Calgary Hybrid: Software Engineering Manager, Platform

Helcim Inc.; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Helcim Inc. in Calgary is seeking a Manager, Software Engineering to lead two squads of core platform engineers, balancing people leadership, technical direction, and delivery.

You will partner with product managers to refine components touching Merchant LifeCycle and Risk in real-time. This hybrid role emphasizes collaboration with Product, Design, and DevOps, ensuring engineers understand the customer impact and the why behind their work.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing software engineers.
• 5+ years as hands-on software developer.
• Committed to inclusive, high-performing teams with psychological safety.
• Set clear goals, conduct regular 1:1s, and provide career guidance.
• Proactive in identifying and growing future leaders.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical direction and decision-making with support from senior engineers.
• Oversee design reviews, implementation plans, and ensure technical alignment across projects and other engineering teams.
• Champion best practices in CI/CD, observability, automated testing, and system architecture.
• Ensure that all code is robust, testable, and scalable.
• Manage the operational health of your systems, including SLAs and incident response.
• Translate business and product goals into clear technical plans and milestones.
• Balance feature delivery with platform investments and debt management.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, DevOps, and security teams to drive alignment and delivery.

Skills

People management

Talent development

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Customer impact focus

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Helcim Inc. in Calgary is seeking a Manager, Software Engineering to lead two squads of core platform engineers, balancing people leadership, technical direction, and delivery.

You will partner with product managers to refine components touching Merchant LifeCycle and Risk in real-time. This hybrid role emphasizes collaboration with Product, Design, and DevOps, ensuring engineers understand the customer impact and the why behind their work.