What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Team Lead position at Jobgether?
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Engineering Team Lead in Canada.
In this role, you will lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for building and evolving a complex cloud-based product within a fast-paced, agile environment. You will act as both a hands-on senior engineer and a technical leader, shaping architecture, guiding solution design, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. Working closely with product and engineering management, you will influence technical direction while remaining deeply involved in coding, reviews, and system design. You will also play a key role in mentoring engineers, strengthening team culture, and driving continuous delivery practices. This position blends leadership, architecture, and hands-on development in a remote-first environment with occasional in-person collaboration. It is ideal for someone who thrives in technical depth while also elevating team performance and engineering standards.
\n- Lead a software engineering team in an agile, continuous delivery environment, ensuring high-quality and timely product releases.
- Design, build, and review scalable backend and full-stack solutions while actively contributing to production code.
- Guide technical architecture and solution design, supporting best practices in microservices, APIs, and cloud-native systems.
- Mentor and coach engineers, supporting their professional growth through feedback, development plans, and pairing.
- Collaborate with product and engineering stakeholders to define priorities, align technical direction, and deliver roadmap objectives.
- Oversee CI/CD practices, code quality standards, and operational readiness including incident response and support escalations.
- Facilitate technical discussions, ensure effective cross-team collaboration, and help resolve complex engineering challenges.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering background with proficiency in backend technologies such as Java, Groovy, or Python, plus frontend frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.
- Proven experience leading, mentoring, or coaching engineers in agile development environments.
- Hands-on experience designing and delivering scalable cloud-based systems, ideally using AWS or similar platforms.
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture, REST APIs, and distributed systems.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern software delivery workflows.
- Ability to balance hands-on coding with technical leadership and architectural decision-making.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to align technical teams and stakeholders around shared goals.
- Experience in code review, incident handling, and maintaining production-grade systems.
Benefits
- Remote-first work model with flexible scheduling and optional access to a Toronto office
- Generous paid time off policy with strong emphasis on work-life balance
- Extended parental and family-related leave programs, including adoption and wellness support
- Provided MacBook and home office support for remote employees
- Continuous learning and development opportunities within a collaborative engineering culture
- Inclusive and supportive environment focused on autonomy, growth, and innovation
- Opportunity to work on impactful products used globally in enterprise environments
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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