Team Lead, Engineering

J.D. Power; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Retirement savings program

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

JD Power is hiring a Team Lead, Engineering for a remote role based in Canada. You will own team delivery, guide the software lifecycle, and drive best practices while collaborating with stakeholders to align priorities and resources.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, performance management, and scaling the team through adoption of AI tooling to increase quality, velocity, and reliability, with an emphasis on collaborative, accountable work and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience required.
• Proven technical team leadership abilities including on- and offshore multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with Java and Typescript.
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and design principles.
• Experience with relational and non-relational database design.
• Strong communication skills across organizational levels.
• Self-motivated, accountable and detail-oriented.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Foster a positive, accountable, collaborative work environment to motivate Engineering staff.
• Own team delivery outcomes with quality, velocity, and reliability.
• Define, adopt, and enforce best practices across the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Identify, track, and report on engineering performance indicators.
• Lead and support the team, hands-on, in using AI tooling to improve quality and velocity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align priorities and resources.
• Provide day-to-day functional oversight for Engineering staff.
• Remove obstacles to delivery commitments.
• Provide regular performance feedback and conduct formal reviews.
• Develop training plans and support staff growth.
• Participate in recruitment to grow the Engineering organization.
• Manage onboarding of new developers and interns.
• Maintain visibility into team health and knowledge depth.
• Design and develop software from specifications.
• Develop unit, component, and integration tests to verify requirements.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards and test coverage.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues and delivery risks.
• Collaborate with architects on design and direction.
• Contribute to technical and end-user documentation.

Skills

Team leadership

Java

Typescript

SOA

Database design

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science or related technical field

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title: Team Lead, Engineering

Location: Remote | Canada

Reports to: Director, Engineering – Professional Services

Employment Type: Full-time

This is a new vacancyAbout the Role:The Engineering Team Lead is responsible for technical project execution and owning team delivery outcomes, as well as day-to-day operational leadership of a multidisciplinary software development team. This role works closely with Business Unit stakeholders as an individual contributor while ensuring the efficient allocation, utilization, and effectiveness of Engineering staff. The Software Development Team Lead also works in close collaboration with the Software Development Manager to define, implement, and continuously improve best practices across all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle.

You will directly influence delivery reliability, team productivity, and software quality by guiding day-to-day execution, removing blockers, and driving adherence to engineering standards and best practices.

In this role, you will:

• Foster and maintain a positive, accountable, and collaborative workenvironment to motivate Engineering staff
• Own team delivery outcomes, ensuring commitments are met withexpected quality, velocity, and reliability
• Contribute to the definition, adoption, and enforcement of best practicesfor all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Identify, track, and report on key engineering performance indicators(quality, velocity, productivity, delivery reliability)
• Leading and support the team, hands on, in using and adopting AI tooling(coding assistants, agents, review and test automation) to improve quality,velocity, and delivery reliability ensuring humans are accountable for whatships
• Collaborate with Business Unit stakeholders to align prioritiesand allocate resources based on business objectives
• Provide day-to-day functional oversight and leadership for Engineeringstaff
• Identify and remove obstacles that prevent the team from meeting deliverycommitments
• Provide continuous performance feedback through regular one-on-one meetings
• Conduct formal performance reviews for staff as per the schedule definedby Human Resources
• Develop training plans to address business needs and support ongoinggrowth of staff
• Actively participate in the recruitment process to grow the Engineeringorganization
• Manage onboarding of new software developers and interns to acceleratecontribution
• Maintain visibility into team health, skills, and knowledge depth,addressing gaps where needed
• Design and develop software applications from business and technicalspecifications
• Develop and execute unit, component, and integration level tests to verifyrequirements are met
• Ensure adherence to coding standards and test coverage targets to maintain product quality
• Investigate and resolve technical issues and delivery risks for assignedprojects
• Collaborate with architects and stakeholders on solution design and technical direction
• Contribute to the creation of technical and end user product documentation

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software development experience and Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field is required.
• Proven technical team leadership abilities including on and offshore multidisciplinary teams
• Experience working with a variety of software development languages including Java and Typescript
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and design principles
• Experience with relational and non-relational database design
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization.
• Exceptionally self-motivated, accountable, and detail-oriented
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills

Compensation and Benefits

This position has a starting salary range of $110,000 - $130,000 CAD per year. The range represents what we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay for the role at the time of posting. An employee’s pay within the range is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, education, qualifications, experience, performance, business or organizational needs, and geographic location.

Eligible employees may participate in medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement savings programs, paid time off, wellness programs, and other company-sponsored benefits. Benefits vary by country and employment status.

Why Join JD Power

JD Power powers auto-related decisions through proprietary data, advanced analytics, deep industry expertise, and workflows that connect insight to action. Operating across North America, Europe, and Australia, we help customers make better decisions and achieve better outcomes.

As a virtual-first company, we offer flexible work arrangements, opportunities for learning and development, and a culture centered on the Values that guide how we work every day.

We power our customers’ success. Everything we do is focused on helping customers make better decisions and achieve better outcomes.

We are innovative, collaborative, and grounded in data. We combine advanced analytics with human expertise to deliver insight that holds up in the real world.

We make things easy. We turn complexity into clarity so teams can act faster and with confidence.

We get it done. We focus on execution, accountability, and results.

We start with trust and prove it every day. Independence, integrity, and credibility are the foundation of our work.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

JD Power is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

JD Power is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for individuals with disabilities or other protected needs under applicable local laws. Please contact for accommodation request.

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ApplicationsCandidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where employment is offered. JD Power does not provide employment sponsorship for this position.