Software Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Oversee technical projects from initial concept through to launch.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and address customer challenges.

• Establish a technical vision for managed teams and foster consensus on intricate matters.

• Supervise up to 8 software engineers across various projects.

• Offer coaching, mentorship, feedback, and manage performance.

• Conduct yearly performance evaluations and one-on-one meetings with direct reports.

• Design, architect, and implement new features for the Spellbook application.

• Set technical direction and establish Engineering OKRs.

• Define complex tasks, coordinate teams, and mitigate challenges.

• Utilize OpenAI, Anthropic, and other LLMs to enhance application capabilities.

• Work alongside product management on the React application.

• Enhance the Express and tRPC-based API.

• Boost performance, reliability, and address bugs based on user feedback.

• Assist with hiring and onboarding processes.

• Maintain engineering documentation, resources, and training materials in GitHub and Notion.

• Develop and enforce engineering best practices and workflows.

• Build and sustain AWS infrastructure utilizing AWS CDK.

• Conduct code reviews and deliver constructive feedback.

• Support additional responsibilities and projects as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Software Development.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate and advocate ideas to a diverse audience.

• Capability to evolve a product feature from a conceptual idea through beta implementation to production launch.

• Proven project management abilities across multiple projects and competing priorities.

• Self-motivated problem-solver driven by curiosity and a desire for continuous improvement.

• Team-oriented mindset with a commitment to enhancing team effectiveness.

• Solutions-driven approach to troubleshooting issues.

• Experience in providing mentorship, coaching, and constructive feedback.

• Track record in establishing technical direction and scaling an engineering organization.

• Strong understanding of software development and computer engineering principles.

• Ability to deconstruct complex customer requirements into manageable plans.

• Candidates must reside in Ontario.

• Must be legally authorized to work and live in Canada at the time of application.

• No relocation or visa sponsorship assistance available.

• Preferred qualifications: TypeScript; JavaScript build tools such as Vite, esbuild, and swc; experience in startups; AWS/CDK infrastructure; innovative product features; LLMs, prompt enhancement, and agent orchestration.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment that encourages autonomy and accountability.

• Company-sponsored group benefits for employees and their families.

• $1,000 allocated for mental health support.

• Closure during holidays.

• Generous paid time off policies throughout the year.

• Monthly reimbursed meals.

• Annual wellness allowance.

• Parental leave top-ups.

• Competitive stock option grants.