Software Engineering Team Lead

Firewood Marketing, Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital marketing and technology firm in Toronto is seeking an AI Engagement Tech Lead to drive the deployment of their MarTech platform. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of software engineering experience and 3 years in people management. This hands-on role offers a salary range of CAD 120,000 to CAD 160,000, plus additional benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equal opportunity employer

Empowering work environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally across the full stack.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Technical Subject Matter Expert for client teams.
• Act as the primary technical liaison during implementation.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in technology.

Skills

Software engineering experience

People management

API authentication

Docker and Kubernetes

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Job description

Software Engineering Team Lead • Toronto Canada

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About the Role

We are looking for an AI Engagement Tech Lead to join our growing team and drive the deployment and evolution of our MarTech platform and solutions. This is a hands-on leadership role—ideal for someone who still loves to ship code but is equally passionate about tackling client challenges, shaping technical direction, and collaborating cross-functionally. As a Tech Lead, you’ll serve as a Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME), partnering with the core client team and our platform team on long-term architecture, collaborating with Product Managers on roadmap planning, and working with other Technical Leads across the organization to ensure cohesion and scalability in everything we build.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a Technical Subject Matter Expert for our client teams, owning the technical direction and quality of solutions designed and deployed.
• Act as the primary technical liaison to client technology leadership during implementation, guiding the approval of all proposed technical solutions.
• Lead discovery of current state tech stack versus ambition, and work with our Platform Team to deliver a roadmap for implementation.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation, including extended integrations with client technology and data systems beyond the immediate project scope.
• Own the ongoing reliability and effectiveness of our technology throughout the lifecycle of our engagement and ensure our clients are set up for success.
• Contribute directly to our MarTech platform's priorities and roadmap, working with our internal engineering team on technical architecture and long-term planning so they are always aligned with the needs and vision for our client engagement.
• Lead technical workshops and planning sessions with our client both onsite and virtually.

The essentials:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally across the full stack.
• 3+ years of people management experience (Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, or similar).
• Comfortable in a hybrid technical/data role, bridging engineering and data-driven decision-making.
• Solid understanding of secure integrations, API authentication, and OAuth 2.0 flows.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm in production.
• Familiarity with domain-driven design or clean architecture patterns.

Not a must, but a plus:

• Background working in high-compliance environments (HIPAA, SOC2, etc.).
• Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure as code tools.
• Prior experience bootstrapping teams or greenfield systems.

About Monks

Salary Range $120,000—$160,000 CAD

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation, Monks offers a range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds who are excited to contribute to our mission.

What We Offer

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. The salary offered will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

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