Software Engineering Expert

Doist; Toronto; On-site; CAD 149,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits from Day 1

Gym discounts

Employee & Family Assistance program

Virtual wellness events

Conferences & training budget

Pension

Job summary

TRADER, a Canadian leader in digital automotive solutions, seeks an Engineering Expert to set technical direction, design durable architecture, and drive production code delivery for the AutoSync Consumer Conversion domain. You will turn ambiguous requirements into scalable solutions and lead cross‑team architectural initiatives.

With 8+ years in software engineering and strong leadership, you will own platform architecture, influence product outcomes, and ensure high reliability across APIs,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering with hands‑on technical leadership across complex, customer‑facing products.
• Proven success owning platform architecture and delivery across multiple teams, systems, or domains.
• Strong language‑agnostic full‑stack background with experience building scalable web applications and integrations.
• Experience with distributed systems, APIs, data flows, cloud infrastructure, and modern software architecture patterns; AWS is a must.

Responsibilities

• Shape and implement platform architecture across domain services, APIs, data flows, and deployments; be hands‑on to prototype, review code, and remove blockers.
• Lead technical delivery and readiness; translate goals into requirements, specs, acceptance criteria, and milestone visibility.
• Set engineering and operational standards, define done‑vs‑notation, and embed reliability via SLOs, monitoring, and runbooks.
• mentor engineers and leads, coaching through architecture, coding, debugging, delivery, and ownership transfer.

Skills

Platform architecture

Technical leadership

AWS

Distributed systems

APIs

Full‑stack

Data flows

Cloud infrastructure

Communication

Job description

We are TRADER, a Canadian leader in digital automotive solutions. Our flagship brands — AutoTrader.ca , AutoSync , Dealertrack Canada and CMS — help Canadians buy, sell, and finance vehicles with confidence. As part of AutoScout24 group , Europe’s largest online car marketplace, we’re shaping the future of automotive retail in Canada and beyond. Learn more at tradercorporation.com .

This role will be within the AutoSync team. AutoSync supports over 3,500 dealerships nationwide, delivering cutting‑edge software tools to simplify operations, boost marketing, and drive sales.

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Team: AutoSync / Consumer Conversion

The obligation

We are looking for a hands‑on Engineering Expert who will be setting technical direction across product boundaries while shaping designs, writing and reviewing production code, debugging difficult problems, and helping teams deliver. You will be the senior engineering authority for the Consumer Conversion domain. This is not a purely advisory or governance role. You will spend meaningful time in the systems and delivery work, turning ambiguous requirements into durable architecture, reducing integration risk, and helping teams move from fragmented delivery to a credible path to production and sustainable operation.

What you’ll do

1. Shape and implement platform architecture Own the technical shape of domain services and initiatives and its key integrations, covering APIs, data flows, shared services, environments, deployment paths, and operational dependencies. Be hands‑on: prototype or implement critical paths, review production code, debug cross‑system failures, pair with engineers, and remove technical blockers. Make architecture decisions explicit and pragmatic, balancing scalability, performance, security, privacy, resilience, maintainability, cost, and delivery speed.

2. Lead technical delivery and readiness Translate product goals into complete, testable requirements, technical specifications, acceptance criteria, dependency maps, and clear decision records. Own the technical path to green: clarify the critical path, expose risks early, align decision owners, and make milestone confidence visible through evidence. Drive staging readiness, environment automation, release workflow, rollback planning, production support ownership, and post‑launch hypercare. Protect continuity through documentation, pairing, and knowledge transfer as project staffing and ownership change.

3. Establish engineering and operational standards Set a practical definition of done across design, implementation, testing, observability, documentation, rollout, and support readiness. Embed reliability practices through meaningful SLOs, monitoring, alert quality, runbooks, incident learning, data‑quality checks, and measurable post‑release outcomes. Create reusable patterns and lightweight architecture reviews that reduce fragile coupling, duplicated capability, and unsupported operational knowledge without adding unnecessary process.

4. Multiply engineering capability Coach engineers and technical leads through architecture, coding, debugging, delivery, operational ownership, communication, and decision‑mandating.

What we’re looking for 8+ years of software engineering experience, including significant hands‑on technical leadership across complex, customer‑facing products. Demonstrated success owning platform architecture and delivery across multiple teams, systems, or product domains. Strong language‑agnostic full‑stack background and experience building scalable web‑based applications and integrations. Practical experience with distributed systems, APIs, data flows, cloud infrastructure, platform capabilities, and modern software architecture patterns; AWS experience is a must. A track record of improving requirements quality, technical design, release readiness, observability, and operational outcomes through direct engineering involvement. Experience leading through ambiguity, recovery, staffing transitions, or competing priorities while remaining close to the work. Proven use of AI‑assisted engineering tools in daily work, with sound judgment around verification, security, privacy, and quality. A genuine commitment to coaching, inclusive leadership, feedback, and the growth of engineers and technical leaders. Exceptional communication skills and the ability to adapt your approach across engineers, product partners, executives, and customers. Data‑informed decision‑making balanced with empathy, pragmatism, and a strong sense of ownership.

What success looks like

In your first 6–12 months, you will have established a trusted platform architecture for E‑Commerce, improved confidence in its requirements and release path, and made operational readiness visible. You will also have delivered or materially advanced the highest‑risk technical paths, created practical shared patterns across various platforms within the domain, and helped engineers grow through hands‑on technical leadership.

What's In It For You?

We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we all benefit from that support us to be our creative best.

• Benefits from Day 1
• Gym discounts
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• Virtual wellness events
• Conferences & training budget
• Regular internal training programs
• Financial planning with 3% matching
• Pension
• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus structure

Compensation

Our ranges reflect the expected compensation at the time of posting. The final offer may vary and can be higher based on relevant skills, experience, location, and market conditions. Based on the role, the total rewards package may also include benefits, bonus, and other employee offerings. The base salary range for this position is $149,000 — $168,000 CAD.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring: We use artificial intelligence (“AI”) in our hiring process, including to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.

Vacancy Status: This job posting is for an existing vacancy.