Technology Lead

Vretta; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Vretta is seeking a Technology Lead to oversee the Software Development team and scale our systems for impact. You will set modern development standards, drive AI tool adoption, and mentor engineers to ship world-class products.

You will guide architecture decisions, manage sprint delivery, and ensure secure, high-quality software across our education solutions platform. The role blends technical leadership with hands-on delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years leading engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of modern web architectures, SDLC practices, and AI tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the software development team in building features and delivering end-to-end projects.
• Guide the adoption of AI tools, APIs, and automated workflows to boost productivity.
• Define engineering processes, code reviews, and automated QA practices to reduce bottlenecks.
• Measure KPIs to improve team efficiency, code quality, and scalability.
• Manage team requirements, assign tasks with product leads, and align with goals.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders while ensuring security compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Software engineering

AI tools

CI/CD

Cloud infrastructure

Web/SaaS architectures

Team mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

CI/CD tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Vretta is looking for a Technology Lead to join our Software Development team to bring out the best in engineers and build systems designed for scale. In this role, you will set the standard for modern development practices, integrate cutting-edge AI tools into our workflows, and inspire our team to ship world-class products. Step into a role where your technical leadership creates immediate, real-world impact through our industry-leading assessment and learning solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the software development team in building new features, configuring products, and taking full ownership of end-to-end project delivery, performance, and operational excellence.
• Guide the team in efficiently and securely adopting modern AI tools, APIs, and automated workflows across the development lifecycle to boost developer productivity.
• Design, refine, and enforce engineering processes, code reviews, and high-quality automated QA practices to eliminate SDLC bottlenecks and resolve technical challenges.
• Define and measure key developer performance metrics (KPIs) to continuously drive team efficiency, code quality, and system scalability.
• Manage team requirements, assign tasks in collaboration with product leads, and maintain strong relationships with developers to keep the team aligned with goals.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical internal/external stakeholders, while ensuring all processes meet strict security compliance standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years leading engineering teams, driving sprint execution, and shipping high-impact web or SaaS applications.
• Strong grasp of contemporary web architectures, modern SDLC practices (CI/CD, automated testing, cloud infrastructure), and practical AI tools to keep dev speed high and tech debt low.
• Demonstrated ability to build a high-trust, collaborative team culture, coach engineers through obstacles, and keep developers motivated and aligned around shared delivery goals.
• Exceptional problem-solving instincts with the business judgment to make pragmatic trade-offs between speed, code quality, and technical debt under tight timelines.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven track record of translating complex technical concepts into clear options and trade-offs for product leads and non-technical stakeholders.

Why Join Vretta

• Work in an environment where every individual's contribution is crucial to the company's culture, products, and clients.
• Work at the cutting edge of education on products that make a meaningful impact on students' lives globally.
• Organic and stable business model offering great stability for employees.
• A globally distributed, diverse team that operates based on trust.
• Competitive benefits package and professional growth.
• Lots of team activities and fun!

About Vretta

We have dedicated the past 16 years towards the modernization of assessment and learning experiences that have transformed educational practices for ministries of education, academic institutions, examination bodies, and training organizations around the world. Today, our team of over 100 architects, designers, technologists, psychometricians, and project ninjas support our partners transition from legacy e-assessment and learning systems to world-class technology solutions that are efficient, equitable, flexible, and drive student-success. We welcome you to join us on our mission of giving every student the opportunity to succeed in their academic lives and beyond.