Senior Director, Engineering

Affinity.co; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Toronto is seeking a Sr. Director of Engineering to lead the development of innovative CRM and Sourcing products. This high-impact role requires collaboration with product and design teams to deliver quality software. Candidates should have over 8 years of relevant experience, particularly in B2B SaaS environments. A competitive salary range of CAD 180,000 to 270,000 is offered, reflecting the importance of this position.

Benefits

Extended health benefits

Retirement planning (RRSP)

Annual education budget

Wellness support

Virtual team-building activities

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading engineering in customer-focused environments.
• Proven track record in building scalable web applications.
• Experience managing multiple teams through leads.

Responsibilities

• Shape Product Roadmap with product and design leaders.
• Lead engineering execution for quality software.
• Guide and develop a high-performing engineering team.

Skills

B2B SaaS experience

Leadership in engineering

Coaching engineering leaders

Strong communication skills

Product quality focus

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

Tools

React

TypeScript

Ruby

PostgreSQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Join Affinity as we redefine how professionals manage and leverage their networks transforming relationships into meaningful opportunities. You’ll be part of a team focused on improving our core product and platform making relationship intelligence indispensable through advanced data analytics. With our growing user base and expansion into new markets we’re more committed than ever to delivering relationship intelligence to professionals everywhere.

Your role and impact

As the Sr. Director of Engineering at Affinity you will report to the CTO and lead the development of our innovative CRM and Sourcing products. Your strategic vision will ensure we build strong foundations that drive outstanding customer outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Shape Product Roadmap: Collaborate with product and design leaders to establish a compelling future vision for our product crafting a strategic roadmap that seamlessly integrates product design and engineering.
• Lead Engineering Execution: Lead engineering execution ensuring quality software and a delightful user experience through continuous iterative development practices while driving initiatives to refine our overall development approach and delivery processes.
• Develop Teams: Guide and develop a high-performing team through leadership coaching and mentoring fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement while ensuring inclusive development opportunities for all team members.
• Craft Technical Strategy: Drive and execute toward a technical strategy that aligns with Affinitys business and product needs focusing on delivering high quality great usability and fast performance across applications and APIs.

Qualifications

Dont meet every single requirement Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Affinity we are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt perfectly align with the qualifications above we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Desired experience

• B2B SaaS enterprise company experience with a proven track record leading engineering within complex customer-focused product environments.
• 8 years of experience building scalable web applications with large volumes of data and rich visualizations.
• 8 years in an engineering leadership role with experience leading multiple teams through managers and team leads.
• Youre excited about practical applications of AI both to enhance productivity internally and to delight your customers.
• Experience developing coaching and managing engineering leaders such as Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers.
• Care personally about the people you work with and about helping them to grow and develop in their careers while also challenging them when necessary.
• You build talent density on your teams from recruiting to investing in the growth of your team members.
• Balance thoughtfully between short-term business priorities and long-term investment and strategy.
• Take pride in delivering an exceptionally high-quality product ensuring outstanding functionality while maintaining the platforms overall performance and reliability.
• Youre excited to work collaboratively within engineering and across functional teams.
• Articulate confident and persuasive communication skills coupled with the ability to listen and represent diverse perspectives.

Tech stack

Our platform is built with React and TypeScript on the front end and with Ruby and PostgreSQL on the back end. Our infrastructure is hosted by AWS and runs on Kubernetes.

How we work

Our culture is a key part of how we operate as well as our hiring process :

• We iterate quickly. As such you must be comfortable embracing ambiguity be able to cut through it and deliver incremental value to our customers each sprint.
• We are candid transparent and speak our minds while simultaneously caring personally with each person we interact with.
• We make data-driven decisions and make the best decision for the moment based on the information available.

Join us in enabling every professional on the planet to succeed by harnessing the power of their relationships.

If youd want to learn more about our values click here.

What youll enjoy at Affinity

• We live our values : As owners we take pride in everything we do. We embrace a growth mindset engage in respectful candor act as playmakers and taste the soup by diving deep into experiences to create the best outcomes for our colleagues and clients.
• Health Benefits : We cover both you and your dependents extended health benefit premiums and offer flexible personal & sick days to support your well-being.
• Retirement Planning : We offer an RRSP plan to help you plan for your future.
• Learning & Development : We provide an annual education budget and a comprehensive L&D program.
• Wellness Support : We reimburse monthly for things like home internet meals and wellness memberships / equipment to support your overall health and happiness.
• Team Connection : Virtual team-building activities and socials to keep our team connected because building strong relationships is key to succes.

Please note that the role compensation details below reflect the base salary only and do not include any equity or benefits. This represents the salary range that Affinity believes in good faith at the time of this posting that it will pay for the posted job.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $180000 to $270000 CAD. Within the range individual pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience knowledge skills abilities of the applicant.

About Affinity

With more than 3000 customers worldwide and backed by some of Silicon Valleys best firms Affinity has raised $120M to empower dealmakers to find manage and close more deals. How Our Relationship Intelligence platform uses the wealth of data exhaust from trillions of interactions between Investment Bankers Venture Capitalists Consultants and other strategic dealmakers to deliver automated relationship insights that drive over 450000 deals every are are proud to have received Inc. and Fortune Best Workplaces awards as well as to be Great Places to Work certified for the last 5 years running. Join us on our mission to make it possible for anyone to cultivate and fully harness their network to succeed.

We use E-Verify

Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities please visit Experience :

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Key Skills

Go,Lean,Management Experience,React,Node.js,Operations Management,Project Management,Research & Development,Software Development,Team Management,GraphQL,Leadership Experience

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 180000 - 270000