Team Lead, Software Development - Analytics

Absorb Software Inc.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Team Lead for Software Development - Analytics. This role involves leading a full-stack development team, mentoring developers, and driving agile practices. The ideal candidate will have experience in analytics and modern technologies, and will contribute to solution design and implementation.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits

Retirement Savings Programs

Generous Time Off

New Hire Equipment Allowance

Monthly Flex Allowance

Career Growth Opportunities

Employee Driven DE&I Programs

Games Room

Meditation & Yoga Space

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading analytics or software development teams.
• Experience with ELT pipelines and strong database modeling skills.
• Development experience with modern front-end frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software development team and mentor developers.
• Participate in design, development, and implementation of solutions.
• Define and monitor KPIs for reporting systems.

Skills

Mentorship

Agile Methodologies

Collaboration

Communication

Tools

Fivetran

Matillion

Snowflake

HTML

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

C#

Java

AWS

Job description

Team Lead, Software Development - Analytics

Team Lead, Software Development - Analytics

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"The role of a Software Development Lead at Absorb is all about leading a diverse team of developers, setting team-wide expectations, and serving as a role model for professional conduct. This role blends the responsibilities of leadership, innovation, and impact. As a leader, you will be fostering the personal growth of employees, inspiring exceptional minds, leading initiatives for process maturity and monitoring, and constantly seeking additional ways to add value in an agile atmosphere." Jason Ristich - Manager, Product Development

About the role:

Absorb is looking for our next Team Lead, Software Development - Analytics! The successful applicant will lead and provide effective guidance and support to our full stack software development team, focusing on optimizing people, processes, and tools to drive continuous improvement in our overall system architecture.

Your role:

As the Team Lead of Software Development – Analytics at Absorb, you will guide a full-stack development team focused on delivering scalable and reliable analytics solutions. Your role involves mentoring developers, driving agile practices, and fostering continuous improvement in both systems architecture and team processes. You’ll collaborate across departments, align technical efforts with business goals, and contribute hands-on to solution design and implementation using modern technologies.

What you’ll do:

• Lead a software development team, providing guidance, support, and mentorship.
• Participate in the design, development, and implementation of solutions to ensure highly available, scalable, and reliable customer experiences.
• Serve as a mentor for the development team, promoting agile methodologies and practices.
• Define and monitor KPIs for reporting systems and advocate for continuous improvement in data processes.
• Develop a deep understanding of the existing technology & domain and contribute to important discussions & decisions.
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders at all organizational levels, adapting communication style to diverse audiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery of projects.
• Support evolving business and technical priorities with flexibility and responsiveness.
  
  

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience leading analytics, data, or software development teams, with a focus on mentorship, team development, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with modern ELT pipelines (we use Fivetran, Matillion and Snowflake) or strong database & modeling experience and excitement to learn analytics and business intelligence skills.
• Development experience with HTML, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React (or another modern front-end framework).
• Strong knowledge of C# (or Java and a desire to learn .NET), Web API, REST, and Microservices.
• Experience building applications and services on cloud platforms (we use AWS). BONUS: experience with CI/CD, configuration as code.
• Familiarity with software testing approaches. BONUS: experience with automation testing frameworks.
  
  

Who are we?

Absorb Software is a remote-first company that provides online training solutions to leading organizations around the world. Absorb is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) engineered to inspire learning and fuel business productivity. Our online learning platform combines forward-thinking technology built to scale as our customer’s organizations grow. We empower learners to enrich their lives, workplaces and communities.

Are you ready to become an Absorber?

What we offer:

• Fully remote-first work with flexible work arrangements
• Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits including retirement savings programs, eligibility for two different bonus plans, generous time off, comprehensive medical and dental benefits based on your country of location
• New Hire Equipment Allowance and monthly Flex Allowance to support your success
• Endless opportunity for career growth and internal mobility
• Employee driven DE&I programs
• Games room, meditation & yoga space, state of the art workplace for Absorbers in our Calgary office
  
  

Who are we?

Absorb Software is a remote-first company that provides online training solutions to leading organizations around the world. Absorb is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) engineered to inspire learning and fuel business productivity. Our online learning platform combines forward-thinking technology built to scale as our customer’s organizations grow. We empower learners to enrich their lives, workplaces and communities.

Our values are simple:

• We achieve exceptional results by genuinely caring about each other and the work we do
• We’re united, and we grow through our commitment to elevating continual learning!
  
  

Absorb is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all our people. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. In the event a current Absorb employee would like to apply for this role they will inform their supervisor prior to submitting their application. Successful candidates for this position will be subject to pre-employment background screening, including a criminal record check and must be able to show proof of legal eligibility to work in the country they have applied to without sponsorship.

Should you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please indicate this on your application and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any questions, please contact us at [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  E-learning

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