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Engineering Manager

true-talent-solutions-partners

Remote

  • $165,000–$205,000 per year
  • Remote
  • Full Time
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About the role

About the Role

Lead a core product engineering team at an early-stage SaaS company modernizing software for local governments. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on building a strong team and delivering reliable, customer-facing products.

What You'll Do

  • Lead and mentor a team of 3 to 7 software engineers, supporting their career development.

  • Partner with product and cross-functional teams to define and deliver the technical roadmap.

  • Spend approximately 20% to 30% of your time coding, reviewing code, and contributing to architectural design.

  • Guide architectural decisions to support scalable, performant, maintainable systems.

  • 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 managing or leading a team with direct reports.

  • Recent hands-on experience building web products, with the ability to contribute to technical design and implementation.

  • 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 workflows.

  • Experience at a startup and with customer-facing products, plus the ability to work effectively with product and other functional teams.

  • Familiarity with AI development tools such as Claude or Cursor.

  • Located in Canada or the United States, able to work US time zones, and willing to travel to customers up to 10%.

  • Must be authorized to work in the United States or Canada. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual base salary: $165,000 to $205,000 USD. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Remote, with a primary location in Canada.