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.