Software Team Lead

Toon Boom Animation; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Time Off

Health & Wellness

Employee Assistance Program

Personal and Sick Days

RRSP Contributions

Work Flexibility

Job summary

Toon Boom Animation in Montreal is seeking a Web Development Team Lead to architect a new cloud-native platform and modernize existing applications. The role emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.

With over 7 years of experience, you will champion AI tools for productivity while ensuring security and monitoring. The position offers generous time-off and a hybrid work model, fostering an inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of web development experience, including 3+ in technical leadership.
• Proven experience designing and deploying SaaS applications and APIs on AWS.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL skills, including query optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and recruit a passionate web development team.
• Architect and drive the build of a new cloud-native platform on AWS.
• Ensure security, observability, and platform reliability.

Skills

Web development experience

Technical leadership

SaaS applications

AWS expertise

SQL command

NoSQL knowledge

Cybersecurity expertise

Mentoring skills

AI coding tools

Tools

AWS

OpenTelemetry

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

API Gateway

Job description

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Hybrid work environment; office presence may be required from time to time.

Responsibilities

• Lead and recruit a passionate web development team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.
• Architect and drive the build of a new cloud-native platform on AWS with a modern serverless TypeScript stack.
• Lead the modernization of our existing web applications (PHP) toward a modern, scalable microservices architecture.
• Ensure security, observability, and 24/7 platform reliability with expertise in OpenTelemetry, monitoring, and incident response.
• Champion the adoption of AI coding engines and AI tools to accelerate development while maintaining rigorous quality and security standards.
• Develop robust, scalable APIs and serverless backend applications with TypeScript while gradually modernizing our existing PHP infrastructure.

Qualifications

• You have 7+ years of web development experience, including 3+ years in technical leadership or team management.
• You have proven experience designing and deploying SaaS applications and APIs on AWS, with deep expertise in serverless TypeScript architecture (Lambda, API Gateway) and core services (RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, IAM).
• You have a strong command of SQL (Aurora, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB), including caching and query optimization.
• You are experienced with observability tools (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, CloudWatch, ELK) and maintain a strong culture of monitoring and alerting for mission-critical systems.
• You have advanced cybersecurity expertise: secrets management, compliance (SOC 2, GDPR), security auditing, and cloud security best practices.
• You are enthusiastic about adopting AI coding tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot) to boost productivity without compromising quality or security.
• You embrace full ownership: 24/7 platform stability, incident management, and resilience of critical systems.
• You have excellent leadership and mentoring skills, and you can foster technical excellence and continuous learning in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Generous Time Off: 14 statutory holidays, a holiday break between Christmas and New Year, and 3 weeks of vacation per year.
• Health & Wellness: Group insurance from Day 1, including virtual healthcare services, plus a $2,500 annual allowance for mental health support.
• Support Through Life’s Challenges: Employee Assistance Program.
• Personal and Sick Days: 10 personal and sick days per year.
• RRSP Contributions: Competitive RRSP plan with employer match up to 6% after 90 days of employment.
• Work Flexibility: Hybrid work model with flexible hours.

We embrace diversity in its fullest form. Our commitment is to create a safe and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole self to work.