Team Lead, Software Engineering

Questrade Financial Group

$130K — $175K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years in software development with technical leadership or Pod lead experience.
  • Experience designing and scaling orchestration layers like GraphQL Federation and API Gateways.
  • Strong background in distributed transaction management and identity standards like OAuth2 and SSO.
  • Experience implementing resilience patterns across complex system boundaries.
  • Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Architect resilient integration layers to enhance cross-domain orchestration.
  • Unify customer journeys across banking products for optimal user experience.
  • Own and champion technical stewardship for identity and session management.
  • Implement resilience engineering patterns to mitigate system failures.
  • Mentor Pod engineers and promote a holistic engineering approach.
  • Collaborate with UX and Product teams for technical feasibility during feature discovery.
  • Manage technical debt and lead root-cause analysis for outages.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits plan included in the compensation package.
  • Competitive incentive program for Full-Time Permanent roles.
Full Job Description
We're looking for our next Team Lead, Software Engineering . Could It Be You?

The Team Lead architecturally orchestrates integration layers and unifies customer journeys across complex and legacy systems. This leadership role focuses on technical stewardship in areas like identity propagation, implementing resilience engineering patterns, and managing technical debt. The Team Lead also mentors engineers and partners cross-functionally to ensure structural soundness and feasibility during feature discovery..

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  • Drive cross-domain orchestration by architecting resilient integration layers (e.g., GraphQL Federation, API Gateways) that aggregate legacy banking cores and microservices.
  • Unify customer journeys, ensuring core workflows like money transfers deliver smooth, performant experiences across savings, brokerage, and lending products.
  • Champion technical stewardship, owning single sign-on (SSO), cross-app session management, and identity propagation (KYC/AML) to balance security and usability.
  • Implement resilience engineering patterns (circuit breakers, retries, bulkhead isolation) to prevent failure propagation across heterogeneous platforms.
  • Lead and mentor Pod engineers, fostering a holistic engineering mindset regarding how system latency and data flows impact the broader user dashboard.
  • Partner cross-functionally with UX Research and Product Management to embed technical feasibility into feature designs during early discovery.
  • Make high-judgment calls on technical debt, distinguishing speed-buying workarounds from technical rot while navigating legacy middleware and APIs.
  • Lead root-cause analysis for multi-system outages, focusing incident command on structural fixes rather than immediate workarounds.


So are YOU our next Team Lead, Software Engineering ? You are if you...
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7+ years of software development experience with demonstrated technical leadership or Pod lead responsibilities.
  • Proven experience designing and scaling orchestration layers (GraphQL Federation, API Gateways) across heterogeneous systems.
  • Strong background in distributed transaction management, eventual consistency, and identity standards (OAuth2, OIDC, JWTs, SSO).
  • Practical experience implementing resilience patterns (circuit breakers, retries, bulkhead isolation) across complex system boundaries.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, influence technical roadmaps, and partner cross-functionally with UX and Product


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience navigating financial regulatory requirements (PII, SOC 2, AML/KYC) while maintaining user experience standards.
  • Incident command experience leading root-cause analysis across complex, multi-system outages.
  • Strong track record of high-judgment calls on technical debt and legacy system modernization


Compensation Information:
  • Base salary range: $130,000- $175,000
  • The final compensation package will be commensurate with the successful candidate's experience, skills, and geographic location (Canada). It includes a comprehensive benefits plan and a competitive incentive (bonus) program for Full-Time Permanent roles.


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