Engineering Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE

Lead a core product engineering team at a SaaS company building software for local governments. This hands-on role combines people leadership and technical direction to help modernize essential public-sector services.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead and mentor a team of 3 to 7 software engineers, supporting their career growth and development.
• Partner with product and cross-functional teams to define and deliver the technical roadmap for core products.
• Spend approximately 20% to 30% of your time coding, reviewing code, and contributing to architectural design.
• Guide architectural decisions to keep systems scalable, performant, and maintainable.
• Promote high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and engineering practices.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 7 to 15 years of full-stack software engineering experience, including at least 1 year leading or managing engineers with direct reports.
• Recent hands-on experience building web products and the ability to contribute to technical discussions and implementation.
• Proficiency with React, TypeScript, Python, and Kotlin or Go; familiarity with Java, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD.
• Experience working with product teams in a startup environment and delivering customer-facing software.
• Strong communication, mentoring, and collaboration skills, including experience working effectively on remote teams.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or Cursor.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Base salary range: $165,000 to $205,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

Remote, with the primary location in Canada. Candidates may also be based in the United States.