Job Description
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?
We're seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and mentor a team of 5-8 full-stack engineers building financial tools for the next generation. You'll balance hands-on technical leadership with people management, maintaining your coding skills while driving team excellence through code quality, process improvement, and developer empowerment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of technical depth and team development.
We're looking for talented and experienced leaders who can grow a positive, inclusive and supportive culture focused on engineering excellence and delighting customers. You'll foster an environment where engineers learn and develop their skills, and where the team obsesses about quality and maintains a proven track record of shipping great products.
Our Tech Stack
Frontend: React Native, React, TypeScript
Backend/Data: NestJS, TypeORM, PostgreSQL
Testing: Vitest, Jest, Detox
CI/CD: GitHub Actions
Cloud: AWS
Monitoring: Dynatrace
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
Lead and mentor a team of 5-8 full-stack engineers, providing career growth, technical guidance, and constructive feedback
Maintain technical credibility by staying hands-on, participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and occasional feature development to stay current with the stack
Drive code quality through establishing and enforcing best practices, conducting thorough PR reviews, and fostering a culture of ownership and excellence
Champion process improvement by identifying bottlenecks, proposing solutions, and continuously refining development workflows (testing strategy, CI/CD, deployment processes, etc.)
Enable and empower developers by removing blockers, advocating for their growth, and creating psychological safety for innovation and experimentation
Collaborate across product and design to ensure technical feasibility, scalability, and timely delivery of complex features
Contribute strategically** to architectural decisions and technical direction alongside your team
Build and scale the team as needed, participating in hiring and onboarding
Support the team through on-call rotations , driving incident remediation, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement from incidents
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?
Must have
3+ years of software engineering management experience or 5+ years as a senior engineer transitioning into management
Deep technical expertise in full-stack development (ideally TypeScript,
NestJS, React Native, or similar modern stacks)
Proven track record of improving code quality and establishing development standards
Strong people management skills, ability to mentor, coach, and develop engineers at various levels
Experience driving process improvements and building scalable development practices
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams (engineering, product, design)
Demonstrated ability to enable and empower teams rather than micromanage
Comfort with hands-on technical work while balancing management responsibilities
Background in financial services or fintech
Nice-to-have
* Experience managing distributed or remote teams
* Familiarity with AWS, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), and monitoring tools
* Experience scaling teams from 5 to 10+ engineers
* Knowledge of performance optimization and system scalability at scale
* Native development in iOS/Android
* Rapid development using AI workflows
What's in it for you?
A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
* Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
* Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
* Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
* A world-class training program in financial services
* Flexible work/life balance options
* Opportunities to do challenging work
Job Skills
Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Commercial Acumen, Enterprise Application Delivery, Information Technology Management, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications
Additional Job Details
Address:
20 KING ST W:TORONTO
City:
Toronto
Country:
Canada
Work hours/week:
37.5
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2026-08-14
Application Deadline:
2026-09-01
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
