Head of Engineering

Wintermeyer Ventures; Toronto; Hybride; CAD 200 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Wintermeyer Ventures in Toronto is seeking an Engineering Leader to guide an AI-enabled product engineering organization across client portals, case management, internal tools, and data platforms.

You will hire, mentor, and grow a high-performing team, set standards, and collaborate with Product to deliver customer-facing products while advancing AI workflows that reduce manual work across immigration services.

Qualifications

• Five to ten years of software engineering experience, including leadership.
• Experience recruiting, mentoring, and managing technical teams.

Responsabilités

• Hire, develop, and manage a high-performing engineering team.
• Improve engineering velocity and deliver dependable releases.
• Own technical direction for client portals, case management, and internal tools.
• Build AI-enabled workflows that reduce manual effort in immigration services.
• Set engineering standards and support team autonomy.
• Partner with Product to ship useful products and contribute hands-on when needed.

Connaissances

Engineering leadership

Hiring & mentoring

Architectural decisions

Applied AI

Product judgment

Formation

Bachelor's in CS or Engineering

Outils

Node.js

TypeScript

React/Next.js

PostgreSQL

Google Cloud Platform

Python

FastAPI

Description du poste

About the Role

Lead and grow the engineering organization at a legal services company building AI-enabled tools for consumer legal workflows. You will guide technical direction across client-facing platforms, internal systems, and services that support multiple practice areas.

What You'll Do

• Hire, develop, and manage a high-performing engineering team, with a focus on engineering talent.
• Improve engineering velocity and deliver dependable, high-quality releases against business priorities.
• Own technical direction for client portals, case management, internal tools, publishing, partnerships, payments, data, and IT.
• Build AI-enabled workflows that reduce manual effort across immigration services.
• Set engineering standards, create clarity and accountability, and support team autonomy.
• Partner closely with Product to ship useful products and contribute hands-on when needed.

What We're Looking For

• Five to ten years of software engineering experience, including engineering leadership.
• Experience recruiting, mentoring, and managing technical teams, and building teams focused on higher output.
• Strong technical depth and product judgment, with experience making architectural decisions and shipping customer-facing products.
• Applied AI experience, including automating workflows and demonstrating measurable productivity gains.
• Experience with Node.js, TypeScript, React or Next.js, PostgreSQL, and Google Cloud Platform; Python and FastAPI experience for AI or document processing is beneficial.
• Experience in small teams with broad ownership and building platforms that support multiple products or business lines.
• A degree in Computer Science or Engineering is preferred. Legal experience is not required.
• Must be authorized to work in Canada without visa sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: CAD $200,000 to $230,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid role based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.