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Director of Engineering

Flywheel Digital20 days ago
Toronto
CA$144,224/yearly
Senior Level

Top Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage
Paid vacation and holidays
Country-specific savings and benefits plans

About the role

Who you are

  • Experienced engineering leader with 7+ years in software engineering roles, and 3+ years managing engineering teams (including managers and senior/staff engineers) in a SaaS, ecommerce, or tech-driven environment
  • Strong technical background in web-based platforms and data-intensive systems; hands-on experience with Python, Django, Flask, ReactJS, Airflow, and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) is a plus
  • Proven track record of building, scaling, and operating high-availability, data-driven products
  • Excellent collaborator and communicator, able to work across teams and functions and clearly articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Passionate about people development, with a history of mentoring and growing engineers and technical leaders
  • Customer-focused and data-driven, with a bias for action and a commitment to delivering business value
  • Experienced in scaling systems that ingest and process large volumes of data
  • Committed to fostering an inclusive, high-performance engineering culture

What the job involves

  • As Director of Engineering, you will play a key leadership role, guiding teams building advertising bidding algorithms that perform millions of bids daily and continuously optimize campaign performance
  • You will partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and other functions to deliver robust, scalable, and innovative solutions for our customers
  • You’ll help shape our engineering culture, drive operational excellence, and develop the next generation of technical leaders
  • Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams responsible for core platform components, ensuring a collaborative and high-performance culture
  • Drive engineering execution and delivery—establishing clear goals, processes, and best practices to ensure timely, high-quality product releases
  • Collaborate with cross-functional leaders (Product, Design, Data, QA) to align technical execution with business goals and customer needs
  • Guide architectural and technical decisions to ensure our platforms are reliable, scalable, secure, and cost-effective
  • Promote engineering excellence through code reviews, design reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning
  • Attract, hire, and develop top engineering talent, with a focus on building a diverse and inclusive team
  • Support operational excellence by driving incident management, technical debt remediation, and platform reliability initiatives
  • Represent engineering in strategic planning, roadmap discussions, and executive forums as needed

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Country-specific savings and benefits plans

About Flywheel Digital

Advertising Services
1001-5000

Here’s how we help you grow:

  1. Regular insights on growth marketing—just tap +Follow

  2. Monthly deep dives that guarantee you stay ahead of trends and algorithms. Subscribe to our newsletter 'Signals' here: flywheel.digital/signals/

  3. Partner with us for growth marketing outcomes. But don't think of us like an agency—Flywheel is extension of your team that specializes in turning data into insight and insight into action.