Engineering Manager I, Applications

StackAdapt; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Retirement/Pension Savings globally

Birthday off

Mental health care program

Health benefits from day one

Work from home reimbursements

WeWork access (London and Toronto)

Training and onboarding program

Conferences and courses sponsorship

Parental leave program

Friendly, welcoming culture

Team events

Job summary

StackAdapt is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the EngOps Applications team, responsible for delivery, operational health, and infrastructure work supporting critical production systems.

A strong technical background is required, but success comes from prioritization, clarity, and people leadership, not individual contribution. We value collaboration, reliability, and scalable systems across the stack.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineers in a people leadership role.
• Background in Infrastructure, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Experience operating production systems in AWS.
• Strong understanding of Linux, Kubernetes, and containerized systems.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support a team of engineers.
• Own planning and delivery, ensuring priorities are clear and commitments are met.
• Be accountable for system reliability, incident response practices, and follow‑up.
• Provide technical oversight by reviewing designs and guiding trade‑offs.
• Ensure documentation, runbooks, and operational standards are maintained.
• Act as the primary point of accountability when working with partner teams.

Skills

People leadership

Infrastructure/DevOps/SRE

AWS production systems

Linux

Kubernetes

Containerized systems

AWS

Tools

Terraform

Job description

StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI‑powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward‑thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high‑impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.

Hiring an Engineering Manager to lead our EngOps Applications team. This role is accountable for team delivery, operational health, and execution of infrastructure work supporting critical production systems.

A strong technical background is required to guide decisions and support the team, but success comes from prioritization, clarity, and people leadership, not individual contribution.

What you will do:

• Lead, coach, and support a team of engineers
• Own planning and delivery, ensuring priorities are clear and commitments are met
• Be accountable for system reliability, incident response practices, and follow‑up
• Provide technical oversight by reviewing designs and guiding trade‑offs
• Ensure documentation, runbooks, and operational standards are maintained
• Act as the primary point of accountability when working with partner teams

What we’re looking for:

• Experience managing engineers in a people leadership role
• Background in Infrastructure, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering
• Experience operating production systems in AWS
• Strong understanding of Linux, Kubernetes, and containerized systems
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform required)
• Comfortable leading teams through incidents and operational challenges

What success looks like:

• The team delivers reliably with clear ownership and priorities
• Incidents lead to measurable improvements over time
• Engineers are supported, growing, and not burning out
• Infrastructure work enables the broader organization effectively

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary
• Retirement/401K/Pension Savings globally
• Competitive paid time off packages, including birthday off
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care program
• Health benefits from day one of employment
• Work from home reimbursements
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
• Robust training and onboarding program
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
• An awesome parental leave program
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
• Our social and team events

StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.

We use artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the resume reviews of candidates and assess their fit based on the criteria outlined in the job posting. We do not use AI to make any final hiring or interview decisions.

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