Director, Software Engineering

Roadpost; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Range CAD 200k–220k

Flexible Work Hybrid model

Comprehensive Benefits

Vacation and sick days

Growth Investment Budget

Inclusive by Nature

Job summary

ZOLEO is redefining safety through an AI-first engineering platform. Director, Software Engineering will own delivery across product engineering teams, leading Team Leads and engineers, and collaborating with the CTO and senior leaders to translate strategy into reliable execution.

You’ll shape the next generation of engineering leaders, build scalable teams, and push for measurable improvements in delivery speed, quality, and safety outcomes across global users.

Qualifications

• Deep software engineering leadership across multiple teams.
• Track record turning strategy into credible delivery plans.
• Experience hiring, coaching, and developing engineers and leaders.
• Ability to challenge estimates and understand design trade-offs.
• Experience improving planning, incident review, and delivery metrics.
• Practical use of AI coding tools with responsible review.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering delivery across product teams and manage dependencies.
• Lead and develop Team Leads and engineers, supporting growth and health.
• Build and scale the engineering organization as it grows.
• Drive planning rhythms, throughput, and predictable delivery.
• Set the bar for AI-assisted engineering, tooling, and governance.
• Collaborate with Product and Technology on priorities and standards.
• Govern tooling, cloud costs, and vendor relationships.

Skills

Delivery Leadership

People Leadership

Technical Judgment

Operational Excellence

AI Tools Experience

Cross-Functional Partnership

Resource Stewardship

Product/Organizational Experience

Tools

AI coding tools

Agentic workflows

Job description

Who We Are

ZOLEO is redefining what it means to keep people safe beyond traditional coverage. What began as a hardware-led connectivity solution is evolving into a trusted safety and monitoring platform – one that delivers peace of mind, everywhere. Today, we are building a service-driven, duty-of-care platform that goes beyond messaging – ensuring that when it matters most, help is not just reachable, but already in motion.

Our platform is designed for both the person in the field, and the people connected to their safety – because peace of mind travels both ways. By combining advanced intelligence, automation, and a global safety ecosystem, we deliver outcomes – not just connectivity – creating reassurance, accountability, and certainty under stress. At ZOLEO,we’renot just building technology;we’redefining the future of safety. Our impact is real — just ask the people whose lives have been saved thanks to ZOLEO rescue alerts(read their stories).

Why This Role Matters

ZOLEO is buildingthesafety platformpeople trust when nothing else works — no cell signal, no Wi‑Fi, no room for error. Deliveringonthatpromise takes engineering teams that turn clear priorities into dependable, high-quality products,consistently and at scale.

AsDirector, SoftwareEngineering,you'llown delivery across our product engineering teams — leading Team Leads and engineers, and shaping how the function plans, executes, and delivers.You’llpartner directly with the CTO, Product leadership, and senior technical leaders, turning strategy into predictable execution while building the next generation of engineering leaders.

This is an AI-first engineering environment— Cursor, Claude Code, and agentic workflows are already part of how the team builds.You'llbe the one who turns that edge into measurable gains: faster delivery, higher quality, and a team that keeps getting sharper.

What’s In It for You

• Function-Level Impact.Own the delivery performance of an engineering organization whose workkeeps people safe and connected around the world — what you build herematters, literally.
• Build Strong Teams and Leaders.Develop Team Leads, deepen the leadership bench, and build the conditions where engineers do their best work — and want to stay.
• An AI-First Engineering Culture.Shape howthe team puts Cursor, Claude Code, and agentic workflows to work — real speed and quality gains, used responsibly.
• Operational Excellence at Scale.Build thedelivery rhythms, measures, and quality practices that make predictableexecution the default, not the exception.
• A Highly Collaborative Mandate.Sit at the tablewith Technology, Product, and senior engineering partners— shapingpriorities, architecture, team design, andwherethe functiongoes next.

What You’ll Do

• Own Engineering Delivery.Lead commitments, sequencing, capacity, and cross-team dependencies across the product engineering teams—surfacingrisksearly andkeepinga delivery plan the business cancounton.
• Lead and Develop the Function.Manageand developTeam Leads, and drivepeople leadership across the engineering organization—performance, growth, compensation input, succession planning, and team health.
• Buildand Scalethe Team.Own engineering hiring,selection, and onboardingwhilestrengtheningthe leadership bench asthe organization grows and evolves.
• Drive Operational Excellence. Build planning and delivery rhythms, and use meaningful measures to improve throughput, predictability, and outcomes. Strengthen service ownership, incident learning, testing, automation, observability, and release discipline behind every release.
• Scale AI-Assisted Engineering.Setthe bar for practical, secure, and measurable use of AI tools across planning, implementation, testing, and review — and keep pushing engineering effectiveness forward.
• Partner Across Product and Technology.Work with Product leadership on priorities and capacity, and with senior technical leaders on architecture, standards, and the supportrequiredto put them into practice.
• Govern ToolingandVendors.Manage engineering tooling, cloud and model consumption, contractor spend, and relevant vendor relationships. Ensureappropriate accesscontrols, reviews, offboarding, training completion, and adherence to security requirements.

What You Bring

• Relevant Background.Deepsoftware engineering experience, including leadership of multiple teams and direct management of Engineering Managers, Team Leads, or other engineering leaders.
• DeliveryLeadership.A track recordof turningstrategy and priorities into credible plans—managing capacity and dependencies, surfacing risk early, andsteadilyimproving delivery predictability.
• People Leadership.A track recordof hiring, coaching, evaluating, and developing engineers and leaders — and building accountable, inclusive, high-performing teams along the way.
• Technical Judgment.Thetechnical depth to challenge estimates, ask incisive questions about design and architecture, understand meaningfultrade-offs, andidentifyexecution risks.
• Operational Excellence.Experience improving engineeringpracticessuch as planning, service ownership, incident review, testing, CI/CD, observability, backlog health, or delivery metrics.
• AI-Assisted Engineering Mindset.Practical experience using or leading the adoption of AI coding tools and agentic workflows, with a focus on measurable value, responsible use, and sound review practices.
• Cross-Functional Partnership.The ability tocollaborate effectivelywith Product and Technology leaders, communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders, and balance customer, business, technical, and team needs.
• Resource Stewardship.Experience managing budgets, vendors, contractors, cloud costs, or engineering tooling with sound judgment and clear accountability.
• RelevantProduct and Organizational Experience.Experience with mobile, cloud, connected-device, or safety-focused products,leading teams through growth or organizational change,or building management capabilitywithin a Team Lead modelis an asset.

What We Offer

• Salary Range.$200,000 - $220,000CADannual base salary.
• Flexible Work.A hybrid model; balancing collaboration and lifestyle flexibility.
• Comprehensive Benefits.Health, dental, and flexible spending accounts tailored to your needs.
• Time to Recharge.Vacation and sick days to help you rest, recharge, and stay well.
• Growth Investment. A continuous learning environment backed by a professional development budget.
• InclusivebyNature.A values-driven workplace where diverse perspectives are celebrated.