Engineering Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE

Lead a core product engineering team building software for local governments. This hands-on, product-minded role combines people leadership with technical direction and contributes to modernizing public-sector workflows.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Manage 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 shaping architecture.
• 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 one year as a people manager or team lead with direct reports.
• Recent hands-on experience building web products and the ability to contribute to technical design and code.
• Proficiency with React, TypeScript, Python, and Kotlin or Go; familiarity with Java and PostgreSQL is also relevant.
• Experience with AWS, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD.
• Startup experience, customer-facing product experience, and the ability to work effectively with product and engineering partners.
• Experience using AI tools such as Claude or Cursor in engineering workflows.
• Based in the United States or Canada, able to work US time zones, and willing to travel up to 10% to meet customers.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

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

LOCATION

Remote, with the primary location in Canada.