Software Development Manager, Applications

Syndio; Calgary; Remote; CAD 161,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm focused on compensation solutions is seeking a Software Development Manager in Calgary to lead a skilled applications team. In this role, you will balance technical guidance with team development, aiming to enhance platform capabilities. Ideal candidates should bring over 7 years of software development experience and a passion for innovation in a dynamic startup environment. The position offers competitive compensation, equity options, and a remote-first work model.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Syndio Equity

20 days annual leave

Pension Contribution

Remote-First Work Model

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years in leadership roles.
• Excellent balance of hands-on contributions and strategic guidance.
• Experience in enterprise technology applications focused on performance, reliability, and security.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of developers, ensuring high standards and technical excellence.
• Make strategic decisions to prioritize impactful projects.
• Guide the team in leveraging AI tools to improve development processes.

Skills

Software development

Team leadership

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

Golang

Python

React

TypeScript

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Overview

Do you want to empower organizations to build smarter compensation strategies while ensuring fair pay for all employees?

Syndio is a Series C technology company leveraging advanced technology and responsible AI to accelerate decision-making, streamline compliance, and democratize insights for consistent, equitable compensation practices at scale. Backed by $83M in investments from Bessemer Venture Partners, Voyager Capital, and Emerson Collective, we are expanding our team and products to help companies align their rewards strategies with their business goals.

Our customers are our greatest asset. Syndio partners with many of the world\'s most recognized and respected enterprises, helping them implement leading-edge compensation solutions with expert guidance. We analyze pay for over 10 million employees across dozens of countries, ensuring fair, defensible rewards that drive better business outcomes.

Join us in our mission to help companies make smarter pay decisions they can trust

About the role :

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead our applications team in scaling our platform capabilities at a critical growth stage. In this role, you will coach and mentor your team while balancing the need to deliver features quickly with maintaining high standards of technical excellence in our codebase. You will also play a pivotal role in growing a high-performing team, ensuring that the organization attracts and retains top talent to meet its goals. With a keen ability to make strategic decisions amidst ambiguity, you will identify and prioritize the projects that deliver the most value.

You will join Syndio at an exciting juncture as we invest in evolving our platform to meet increasingly complex user needs around workplace equity and fairness analytics. Your software development leadership, guidance, and collaboration in building scalable software solutions will be vital to our product\'s success. As an advocate for your team, you will create an environment that empowers developers to solve interesting technical challenges and innovate across our product suite.

This is a unique opportunity to have a meaningful impact in shaping Syndio\'s future as we strive to help organizations analyze, resolve, and prevent insidious pay disparities. Your software expertise and vision will directly influence how we scale our integration capabilities to meet the demands of a rapidly growing customer base.

Why this job is exciting :

• Manage and grow a team of highly skilled developers, providing a positive work environment through coaching and advocacy.
• Provide technical leadership to the developers and be responsible for technical decisions made by your team.
• Share your expertise in building secure, scalable SaaS solutions.
• Work with the entire organization (other development teams, design, product, site reliability, etc.) to ensure projects meet all team requirements.
• Create a culture of diversity and belonging while also leading the hiring processes.
• Document, plan, and drive the execution of team decisions.
• Empower your team to explore creative technical solutions and leverage new technologies to solve complex product challenges.
• Work alongside your team to solve challenging technical problems, contributing directly to the codebase and setting the standard for software development excellence.
• Use and advocate for cutting-edge AI tooling to speed development, strengthen code quality, and reduce overhead, empowering your team to tackle the problems that matter most.
• Our Tech Stack : Golang and Python on the backend, React and TypeScript on the frontend, running Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform. Data Warehouse : BigQuery, Dataflow, etc.

About You :

• You have 7+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years in software development leadership or management roles.
• You excel at balancing hands-on technical contributions with guiding a team toward long-term strategic goals.
• You thrive on adopting and experimenting with modern technologies, with a special passion for how AI can transform development and expand product possibilities.
• You are a compassionate mentor and people champion that raises the bar in performance among your teammates.
• You are highly collaborative, readily working across departments to meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• You have excellent communication skills that enable you to interface with both technical and non-technical teams.
• You bring problem-solving and critical thinking skills to our dynamic startup environment.
• You have experience in enterprise technology applications architecture, design, development, and maintenance, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and security.

Why you\'ll love it here :

• Check out our Employee Experience page for more information on our Mission & Values, Work-Life Balance, Pay Transparency, Diversity, Culture, and Benefits.
• Competitive Compensation. For this role our base salary is targeted at $161-195k CAD. Final offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience and expertise.
• Syndio Equity. So you can share in Syndio\'s success.
• 20 days annually. We encourage our team to recharge when they need to, plus paid sick & safe time, compassion leave, and voting leave.
• Pension Contribution
• Remote-First (within commuting distance of Calgary) #LI-Remote

Role progression :

• Within 1 Month : Develop a comprehensive understanding of the current state of the Syndio platform and its strategic goals. Begin collaborating with technical leaders and formulating project plans.
• Within 6 Months : Develop and begin executing on a detailed project plan with the team for the Syndio platform. Lead efforts to improve the lives of the software development team and everyone who interacts with them.
• Within 12 Months : Celebrate with the team as we launch new features, empowering customers to achieve their workplace equity and fairness goals efficiently while solidifying Syndio\'s position as a leader in pay transparency solutions.

The Interview Overview :

Below you\'ll find an outline of the interview plan for our Software Development Manager, Applications position. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

• 30 min phone call with a member of our Talent Team
• 45 min Zoom interview with the Hiring Manager
• Take-home assignment
• Meet the team via three 30-45min Zoom interviews with several key members
• Finalists meet an Executive for 30min

At Syndio, we\'re building a diverse team that values candor, curiosity, and community. If you share these values and are interested in joining us, we\'d love to talk with you even if you don\'t 100% meet the "about you" listed here. We don\'t expect anyone to have all the answers, as long as you\'re willing to learn and grow with us.

Syndio is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are building an inclusive and collaborative workplace as we grow, and we welcome team members regardless of gender / identity, sexual orientation, race or cultural background, religion, physical disability and age.