Engineering Manager

Brim Financial; Canada; Remote; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Competitive compensation and equity

Comprehensive health plan and PTO

Influence on engineering culture

Scale-ready architecture

Job summary

Brim Financial Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Leader to guide a high-growth engineering team across Canada and the US. You will own delivery velocity, mentor engineers, and partner with product to prioritize features while scaling CI/CD practices and platform services.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years in software development and a track record of leading across the full stack, distributed systems, and multi-team collaboration in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years leading a team
• Strong full-stack fundamentals, with the ability to spot architectural risk and guide decisions
• Experience building and scaling distributed systems, APIs, or platform services
• Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers through growth and change
• Comfort with remote-first, async daily collaboration across time zones
• Excellent written communication and ability to document and proposal clear plans
• Ability to balance deep technical guidance with people and stakeholder management

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of engineers, setting clear goals and driving structured growth conversations
• Identify skill gaps and create targeted development plans, especially in AI tooling and version control
• Own delivery velocity and identify bottlenecks to maintain momentum
• Collaborate with product and cross-functional stakeholders to define and prioritize deliverables
• Establish scalable CI/CD standards and engineering workflows
• Foster full-stack thinking, understanding business context and owning end-to-end problems

Skills

Team leadership

Full-stack fundamentals

Distributed systems

API design

Architecture judgment

Technical mentoring

Documentation

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

About Brim

Brim Financial is a category defining fintech, building the operating system for credit cards and payments. Our platform powers card programs for banks, credit unions, fintechs, and global brands across North America. We are a fast growing company. We are backed by EDC Growth Equity, Epic Ventures, Vistara Growth, and Impression Ventures and have been recognized as a CB Insights Fintech 100 company and Deloitte Fast 50 and Deloitte Fast 500 winner.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop a team of engineers, setting clear goals and running structured development conversations that help people reach their next level


• Identify skill gaps across the team - particularly around AI tooling and version control discipline - and build targeted development plans to close them


• Own delivery and velocity outcomes for your team's projects - identifying bottlenecks early and keeping execution tight


• Collaborate with product and cross-functional stakeholders to define and prioritize deliverables with a keen eye on feature velocity


• Help establish engineering standards for CI/CD practices and development workflows that scale with team growth


• Foster a culture of full-stack thinking - where engineers understand the business domain and take ownership of problems end-to-end, not just their corner of the codebase

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years leading a team with direct reports


• Strong full-stack fundamentals, with the ability to spot architectural risk and guide technical decisions across the entire stack


• Experience building and scaling distributed systems, APIs, or platform services


• Demonstrated experience managing engineers through growth, performance challenges, and organizational change


• Comfort with remote-first, sync and async daily collaboration with fluid times


• Strong written communication - you lead through clear documentation and well-structured proposals


• The ability to stay technical enough to guide architecture and provide leadership and mentoring on code. while staying zoomed out enough to manage people, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously

Bonus If You Have

• Experience in fintech, payments, or credit card infrastructure


• Familiarity with MySQL optimization, multi-tenant platform architecture, or real-time transaction processing


• Experience in adopting and using AI-assisted development tools for engineering teams


• Background in regulated environments (PCI DSS, financial compliance)


• Experience leading remote-first teams

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and equity


• Remote-first workplace


• Comprehensive health plan and PTO


• A team that treats AI as a force multiplier, not a threat


• Real influence over engineering culture and team development at a growing fintech


• A seat at the table in shaping how the engineering organization scales

Other Information

• Remote (US/Canada) | Full-Time


• Compensation: CAD $150,000-200,000+


• Base salary range: For this role, candidates can expect a base salary range, described in the posting. Actual compensation is determined based on skills, experience, and role level. Exceptional candidates may be considered above the top of the range, and pay can increase quickly for those who make a big impact in the role.