Software Development Manager

The role

You will lead, mentor, and grow a software development team within the Financial Services organization. You will partner with Product Management to deliver mission-critical products and services.

What you will do

• Manage, mentor and grow a team of software developers
• Work with Staff/Principal Engineers, P&T Leadership and stakeholders to align on priorities
• Partner with the Product Manager to set annual/quarterly OKRs and Roadmaps
• Review and provide feedback on technical designs
• Identify, communicate and remove impediments and risks to delivery
• Plan and further professional growth of team members through 1-1s and performance reviews
• Report team progress and status to Product/Engineering leadership
• Participate in the hiring process

Required qualifications

• Experience leading a team of developers through successful delivery of software products
• Experience delivering microservice-driven, scalable, cloud-based applications
• Experience with cloud services (AWS or GCP)
• Strong working knowledge of Java or TypeScript or Ruby or Python
• Experience partnering closely with Product Managers to build objectives and roadmaps
• Experience leading, triaging, and resolving critical incidents
• 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 overall teams
• Strong passion for continuous learning and improvement
• A quality-driven mindset with a focus on software scalability and resilience
• Located in Canada

Nice to have

• Experience in the Payments domain
• Experience in building scalable SaaS solutions
• Experience in full-stack web application development
• Experience in test automation and/or DevOps engineering

Benefits

• Autonomy
• Flexible work culture
• Possibility of remote work
• Opportunity to help shape a new Product
• Development of global products
• Exposure to modern and proven technology
• Opportunity to learn and expand skill set
• Growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
• Equity for all Lightspeeders
• Medical, dental, wellness, life and disability insurance
• RRSP plan and match
• Paid parental leave top-up

About the company

Lightspeed is a commerce platform that helps merchants innovate, scale, and provide customer experiences. Founded in 2005 in Montréal, it is dual-listed on the NYSE and TSX.