Engineering Manager (Remote - Canada)

Proof; Toronto; Remote; CAD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal tech company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a remote team and shape their technology. The role involves hands-on contributions to architecture and code, while fostering a culture of accountability and growth within the engineering team. Candidates with strong technical skills and experience in managing or leading teams will thrive in this role.

Benefits

Remote-first — work anywhere in Canada

Competitive vacation & flexible time off

Equipment provided

Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and disability coverage

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, 2+ in a tech leadership/management role.
• Strong foundation in modern backend and frontend technologies (e.g., Go, Ruby, TypeScript, React).
• Exceptional communication skills with a bias for action.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers while contributing to design decisions and code reviews.
• Define and drive team-level OKRs aligned with business goals.
• Mentor engineers in technical and career growth.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Technical rigor

Problem-solving

Leadership

Job description

Proof is a high growth company in the legal tech industry, providing a best-in-class legal services platform used by thousands of law firms. We help legal teams streamline operations and improve efficiency, driving an impressive month-over-month growth. We're looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to help shape our technology, grow our team, and make a lasting impact on the legal industry.

What You’ll Do

We’re seeking an Engineering Manager who blends strong technical skills with empathetic leadership. You’ll lead a remote engineering team while contributing directly to design decisions, code reviews, and the technical roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers (backend, frontend, and full-stack), fostering a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Contribute directly to architecture and code, especially during critical technical decisions or delivery bottlenecks.

• Partner closely with Product, Design, and other functions to scope, plan, and execute complex initiatives.

• Participate in code reviews, architecture sessions, and debugging efforts as needed.

• Mentor engineers through both technical and career growth, promoting learning and ownership.

• Define and drive team-level OKRs that are ambitious, measurable, and aligned with business goals.

• Identify gaps in quality, testing, monitoring, or delivery—and lead initiatives to address them.

• Help hire and onboard top-tier engineering talent.

• Drive clarity and execution in fast-moving, ambiguous contexts.

What You’ll Bring on Day One

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a tech leadership or management role.

• A strong foundation in modern backend and frontend technologies (e.g., Go, Ruby, TypeScript, React).

• A hands-on approach—you’re comfortable stepping into code or system design when needed.

• Experience running projects end-to-end: from problem definition through design, implementation, and delivery.

• Exceptional communication skills: you bring clarity, curiosity, and calm under pressure.

• A bias for action, balanced with technical rigor and empathy for users and teammates.

Nice to Have

• Experience at a fast-growing startup (Series A/B preferred).

• You’ve shipped complex UIs with React and TypeScript that feel fast, polished, and bulletproof.

• You know how to measure performance (Web Vitals, Lighthouse, RUM) and how to fix it when it's off.

• You’ve built and maintained design systems or contributed to scalable component libraries.

• You care about accessibility, and you don’t treat it as optional.

• You’ve worked with GraphQL, Storybook, Playwright, and CI/CD pipelines that catch bugs before your users do.

• You’ve dealt with tricky browser bugs, rendering glitches, or mobile edge cases—and won.

• You have opinions about DX and aren’t shy about making your team’s workflow smoother.

• Familiarity with message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).

• Experience with CI/CD, testing, observability, or dev productivity tooling.

• Exposure to compliance-heavy or regulated industries like legal, health, or finance.

• Bonus points if you’ve navigated product/UX/engineering trade-offs and still shipped on time.

Perks & Benefits

• Remote-first — work anywhere in Canada

• Competitive vacation & flexible time off

• Equipment provided

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and disability coverage

• Full-time salary position: $160,000–$195,000 CAD, based on experience