Software Development Manager

The role

Lead, mentor and grow a software development team in the Financial Services organization. Guide the team as it delivers mission-critical financial products, working with architects, Product teams and stakeholders.

What you will do

• Guide, motivate and grow a team of software developers on complex Financial Services problems
• Manage the team directly and indirectly, working with and mentoring a Technical Lead Staff Engineer
• Work with architects, Product teams, engineering leadership and stakeholders to align priorities and roadmaps
• Identify, communicate and remove impediments and risks to delivery
• Plan and support professional growth of team members, including 1-1s, performance reviews, feedback, goal-setting and promotions
• Report progress and status to engineering leadership and stakeholders
• Find and hire top talent for the team and the wider organization
• Provide technical and process guidance to the team during delivery

Required qualifications

• Experience leading a team of developers through successful delivery of software products
• Experience delivering microservice-driven, scalable, cloud-based applications
• Strong working knowledge of Java, TypeScript, Ruby or Python
• Professional experience in agile development and continuous delivery best practices
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills
• Ability to personally coach, mentor and drive individuals and teams
• Strong passion for continuous learning and improvement
• A quality-driven mindset with a focus on software scalability and resilience

Nice to have

• Experience in the Payments domain
• Experience in building scalable SaaS solutions
• Experience in full-stack web application development
• Solid knowledge of cloud services (AWS and GCP in particular)
• Project Management or Scrum master experience, or formal training
• Experience in test automation and/or DevOps engineering

Benefits

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and possibility of remote work
• Opportunity to help shape the future of a new Product from technical, process and organizational perspectives
• Development of global products
• Exposure to modern and proven technology
• Opportunity to learn and expand your skill set
• Growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
• Amazing benefits and perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders
• Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth company
• Medical, dental, wellness, life and disability insurance
• RRSP plan and match
• Paid parental leave top-up
• Paid time off

Before you apply

• Compensation range applies to candidates hired to work within Ontario
• Lightspeed uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of recruitment; hiring decisions are made by its recruiting and hiring teams
• Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes

About the company

Lightspeed is a commerce platform founded in Montréal in 2005 and dual-listed on the NYSE and TSX. It serves retail, hospitality and golf businesses in over 100 countries.