Senior Software Development Manager (Platform)
Top Benefits
About the role
- We’re looking for a Senior Software Development Manager to lead MaintainX’s Platform division — the seven foundational teams every product engineer builds on: AI Builder, DevOps, Compliance, Testing Frameworks, Backend Frameworks, Mobile Frameworks, and SRE
- This is a manager-of-managers role for someone who wants to define how a high-growth engineering org operates at scale
- Own the roadmap and operating model for Platform Engineering: set division-level priorities, manage cross-team dependencies, and translate business goals into multi-quarter platform investments
- Lead and develop a team of Software Development Managers - coaching on people development, technical judgment, and organizational effectiveness across seven teams
- Set the engineering standards every product team depends on: framework conventions, reliability targets, compliance posture, and CI/CD health
- Drive MaintainX’s AI-native platform strategy - the AI Builder team’s agent orchestration, tool registry, and developer environments sit in this division; your job is to ensure the org extracts real leverage from them
- Own division-level reliability: SLO definitions, incident response frameworks, on-call health, and the systemic path from incident to prevention
- Partner with the CTO and peer engineering leaders on org design, architectural decisions, and headcount planning
- Represent Platform Engineering to the business — translating infrastructure investment into engineering velocity, developer experience, and customer trust
Benefits
- Flexible time off
- Training and development investments
- Competitive salary and equity opportunities
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage- Systems thinker who identifies organizational bottlenecks and eliminates them without creating new ones — you design teams, not just manage them
- Strong communicator who can represent platform complexity and tradeoffs clearly to product, finance, and executive stakeholders
- Technical depth in at least two of: distributed systems, backend or mobile frameworks, platform engineering, reliability engineering - credible enough to make hard hiring decisions and engage in architecture reviews
- Track record of owning platform or infrastructure-focused teams at a growth-stage B2B SaaS company, with demonstrated impact on engineering velocity
- AI-forward: you set direction for teams building on LLMs and agentic workflows, and you hold your org to an AI-native standard
- Experience leading a Testing Frameworks, Quality Engineering, or Developer Productivity platform function
- 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in engineering leadership, including 2+ years managing managers across multiple teams
- Familiarity with CMMS, IoT, or industrial SaaS domains
- Hands-on history scaling developer platforms through rapid headcount growth (Series D+)
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About MaintainX
MaintainX is the leading maintenance and work execution software, designed specifically for industrial and frontline teams. We help companies streamline maintenance operations, improve asset management, and empower workers—all while delivering insights that can improve your bottom line. As a mobile-first platform, MaintainX delivers a modern, IoT-enabled solution for maintenance, reliability, and operations teams trusted by over 8k companies worldwide.
If you’re looking for an AI-enabled CMMS solution that’s easy to use and implement, look no further. The MaintainX platform manages millions of work orders and assets, and is used by more than 500K frontline professionals globally. We help customers reduce unplanned downtime and increase asset availability, while meeting complex compliance needs and keeping workers safe.
Ready to ditch the clipboard? Here's what we can help your team digitize:
-Maintenance Work Orders -Preventive Maintenance -Safety Procedures -Safety and Environmental Audits -Multi-site Reporting -IoT & ERP Integrations -Auditing/Inspection Workflows -Training Checklists -Parts Order Management & Vendor Connections
We’re proud to serve some of the world’s largest brands, including Duracell, AB InBev, Univar, Cintas, McDonalds, Titan America, and many more.
To learn more, please visit www.maintainx.com
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Senior Software Development Manager (Platform)
Top Benefits
About the role
- We’re looking for a Senior Software Development Manager to lead MaintainX’s Platform division — the seven foundational teams every product engineer builds on: AI Builder, DevOps, Compliance, Testing Frameworks, Backend Frameworks, Mobile Frameworks, and SRE
- This is a manager-of-managers role for someone who wants to define how a high-growth engineering org operates at scale
- Own the roadmap and operating model for Platform Engineering: set division-level priorities, manage cross-team dependencies, and translate business goals into multi-quarter platform investments
- Lead and develop a team of Software Development Managers - coaching on people development, technical judgment, and organizational effectiveness across seven teams
- Set the engineering standards every product team depends on: framework conventions, reliability targets, compliance posture, and CI/CD health
- Drive MaintainX’s AI-native platform strategy - the AI Builder team’s agent orchestration, tool registry, and developer environments sit in this division; your job is to ensure the org extracts real leverage from them
- Own division-level reliability: SLO definitions, incident response frameworks, on-call health, and the systemic path from incident to prevention
- Partner with the CTO and peer engineering leaders on org design, architectural decisions, and headcount planning
- Represent Platform Engineering to the business — translating infrastructure investment into engineering velocity, developer experience, and customer trust
Benefits
- Flexible time off
- Training and development investments
- Competitive salary and equity opportunities
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage- Systems thinker who identifies organizational bottlenecks and eliminates them without creating new ones — you design teams, not just manage them
- Strong communicator who can represent platform complexity and tradeoffs clearly to product, finance, and executive stakeholders
- Technical depth in at least two of: distributed systems, backend or mobile frameworks, platform engineering, reliability engineering - credible enough to make hard hiring decisions and engage in architecture reviews
- Track record of owning platform or infrastructure-focused teams at a growth-stage B2B SaaS company, with demonstrated impact on engineering velocity
- AI-forward: you set direction for teams building on LLMs and agentic workflows, and you hold your org to an AI-native standard
- Experience leading a Testing Frameworks, Quality Engineering, or Developer Productivity platform function
- 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in engineering leadership, including 2+ years managing managers across multiple teams
- Familiarity with CMMS, IoT, or industrial SaaS domains
- Hands-on history scaling developer platforms through rapid headcount growth (Series D+)
Not the right fit? Search for Software Development Manager jobs in Toronto, Montreal
About MaintainX
MaintainX is the leading maintenance and work execution software, designed specifically for industrial and frontline teams. We help companies streamline maintenance operations, improve asset management, and empower workers—all while delivering insights that can improve your bottom line. As a mobile-first platform, MaintainX delivers a modern, IoT-enabled solution for maintenance, reliability, and operations teams trusted by over 8k companies worldwide.
If you’re looking for an AI-enabled CMMS solution that’s easy to use and implement, look no further. The MaintainX platform manages millions of work orders and assets, and is used by more than 500K frontline professionals globally. We help customers reduce unplanned downtime and increase asset availability, while meeting complex compliance needs and keeping workers safe.
Ready to ditch the clipboard? Here's what we can help your team digitize:
-Maintenance Work Orders -Preventive Maintenance -Safety Procedures -Safety and Environmental Audits -Multi-site Reporting -IoT & ERP Integrations -Auditing/Inspection Workflows -Training Checklists -Parts Order Management & Vendor Connections
We’re proud to serve some of the world’s largest brands, including Duracell, AB InBev, Univar, Cintas, McDonalds, Titan America, and many more.
To learn more, please visit www.maintainx.com