Responsibilities
- Guiding, motivating and growing a team of software developers as they solve complex problems in the Financial Services domain
- Directly and indirectly managing a team through collaboration with, and mentorship of a Technical Lead Staff Engineer
- Working closely with architects, Product teams, engineering leadership and stakeholders to align on team priorities and roadmaps
- Identifying, communicating and removing impediments and risks to delivery, within the team and across Financial Services as a whole
- Planning and furthering the professional growth of individual team members, including 1-1s, performance reviews, ongoing feedback, goal-setting and promotions
- Reporting up to engineering leadership and stakeholders on team progress and status
- Finding and hiring top talent for your team and the wider organization
- Providing technical and process guidance to the team during delivery
Requirements
- 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 or TypeScript or 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 overall 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
- Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
- Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders
- Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth company
- Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family
Work Arrangement
Remote (Country) — Canada, cities with local offices
Additional Information
- Must be able to work within EST/EDT hours
- Work environment options: fully remote, partially remote, or fully office-based
- Compensation range: $170,000 to $185,000 CAD
- Benefits include: medical, dental, wellness, life and disability insurance, RRSP plan and match, paid parental leave top-up, and paid time off
- Role is for candidates hired to perform work within Ontario
- Lightspeed uses artificial intelligence–enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by recruiting and hiring teams
- Accommodations available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process