Software Development Manager

Summary

Join Lightspeed as a Software Development Manager in North America to lead and grow a high-performing software development team within the Payments organization. Reporting to the Director of Payments, you will mentor developers, deliver mission-critical Payments products and services, and focus on improving risk management and e-commerce enablement programs. This leadership role requires a strong technical background, proven experience in leading and growing development teams, and delivering high-scale cloud-based software systems. You must be located in Canada and able to work within EST/EDT hours, with a choice of fully remote, partially remote, or fully office-based work environments. Lightspeed offers a flexible work culture and numerous benefits.

Requirements

• Experience leading a team of developers through successful delivery of software products
• Experience delivering microservice-driven, scalable, cloud-based applications
• Strong working knowledge of Java and/or TypeScript
• Professional experience in agile development and continuous delivery best practices
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills
• Ability to personally coach, mentor and drive individuals and overall teams
• Strong passion for continuous learning and improvement
• A quality-driven mindset with a focus on software scalability and resilience

Responsibilities

• Guide, motivate and grow a team of software developers as they solve complex problems in the Payments domain
• Directly and indirectly manage a team through collaboration with, and mentorship of a Technical Lead Staff Engineer
• Work closely with architects, Product teams, engineering leadership and stakeholders to align on team priorities and roadmaps
• Identify, communicate and remove impediments and risks to delivery, within the team and across Financial Services as a whole
• Plan and further the professional growth of individual team members, including 1-1s, performance reviews, ongoing feedback, goal-setting and promotions
• Report up to engineering leadership and stakeholders on team progress and status
• Find and hire top talent for your team and the wider organization
• Provide technical and process guidance to the team during delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Payments, Risk, and/or E-commerce domains
• Experience in building scalable SaaS solutions
• Experience in full-stack web application development
• Solid knowledge of cloud services (AWS and GCP in particular)
• Project Management or Scrum master experience, or formal training
• Experience in test automation and/or DevOps engineering

Benefits

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and possibility of remote work
• Opportunity to help shape the future of a new Product from technical, process and organizational perspectives
• Development of global products
• Exposure to modern and proven technology
• Opportunity to learn and expand your skill set
• Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
• Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders
• Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth company
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family