Engineering Manager, Frontend Platform

Brex

Vancouver

On-site

CAD 240,000 - 300,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in Vancouver is hiring an Engineering Manager for the Frontend Platform team. You will drive the technical vision and execution, manage frontend infrastructure, and guide design systems. The role requires strong leadership skills, a solid background in frontend technologies, and the ability to influence product strategy. This position offers a competitive salary and is vital to the company's commitment to high-quality engineering standards.

Qualifications

8+ years of engineering experience with frontend infrastructure.
2+ years in an engineering leadership role.
Strong organizational skills to manage multiple requests.

Responsibilities

Lead the frontend engineering team.
Organize a roadmap of key platform investments.
Drive design system and frontend best practices.

Skills

Engineering leadership

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

CSS

CI/CD pipelines

Communication

Job description

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Why join us

Brex is the AI-powered spend platform. We help companies spend with confidence with integrated corporate cards, banking, and global payments, plus intuitive software for travel and expenses. Tens of thousands of companies from startups to enterprises — including DoorDash, Flexport, and Compass — use Brex to proactively control spend, reduce costs, and increase efficiency on a global scale.

Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.

Engineering at Brex

Engineering at Brex is about building systems that scale with speed and intention. Our teams span Software, Data, Security, and IT, and operate with high autonomy and deep collaboration. We tackle hard technical problems, own our outcomes, and push for excellence at every level — from architecture to deployment. It’s an environment where engineering is a craft, and builders become leaders.

What You’ll Do

As the Engineering Manager for the Frontend Platform team you will drive the technical vision and execution of frontend at Brex, which includes web and mobile infrastructure as well as design systems. Your team will lead the development and adoption of frontend architectural patterns, own the developer experience for frontend engineers, continue to develop on a strong design systems foundation, and guide future technology investments through company-wide forums. You will also partner closely with senior leadership (CTO, Principal Engineers, Design Leadership, CEO, GTM) to influence product strategy and ensure adherence to Brex's design, performance, and quality standards. This is an incredible opportunity to lead highly collaborative projects with direct impact on critical business objectives, while championing and advancing Brex's commitment to high-quality engineering standards.

Where you’ll work

This role will be based in our Vancouver office. You must be willing to work in office at least 2 days per week on Wednesday and Thursday. Employees will be able to work remotely for up to 4 weeks per year.

Responsibilities

Lead a strong frontend engineering team, investing in key frontend infrastructure and product experiences
Work with individuals and teams across Brex to organize a roadmap of key platform investments that speed up product development and drive consistency
Drive design system and frontend best practice adoption through evangelism and empathy, supporting implementation of product use cases, and building a reputation of support
Grow and further foster a positive engineering culture that empowers individuals to develop their skills and careers
Own and be accountable for impact and communicating it to leadership and more broadly
Participate in the broader direction and roadmap of the Product Platform group including platforms supporting internal data movement, workflows, search, and more

Requirements

8+ years of engineering experience with frontend infrastructure, frontend development and design systems
2+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role strategically managing large scale cross-functional projects or individual teams, including talent growth and mentorship
Demonstrated strong organizational skills by effectively managing multiple requests and workloads, utilizing time management techniques and task prioritization to meet deadlines
Experience in the frontend ecosystem, including deep understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript, React, CSS, bundling, CI/CD pipelines and CDNs
Strong and effective communication ability to convey complex ideas in a simple manner, applying active listening when working with others, and driving teams to resolutions during discussions
A proven track record of building cultures that encourage ambition and foster empathy. You will create and contribute to a healthy and collaborative culture that showcases Brex’s values
An innate desire to lead by example and fill gaps in the team's development and execution. You don’t mind rolling up the sleeves and operating at the low-level to set technical direction

Bonus points

Experience maintaining and developing design systems
Experience with Expo and React Native
Experience having led, managed and developed a high-performing Platform Engineering team.

Compensation

The expected salary range for this role is $240,000 CAD - $300,000 CAD. However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.

Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a brex.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored.

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