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About the role
Lead and mentor a core product engineering team while contributing to technical architecture and code. Partner with cross-functional teams to define and deliver the technical roadmap for public-sector software products.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires 7 to 15 years of full-stack software engineering experience with at least one year in a leadership role. Proficiency in modern web technologies and cloud infrastructure is essential, along with the ability to work in US time zones.
Full description
About the Role
Lead a core product engineering team building software for local governments. This hands-on, product-minded role combines people leadership with technical direction and contributes to modernizing public-sector workflows.
What You'll Do
- Manage and mentor a team of 3 to 7 software engineers, supporting their career growth and development.
- Partner with product and cross-functional teams to define and deliver the technical roadmap for core products.
- Spend approximately 20% to 30% of your time coding, reviewing code, and shaping architecture.
- Guide architectural decisions to keep systems scalable, performant, and maintainable.
- Promote high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and engineering practices.
What We're Looking For
- 7 to 15 years of full-stack software engineering experience, including at least one year as a people manager or team lead with direct reports.
- Recent hands-on experience building web products and the ability to contribute to technical design and code.
- Proficiency with React, TypeScript, Python, and Kotlin or Go; familiarity with Java and PostgreSQL is also relevant.
- Experience with AWS, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD.
- Startup experience, customer-facing product experience, and the ability to work effectively with product and engineering partners.
- Experience using AI tools such as Claude or Cursor in engineering workflows.
- Based in the United States or Canada, able to work US time zones, and willing to travel up to 10% to meet customers.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $165,000 to $205,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
Remote, with the primary location in Canada.
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