Manager, Software Development and Architecture

Toronto, ON
Hybrid
Posted Nov 13, 2026
1 position

$142,000–$186,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: 10+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English

Job summary

Lead and develop software professionals while overseeing the end-to-end delivery, architecture, and operational health of onboarding platforms. Partner with stakeholders to define roadmaps, ensure technical standards, and maintain security and compliance in an always-on environment.

Job details

Your Moneris Career – The Opportunity Lead the team responsible for delivering and supporting Moneris onboarding platforms, with accountability for people leadership, architecture, delivery, and platform health. This role offers end-to-end ownership of a business-critical platform, from roadmap and architecture through release and production support. You will shape Java microservices and application programming interface (API) strategy, guide distributed teams, and partner with business and technical stakeholders on iterative product improvements. The work combines hands-on architectural leadership with people development, operational accountability, and long-term platform scalability. You will also influence investment priorities, governance, security, and compliance across an always-on payments environment. Location: You will be based in our Etobicoke office, balancing in-office collaboration with remote flexibility. Reporting Relationship: You will report to the Senior Manager, Software Development and Architecture. Posting Type: New Position Salary Range: The expected base salary range for this role is $142,000 - $186,000 Total compensation may also include variable or discretionary incentive components, including but not limited to bonuses and commissions. Individual job offers are determined by various factors, including experience, education, skills, certifications, and other business needs. Your Moneris Career – What you’ll do Lead and develop software professionals responsible for delivering onboarding platforms. Oversee requirements, design, development, testing, integration, release management, and production support across multiple projects. Define platform architecture, govern technical standards, and review solution designs for alignment with product and engineering practices. Partner with business and technical stakeholders to evaluate requirements, make design decisions, and deliver iterative enhancements. Shape the platform roadmap and backlog, prioritize initiatives, and sponsor improvements supporting capability and long-term scalability. Create and maintain clear technical documentation for API consumers. Ensure solutions meet governance, security, compliance, and always-on service requirements. Manage budgets, resources, delivery schedules, and the platform’s production and security health. Your Moneris Career – What you bring Required qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. 10+ years of experience in system-level software development and software architecture. 5+ years of experience in the payments industry. 3+ years of technical leadership and/or people management experience, including remote teams and distributed delivery. Proficiency in Java microservices architecture, API versioning, API security standards, and organization-wide API strategy. Strong knowledge of software design principles, Software Development Life Cycle methodologies, and Agile delivery. Experience supporting always-on, always-available services using sound information technology operations practices. Preferred qualifications In-depth experience building modern public-domain Java microservices from scratch. Your Moneris Career – What you get Emphasis on Wellness - Meeting Free Fridays (MF2), company-wide holiday closure, just to name a few RRSP matching & defined contribution pension plan Flexible benefits package starting from day 1 Thrive in a Hybrid or Remote Model - including a tech peripheral rebate! Extensive learning & development programs and resources - plus unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning and Udemy courses! EAP (Employee Assistance Program), Educational Assistance and Recognition Program Employee perk program with incredible discounts for over 2,400 vendors! Get involved in one or many of our Moneris Committees and Employee Resource Groups - Inclusive Workplace Council (IWC), Black Employee Network, just to name a few Learn more about how Moneris is striving to be at the forefront of Fintech! https://www.moneris.com/en/Careers/Tech #LI-Hybrid #TECH-IND Note: We welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people of colour, people with disabilities, people of all genders, sexual orientation and intersectional identities. AI Disclosure: We may use AI-enabled tools to screen, select, and assess applications. All AI outputs are reviewed and validated by our recruitment team. We acknowledge that people from equity-deserving groups (including racialized individuals, women, gender diverse individuals, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and those born outside of Canada) are less likely to apply for jobs unless they feel they meet all the requirements posted. At Moneris, we believe candidates bring experience to their work in many ways. We encourage you to apply and share, in the application form, the transferrable experience you bring, and how this will support your success in this role.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in a related discipline and over 10 years of experience in system-level software development and architecture. Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in the payments industry and 3 years of technical leadership or people management experience.