Software Engineering Team Lead

Monks; Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks seeks a Software Engineering Team Lead to drive the deployment and evolution of our MarTech platform. This hands-on leadership role blends coding with guiding client-focused architecture, working across engineering, product, and UX/design to align roadmaps with client needs.

You will mentor engineers, uphold quality practices, and guide integration work while shaping long-term technical direction and scalability. The role supports a hybrid technical/data remit in a regulatory context.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally across the full stack.
• 3+ years of people management experience (Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, or similar).
• Experience designing secure, scalable systems end-to-end.
• Hands‑on experience with TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, and React.
• 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.
• Experience using AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex) to build software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Technical Subject Matter Expert for our product, owning the technical direction and quality of solutions designed and deployed.
• 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 product.
• 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.
• Mentor other engineers on the team to support their professional growth and technical development.
• Drive good engineering practices and processes, such as blameless post-mortems and automated testing, to ensure software stability and quality.

Skills

Full stack

People management

Secure architecture

TypeScript

Next.js

Node.js

React

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

DDD/clean architecture

AI coding tools

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Job description

Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (monks.com/careers).

About The Role

We are looking for a Software Engineering Team 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 Team Lead, you’ll lead the engineering group of a cross-functional team composed of software engineers, a product manager, and UX/design. Our product is used by marketing teams in regulated industries across the world. You will 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 Team Leads across the organization to ensure cohesion and scalability in everything we build.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Technical Subject Matter Expert for our product, owning the technical direction and quality of solutions designed and deployed.
• 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 product.
• 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.
• Mentor other engineers on the team to support their professional growth and technical development.
• Drive good engineering practices and processes, such as blameless post-mortems and automated testing, to ensure software stability and quality.

About You

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).
• Experience designing secure, scalable systems end-to-end.
• Hands‑on experience with TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, and React.
• 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.
• Experience using AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex) to build software solutions.

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.
• Prior experience building products.

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At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

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. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range$130,000-$160,000 CAD

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.