Software Development Manager

Lightspeed Commerce; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 170,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for all employees

Flexible work culture

Comprehensive benefits including medical and dental

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Lightspeed Commerce in Ontario seeks a Software Development Manager to lead and grow a talented technical team in the Financial Services sector. You will mentor developers and ensure they deliver crucial products for the company's growth.

The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background, experience in agile development, and the ability to effectively communicate in a dynamic environment. This role offers flexible work options, including the possibility of remote work.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of developers through successful delivery of software products.
• Experience delivering microservice-driven, scalable, cloud-based applications.
• Strong passion for continuous learning and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Guiding a team of software developers to solve complex problems.
• Directly managing a team through collaboration with a Technical Lead.
• Aligning with architects and Product teams on priorities.

Skills

Cloud-based technology (AWS, GCP)

Java

TypeScript

Ruby

Python

Agile development

Job description

Lightspeed Financial Services is looking for a Software Development Manager in North America to grow and lead our technical team within the Financial Services organization.

Reporting to the Director of Financial Services Foundations, you will lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing software development team and cultivate an inclusive, inspiring working culture. Under your guidance, developers will deliver Financial Services products and services that are mission‑critical to Lightspeed’s long‑term vision and growth.

We are looking for a leader with a solid, demonstrable technical background who can earn the respect of developers. You will have a proven track record of supporting, mentoring, leading, and growing a development team and delivering high‑scale cloud‑based software systems. You will enjoy problem‑solving and removing blockers, and have experience collaborating with Product teams and customer stakeholders. You will be an effective and clear communicator able to direction‑set and track team delivery in a distributed, fast‑moving, and rapidly‑changing agile environment.

Location: This role requires you to be located in Canada and work within EST/EDT hours. We offer a choice of fully remote, partially remote, or fully office‑based work environments (in cities with local offices).

Responsibilities

• Guiding, motivating and growing a team of software developers as they solve complex problems in the Financial Services domain
• Directly and indirectly managing a team through collaboration with, and mentorship of a Technical Lead Staff Engineer
• Working closely with architects, Product teams, engineering leadership and stakeholders to align on team priorities and roadmaps
• Identifying, communicating and removing impediments and risks to delivery, within the team and across Financial Services as a whole
• Planning and furthering the professional growth of individual team members, including 1-1s, performance reviews, ongoing feedback, goal-setting and promotions
• Reporting up to engineering leadership and stakeholders on team progress and status
• Finding and hiring top talent for your team and the wider organization
• Providing technical and process guidance to the team during delivery

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of developers through successful delivery of software products
• Experience delivering microservice-driven, scalable, cloud-based applications
• Strong working knowledge of Java or TypeScript or Ruby or Python
• Professional experience in agile development and continuous delivery best practices
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills
• Ability to personally coach, mentor and drive individuals and overall teams
• Strong passion for continuous learning and improvement
• A quality-driven mindset with a focus on software scalability and resilience

Desirable Skills

• Experience in the Payments domain
• Experience in building scalable SaaS solutions
• Experience in full-stack web application development
• Solid knowledge of cloud services (AWS and GCP in particular)
• Project Management or Scrum master experience, or formal training
• Experience in test automation and/or DevOps engineering

Ideal Candidate

• A leader with strong people skills who can manage and represent your team
• A teacher and mentor helping individuals to grow and reach their full potential
• A communicator who can clearly convey requirements, best practices and status updates to both technical and non-technical audiences
• A problem‑solver who embraces tackling complexity and removing roadblocks
• A decisive decision‑maker who can handle change and ambiguity

Benefits

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and possibility of remote work
• Opportunity to help shape the future of a new Product from technical, process and organizational perspectives
• Development of global products
• Exposure to modern and proven technology
• Opportunity to learn and expand your skill set
• Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
• Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders
• Opportunity to join a fast‑paced, high‑growth company
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family

$170,000 TO $185,000 CAD is the estimated total compensation range for this position in Ontario.

Lightspeed also provides a variety of employee benefits including medical, dental, wellness, life and disability insurance, RRSP plan and match, paid parental leave top‑up, and paid time off.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier‑free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Lightspeed uses artificial intelligence–enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by our recruiting and hiring teams.

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.