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Manager, Engineering

Canada
Remote
Posted Sep 16, 2026
1 position

$160,000–$208,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

Lead, coach, and develop a distributed engineering team while partnering with product management to define priorities and deliver high-quality solutions. Ensure the reliability and scalability of foundational systems through effective operational practices and continuous improvement of engineering workflows.

Job details

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Manager, Engineering based in Canada. The Manager, Engineering will lead a distributed engineering team responsible for building and evolving foundational technology within a modern network management platform. You will oversee systems that power critical capabilities such as device discovery, identification, and data consolidation, where reliability, scalability, and data quality are essential. The role combines people leadership, technical direction, product partnership, and operational ownership. You will work closely with Product Management and cross-functional stakeholders to set priorities, navigate tradeoffs, and deliver meaningful customer outcomes. You will also recruit, develop, and retain high-performing engineers while strengthening engineering practices across a distributed organization. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in a fully remote environment with a strong focus on learning, autonomy, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. \n Accountabilities Lead, coach, and develop an engineering team, fostering accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and a high-performance culture. Own team outcomes and ensure the delivery of reliable, high-quality solutions that create meaningful customer and business value. Partner with Product Management to define priorities, evaluate tradeoffs, shape roadmaps, and execute strategic initiatives. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and technical decisions clearly. Provide technical guidance and contribute to architectural and system design discussions across the team's technology landscape. Drive engineering excellence through effective development practices, tools, processes, and continuous improvement. Support the evolution of modern technology stacks, including microservices, cloud infrastructure, and contemporary software frameworks. Recruit, onboard, mentor, and retain strong engineering talent while maintaining a high-performance standard. Manage and scale distributed engineering teams across multiple locations and time zones. Strengthen agile development practices and improve delivery through CI/CD, automation, and modern software development workflows. Ensure the reliability and scalability of production systems through effective operational practices, including incident and change management. Maintain accountability for the health, performance, and ongoing evolution of foundational systems supporting multiple downstream services. Connect engineering priorities to broader customer and business objectives, ensuring technical investments deliver measurable value. Requirements Several years of experience leading and developing software engineering teams, with a demonstrated ability to build strong, accountable, and high-performing teams. Experience managing distributed engineering teams and contributing to the growth or scaling of engineering organizations. Strong ownership mindset and the ability to make sound decisions, prioritize effectively, and navigate complex technical and organizational tradeoffs. Strong product and business acumen, with the ability to connect engineering initiatives to customer needs and business outcomes. Solid understanding of agile methodologies and modern software development and delivery practices. Experience operating and supporting production systems, with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, observability, and operational excellence. Ability to provide technical leadership and contribute meaningfully to architecture, system design, and technology decisions. Strong communication, collaboration, and influencing skills across technical and non-technical teams. Proven ability to recruit, mentor, develop, and retain engineering talent. Comfortable working in a fully distributed environment with a high degree of autonomy. Experience with modern engineering environments involving microservices, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and distributed systems. Experience with technologies such as Go, Java, Scala, React/TypeScript, GraphQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, relational databases, NoSQL/document databases, or OLAP systems is an asset. Experience in network management, network monitoring, device management or identification, or network automation is considered a strong asset. Strong commitment to inclusive leadership, collaboration, and creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued. Benefits Competitive salary range of CA$160,000–CA$208,000. Fully remote, home-based position available across Canada. Stock options for full-time employees, providing an opportunity to participate in the organization's future growth. Comprehensive health and dental benefits. Wellness spending account. Employer-matched group retirement savings program. Flexible paid time off. Paid parental leave program. Remote working subsidies. Opportunities for ongoing learning, development, and career growth. Transparent and market-informed compensation structure. Opportunity to lead distributed engineering teams and work on impactful technology. Collaborative environment with experienced, approachable, and supportive leadership. Opportunity to contribute to products used to monitor, manage, and automate complex network infrastructure. \n 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! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires several years of experience leading and developing software engineering teams with a strong focus on distributed environments and modern technology stacks. Candidates must possess strong product acumen, technical leadership skills, and the ability to navigate complex organizational tradeoffs.

Benefits

• Stock options • Health benefits • Dental benefits • Wellness spending account • Group retirement savings program • Flexible paid time off • Paid parental leave • Remote working subsidies • Professional development