Director of Engineering, Emerging Products

Float; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Float, a leading fintech company in Canada, seeks a Director of Engineering for their Emerging Products division. This role involves leading inventive product development from concept to delivery in a collaborative and innovative environment. The ideal candidate will bring extensive engineering experience and a passion for customer-first solutions that help businesses thrive.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and equity options

Catered team lunches

Dog-friendly office

High-autonomy work environment

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience, with 3+ years in senior leadership roles.
• Experience leading 0→1 product initiatives in fintech.
• Demonstrated expertise in scaling engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical development of early-stage fintech products.
• Collaborate to embed AI within new offerings.
• Build and lead cross-functional teams for rapid delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Adaptability

Customer Centricity

Education

10+ years of engineering experience

Experience with AI/ML in production

Expertise in fintech product development

Job description

Director of Engineering, Emerging Products

About Float

Float is on a mission to simplify finance for Canadian businesses, empowering them to eliminate complexity and unlock new opportunities. Through our innovative platform, Float enables businesses to streamline financial operations and optimize cash flow, so they can focus on what matters most: growth.

About Float

Float is on a mission to simplify finance for Canadian businesses, empowering them to eliminate complexity and unlock new opportunities. Through our innovative platform, Float enables businesses to streamline financial operations and optimize cash flow, so they can focus on what matters most: growth.

As one of Canada’s fastest growing companies and top-rated startups in 2024 and 2023, Float is customer-obsessed, passionate and entrepreneurial, with a team that includes leaders from Uber, Shopify, Top Hat, TouchBistro, and Ada.

At Float, everyone is an owner, bringing their unique perspective to our team and product. Your voice is important, and we take having a culture based on feedback seriously. We openly share our thoughts and differing opinions so we can continue to improve. We do our best to keep our decision-making decentralized so that all team members feel ownership in our success.

Our Product

Float is Canada's complete business finance platform, combining modern financial services and software to help businesses spend, save, and grow. Trusted by 4,000 Canadian companies, Float provides high-limit corporate cards, automated expense management, next-day bill payments, high-yield accounts and fast, friendly support—all built in Canada, for Canada. Float is backed by world-class venture and fintech investors, including Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives and OMERS Ventures, partners behind our $70 million Series B raise.

Our team is a collection of ambitious, collaborative and mission-driven people from all walks of life but with one goal: helping Canadian companies not just survive but thrive. And we’re looking for bold innovators to help shape the future of business finance in Canada.

About The Role

We’re looking for a Director of Engineering, Emerging Products to lead Float’s most ambitious and exploratory product bets. You’ll be at the forefront of 0→1 product development, owning the technical strategy and execution of brand-new product lines that expand Float’s capabilities and customer reach.

From AI-enhanced spend intelligence, to real-time vendor payments, to automated treasury operations, your work will shape the next generation of financial tools for growing businesses. You’ll operate as both a technical strategist and hands-on leader - spinning up teams, validating ideas quickly, and scaling early wins into stable, secure, and scalable products.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

0→1 Product Engineering

• Lead the end-to-end technical development of early-stage fintech products - from concept to MVP to early scale.
• Design systems that prioritize speed, adaptability, and tight integration with core financial workflows.
  
  

AI-Enhanced Capabilities

• Collaborate with product and data teams to embed AI into Float’s new offerings - think AI-assisted transaction categorization, anomaly detection, autonomous policy enforcement, or conversational finance assistants.
• Establish engineering foundations for deploying LLM-based or ML-backed features in production securely and responsibly.
  
  

Team Leadership & Execution

• Build and lead small, cross-functional teams focused on rapid prototyping and delivery.
• Coach engineers to operate with autonomy and velocity while maintaining technical quality and security standards.
• Champion a culture of fast feedback loops, lean experimentation, and continuous customer validation.
  
  

Fintech Innovation & Infrastructure

• Drive architecture and build decisions across domains like real-time payments, multi-party reconciliation, GL syncing, and embedded finance.
• Collaborate with partners (e.g., card networks, accounting platforms, open banking providers) to integrate external capabilities into Float’s stack.
• Ensure that all systems meet the rigor required for financial compliance, auditability, and trust.
  
  

About You

Here’s what sets you up for success at Float:

• You Put Customers First, Always. You care deeply about delivering meaningful value. Whether you're building internal systems or customer-facing features, you're always thinking about how to make life better for our users.
• You Act Like an Owner. You take responsibility for outcomes, step up to challenges, and seek solutions proactively—doing what’s best for the business, not just your role.
• You Think Big and Move Fast. You’re energized by building from 0 to 1. You’re not afraid to challenge the status quo, experiment quickly, and learn as you go.
• You Constantly Learn and Grow. You’re hungry to improve your craft and open to feedback. You bring a growth mindset to everything you do.
• You Raise the Bar. You care about doing things well and efficiently. You balance speed with rigor and always look for ways to improve how we work.
• You Win as a Team. You’re a generous collaborator who values communication, context, and shared wins. You lift others up and help make the team stronger.
  
  

In Addition To Living Our Values, You Bring

• Required Competencies
• 10+ years of engineering experience, with 3+ years in senior leadership roles focused on new product development.
• Demonstrated success leading 0→1 product initiatives, especially in fintech, B2B SaaS, or developer platform environments.
• Demonstrated evidence in scaling engineering teams in dynamic environments.
• Deep technical expertise in building secure, scalable software products; comfort navigating ambiguity and balancing speed vs. robustness.
• Experience working with or implementing AI/ML solutions in production (e.g., data-driven features, model pipelines, LLM integrations).
• Strong product instincts and user empathy, with a passion for solving customer pain points through tech.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Preferred Competencies
• Exposure to financial operations systems such as GL/accounting integrations, payments infrastructure, expense management, or credit products.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, event-driven systems, and modern security practices.
• Understanding of the Canadian fintech landscape, open banking developments, or regulatory frameworks.
  

This May Not Be The Role For You If

• You need close day-to-day direction rather than working independently
• You’re not energized by feedback or fast-paced change
• You’re seeking predictability over adaptability
• You’re not comfortable making decisions in ambiguous situations
• You prefer to stay in your lane rather than collaborate cross-functionally
• You don’t feel a strong connection to Float’s mission or the product we’re building
  
  

Why You Should Join

• Work at one of Canada's fastest-growing fintech companies
• Make a real impact in a high-autonomy, high-growth role
• Collaborate with an ambitious and supportive team
• Competitive compensation, equity options, and benefits
• Hybrid work model – we are based in Toronto with in-office days for connection and collaboration
• Enjoy catered team lunches every Tuesday and Wednesday
• Bring your pup to our dog-friendly office
• Thrive in a high-trust, high-performance culture where your work truly matters
  
  

In Short

At Float, you’ll thrive if you’re bold, curious, and eager to make a real impact. We're building something special—and having a lot of fun along the way. If you’re excited to build, grow, and win together, we’d love to meet you.

We’re committed to building a workplace that’s welcoming and accessible for everyone. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process or once you join Float, just let us know! You can reach out to Vic ([e-mail]), and we’ll work with you to make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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