Engineering Manager

GlossGenius; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a talented team of software developers. In this role, you will prioritize and direct engineering efforts, ensuring alignment across teams while fostering a collaborative environment. With a focus on empowering small business owners, you'll play a key role in delivering impactful products that enhance operational efficiency. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of a vibrant platform that supports entrepreneurs, all while enjoying a flexible work environment and a strong commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Flexible PTO

Health & Dental Insurance

Fully-Paid Parental Leave

Retirement Savings Plan

Professional Development Stipend

Home Office Support

Team Bonding Opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years in management.
• Ability to build high-performing teams and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of engineers within the product engineering organization.
• Implement new engineering processes and maintain project schedules.

Skills

Software Engineering

Team Management

Data Analytics

Communication Skills

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Job description

GlossGenius is building an ecosystem enabling entrepreneurs to succeed. We empower small business owners to focus on being creators, not admins, by offering a range of business management tools including booking and scheduling, marketing, analytics, payment processing and much more.

Over 80,000 small business owners have chosen to rely on GlossGenius every day to run their entire set of business operations. Joining its powerful, intuitive platform with its vibrant, distinguished brand, GlossGenius is the ideal combination of a fintech, SMB software, and consumer company all in one.

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager at GlossGenius, you are responsible for growing, managing, and mentoring a team of engineers within our product engineering organization. As an engineering leader, you will collaborate closely with both engineering and product leaders and own the technical strategy and roadmap of your team.

We’ve built a great product that empowers tens of thousands of solopreneurs and business owners to run and grow their businesses efficiently - customers love our product (4.7+ stars in the App Store!).

This role can be based remotely in or near the Greater Toronto Area.

What You’ll Do

• Prioritize, plan and direct the work and roadmap of the Engineering/Research & Development teams
• Mentor and manage a team of software developers and engineers
• Run regular software product engineering meetings to ensure alignment across cross-functional teams
• Implement new and effective engineering processes that emphasize quality and progress on key product initiatives
• Create and maintain project schedules and procedural guidelines to drive your team’s tasks to completion
• Consult with teams, clients and parent company to review system needs, project timelines, software specifications, and budgets
• Provide both technical and product leadership, empowering your team to deliver high quality work
• Source, review and interview qualified candidates, including partnering with the recruiting team and participating in recruitment rounds at Ontario universities to contribute to the exponential growth of the software engineering team.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years of experience as a people manager
• Proven ability to collaborate with product/program managers, designers, and peers to build plans, set expectations, and successfully deliver new 0 to 1 products and features
• A strong business acumen and customer-centric mindset, backed by data analytics skills.
• Ability to recruit and build high-performing teams
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Master's degree or equivalent in computer science or information systems and technologies orrelevant field
• Flexible PTO
• Competitive health & dental insurance options, with premiums covered by GG
• Generous, fully-paid parental leave policy
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Professional Development - employees receive a yearly stipend for approved learning and educational-related expenses
• Home office support
• Team Bonding opportunities - as a distributed team, being able to build meaningful bonds both virtually and in person is incredibly important to us! We are constantly evaluating how we accomplish this and currently, teams are given opportunities to gather in person throughout the year

At GlossGenius, we celebrate our differences and are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel supported and empowered to do their best work. We believe this benefits not only our employees but our product, customers, and community as well. GlossGenius is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

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If a resume or applicant is submitted to GlossGenius by a third party without a signed search agreement in place, it will become the property of GlossGenius and no fee will be paid, irrespective of whether the candidate is hired.

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