Manager, Software Development - Performance Management

Workleap; Canada; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in Montreal is seeking a Manager of Software Development to lead a team dedicated to enhancing the Workleap Performance platform. The role balances technical contributions with team management. Ideal candidates have experience managing developers and a deep understanding of modern development practices, including the use of generative AI tools. The company promotes a collaborative environment focused on delivering high-quality features quickly.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team of developers.
• Strong pragmatism with clear priorities.
• Practical mastery of modern cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of developers.
• Contribute to technical design, development, and code reviews.
• Drive engineering excellence and optimize delivery flow.

Skills

Team management experience

Technical excellence

Pragmatism (YAGNI, KISS)

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on use of generative AI tools

Tools

TypeScript

React

.NET

MongoDB

CI/CD Azure

Job description

Manager, Software Development - Performance Management

Company Description

Workleap is a Montreal-based tech company on a mission to make work simpler. Since 2006, we’ve been building game-changing products that tackle HR and IT’s biggest challenges. Workleap operates two distinct product lines:

• The Workleap Platform, an AI-powered HR solution designed to drive team performance and boost employee engagement.
• ShareGate, the leading Microsoft 365 migration and governance solution, trusted by IT professionals worldwide for its unmatched simplicity.

Today, more than 20,000 companies rely on Workleap products to grow, lead, and operate with confidence. We’re builders at heart, with a clear purpose: to craft the simplest products that deliver exceptional value for our customers. Period.

Job Description

So, what will your new role look like?

You’ll lead a team of five developers on Workleap Performance while staying close to the code. Around 60% of your time will be spent as an individual contributor (technical design, development, code reviews, quality), and 40% will go to people management (coaching, 1:1s, hiring, performance, team rituals).

At Workleap, we value builder-leaders — people who coach while building. This 60/40 balance ensures you stay technically sharp while growing your team and accelerating delivery in line with our pragmatic, lean, and high-impact engineering culture.

Your mission: help Workleap Performance become the go-to product for employee performance management through fast, high-quality feature delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop your team (1:1s, continuous feedback, growth plans);
• Contribute directly to code — design, development, and quality improvements;
• Drive engineering excellence: testing, security, observability, reliability, and performance;
• Optimize delivery flow (CI/CD, automation, dev tools, standards);
• Partner with Product and Design to frame, scope, and deliver high-value, simple solutions;
• Anticipate risks, make pragmatic trade-offs, and communicate transparently.

A typical week?

• 60% – Individual contribution:
  • Technical design (~10%)
  • Development and code reviews (~40%)
  • Quality and deployments (~10%)
• 40% – Management & leadership:
  • 1:1s and coaching (~15%)
  • Planning and cross-functional coordination (~10%)
  • Process improvement (~10%)
  • Hiring and onboarding (~5%)

What does your future team look like?

You’ll join a multidisciplinary team dedicated to Workleap Performance, including developers, PMs, and designers.

Performance is still a young product within the Workleap platform, so you’ll play a key role in shaping its foundation and evolving its practices. It’s an environment built on experimentation, collaboration, and initiative.

What are the next challenges awaiting your team?

• Accelerate feature delivery while maintaining quality;
• Integrate new AI-powered experiences into the product;
• Coach the team through the ups and downs of building a new product;
• Enhance developer experience to leverage the latest AI advancements.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team of developers;
• Strong pragmatism (YAGNI, KISS) and clear sense of priorities;
• Technical excellence: clean code, testing, CI/CD, code reviews;
• Efficiency and customer impact obsession;
• Cross-functional collaboration (Product, Design, Data Science);
• Clear, kind, and challenging communication;
• Hands-on use of generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) for coding and problem-solving;
• Experience with modern cloud environments and distributed services;
• Practical mastery of TypeScript, React, .NET, MongoDB, and CI/CD Azure (or modern equivalents).

Who we are

We’re a team of curious minds and bold builders, brought together by a shared drive to make work simpler—and better—for everyone. Challenges fuel our creativity, fast-paced environments keep us sharp, and pushing boundaries is just part of how we operate. We believe the best ideas come from experimentation, rapid learning, and even the occasional discomfort—that’s where growth happens.

Since 2006, we’ve been rethinking the way teams work, blending creativity and tech to solve real problems in IT and HR. We move quickly, we learn constantly, and we always keep our customers at the center of what we do. If you're a proactive thinker who takes ownership, loves to collaborate, and isn’t afraid to leap into the unknown - you’ll fit right in.

Additional Information

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