Manager Production Engineering H/F

Opportunity Snapshot As an Engineering Manager at Pixieset, you’ll lead a talented team building impactful features for our all-in-one platform trusted by over a million photographers worldwide. You’ll drive high-quality delivery in a production environment, balancing innovation with strong execution, reliability, and maintainability.

In this role, you’ll partner closely with Product and Design to translate customer needs into thoughtful solutions, while investing deeply in people leadership: developing Engineers, supporting Tech Leads, and building a motivated, high-performing team culture. You’ll guide technical decisions and help raise the bar on engineering practices across observability, security, and continuous delivery, with clear ownership of operational outcomes.

If you’re energized by building great teams, shipping high-quality software, and improving systems at scale, this is a high-impact opportunity to shape how we develop and deliver at Pixieset.

Lead and develop a team of Software Developers, while mentoring and supporting Tech Leads to drive success across their teams
Run regular 1:1s and support performance and growth conversations to motivate, develop, and retain team members
Partner with Talent Acquisition to hire and onboard new talent, ensuring a strong and scalable engineering organization
Own and be accountable for application security, reliability, and uptime metrics, driving continuous improvement
Stay current on software development and UX trends, evaluating tools and technologies that improve developer productivity and quality of life
Evaluate and optimize engineering processes to improve delivery predictability, project efficiency, and timelines
Provide technical guidance and hands-on support to help teams navigate complex implementation decisions
Provide oversight on complex and high-risk initiatives, maintaining day-to-day awareness of progress and risks, removing roadblocks, and partnering with leadership to drive solutions

5+ years of hands-on software development experience and ability to deliver high-quality production software

• 3+ years managing direct reports, including coaching, feedback, performance management, and supporting career growth with measurable impact
• Strong technical judgment, able to review technical proposals and code, and provide clear, actionable feedback through the senior level
• Proven ability to design and deliver high-volume, highly available, scalable backend services and web applications
• Applies Agile practices, modern DevOps approaches, and security best practices to enable reliable, efficient delivery and strong operational outcomes
• Broad technical expertise across multiple languages and cloud platforms, with the ability to solve complex engineering challenges and guide technical direction
• Demonstrates exceptional leadership maturity, empathy, interpersonal effectiveness, and cross-functional communication, building trust and alignment across teams
• Track record of building, growing, and retaining high-performing teams, leading by example and raising the bar for engineering excellence
• Thrives in fast-paced, continuous delivery environments - high ownership, strong attention to detail, and a passion for building world-class software and teamwork

Hybrid work environment (2 in-office days per week)

• 4 weeks of annual vacation & paid time off for office holiday closure
• 2,000 annual health & lifestyle spending account
• $Comprehensive benefits: extended health, critical illness, long-term disability & life insurance
• Company-issued MacBook & home office budget
• Anniversary rewards & complimentary Pixieset premium account
• Team-building activities & company-wide events
• The typical salary range for this position is CAD $133,000 - $178,500 annually. Salary offered will be based on skills, experience and market data.

We help millions of photographers and creatives around the world do more of what they love.

Our team is diverse in background and perspective but united by a shared mission: building products that empower creatives to grow with purpose.

Pixieset is growing quickly but thoughtfully, combining the stability to think long term with the agility to move fast. Whether you’re building new features, improving infrastructure, or shaping the customer experience, your work has both impact and purpose. Every feature we create helps creatives spend less time managing and more time creating.

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