrick and Paved are headquartered on the traditional Coast Salish territory, and we respectfully acknowledge the Lekwungen and W?SANE? People of this region. With gratitude, we live, work, and care for this beautiful land.