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Alan; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the health tech sector seeks a Team Lead for their Engineering team in Toronto. This role involves overseeing projects, mentoring engineers, and driving hiring efforts. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building products, proven experience in leadership, and a collaborative spirit.

Benefits

Flexible leave policy

Delightful healthcare insurance

Monthly transit pass

Learning & training opportunities

Extended parental leave

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience.
• 2-3 years leading teams and projects.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact projects across teams.
• Mentor and grow the engineering team.
• Foster a strong engineering culture.

Skills

Team Leadership

Project Management

B2B SaaS Experience

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

At Alan we are on an important mission to empower everyone to live a longer healthier life. Our goal is to extend the quality years of life expectancy for everyone.

We are empowering our members to live a longer and healthier life with a one-stop health partner model seamlessly integrating insurance prevention affordable care access and well-being services. We are redefining healthcare by being both a health insurer and a provider creating the most member-centric experience in a vast market. We go above and beyond for our members and companies to overcome the day-to-day health obstacles and our product is built to address the biggest pain points they face. With Alan youre never alone.

We partner with 30000 companies with 700K members and have 500M and growing ARR.

The team is 600 people and we operate in France Spain Belgium and Canada .

How we do it

People joining Alan are always surprised and delighted by our innovative working method. We have a set of cultural values that guide our approach to work such as :

Mission is the Boss : We have a mission-first focus with long-term thinking where all employees act as owners seeking the companys success above all else.

Member & Customer-led : We are obsessively focused on solving customer problems and creating delightful experiences while building trust.

Excellence like Athletes : We maintain high standards and talent density using the Keeper Test to ensure exceptional performance.

Enlightened Despots : We combine distributed ownership with accountability empowering decision-makers while maintaining responsibility.

Radically Transparent : We make information accessible and written-first promoting async communication while protecting sensitive data.

Kind Methodic Optimists : We collaborate genuinely without ego support teammates and maintain positive intent while assuming the best.

Empathetic Challengers : We give direct feedback with empathy praise strengths and focus on growth through candid communication.

Bold & Creative Contrarians : We think differently to achieve greatness challenge expertise with first principles and embrace calculated risks.

Disciplined Executors : We focus on making good decisions quickly maintain accountability and break down problems into manageable pieces.

Fight for Simplicity : We eliminate unnecessary processes stay concise and articulate and maintain smart frugality while solving problems pragmatically.

The Engineering team

In our engineering team we build the infrastructure interfaces and applications to provide first-class service to our members health professionals and even ourselves!

Being an engineer at Alan means joining a team of talented committed and passionate engineers with a lot of product interaction.

We move fast with a lot of ownership and are proud to tackle big problems!

Our process is very simple : those who make product decisions are the same ones who build them.

Our stack is Python / Flask React / Redux React Native PostgreSQL.

Want to know more Read this article if you want to discover how life as an Engineer at Alan looks like and how our Engineering team is organized :

For this opportunity we are aiming to hire within the D-F level range .

Is it you were looking for

We are looking for an experienced Team Lead to oversee our local engineering team. The ideal candidate will have 8 years of engineering experience with at least 2-3 years leading teams in a B2B SaaS environment. This is a critical role that will help us scale our engineering organization across product technology and internal operations as we continue to grow.

What Youll Do :

Lead high-impact high-stakes projects involving multiple engineers and cross-functional teams.

Design and implement efficient systems by implementing important product features and broad technical changes.

Improve engineering practices by impacting collaboration between teams and enhancing product development cycles.

Mentor and grow the engineering team by providing technical guidance career development and leadership support (more details in this article ).

Drive hiring and talent development by contributing to the recruitment process improving technical assessments and shaping the candidate experience.

Foster a strong engineering culture by encouraging knowledge sharing best practices and technical excellence.

You would be a good fit at Alan if most of this sounds like you :

Strong track record of leading complex projects and aligning engineering efforts with business goals.

Proven experience in mentoring and developing engineers at various levels.

Passionate about building products.

Self-starting and entrepreneurial.

Humble and still willing to grow (no matter your seniority!).

Collaborative enthusiastic about teamwork learning and teaching .

Fluent in English (no need to speak French!).

But above all we are looking for high potential and curiosity : make sure to show us this when you apply! Everything else is a bonus.

For more details on how engineers can grow at Alan take a look at our Engineering career path : Perks & Benefits

At Alan were committed to bringing holistic health into everyones daily life - and that starts with our employees. We want to empower our Alaners with benefits and perks selected to ensure well-being boost productivity and foster a harmonious work-life balance.

Therefore we will offer :

In Office : amazing office space right in the heart of the financial district (King & Yonge) to work closely and collaboratively with your colleagues 4-5 days per week in-person!

All the tools you need : Macbook Pro keyboard laptop stand monitor and Bose noise-canceling headphones.

Flexible leave policy : we trust Alaners to take the holidays they need and no pre-approval is required.

Delightful healthcare insurance : great benefits until we launch our own Alan Canada plans.

Transport : monthly Toronto Transit Commission pass or other equivalent commuter benefits!

Learning & Training opportunities : a highly flexible training policy free books and budgets to attend and speak at conferences if the opportunity arises!

Parental leave : extended parental leave for all new parents.

You can find more information about our perks salary and equity here .

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Engineering