Software Development Lead / Chef de développement logiciel

1M+ customers
~High Performance at Neo
We’re on this mission not just for ourselves, but also for the people we work with — and ultimately, for our customers.
We hold ourselves accountable to deliver on our commitments — to our customers, to our partners, and to our team. Neo Financial is looking for a full-time Director, Software Development, Lending to join our team in Calgary. This is a rare opportunity to build products used by millions of Canadians, to get in the door at Canada’s fastest growing company and to lead development of one of the most sophisticated fintech platforms on earth!
A successful Director at Neo is a charismatic, motivating, outgoing leader with expertise in management and in building software. As the Director overseeing Lending technology you would be responsible for technology teams and projects across our Credit Card or Mortgage products alongside future lending products and shared lending services such as Collections or Adjudication.
As a Director Of Software Development, You Will Take Ownership Over One Or More Entire Product Areas, And Have Oversight Over Multiple Engineering Teams And Ongoing Projects. You Will Make Your Impact In These Areas
Control where teams spend time; hold development teams accountable for using time on the right thing. Software Delivery
Be accountable and involved in timely, quality software delivery: from planning and estimation to testing and releasing. Ensure the right levels of staffing and succession planning; Be responsible for the resilient operation of software including gathering metrics, alerting, bug count, uptime and security, but also effective on-call or incident response.
maintain clear executive summaries for all stakeholders and representing all projects and your team status with documentation and data.
Coaching, Teamwork, Performance
Utilize both management and technical skills, be ready to provide hands-on mentorship and career coaching with both managers and senior engineers.
Set and raise the bar for performance, communicate what you expect from managers and ICs. Execute continuously on performance management to make us better!
Operate within our values, culture, policy, and strategies. Contextualize decisions and policies (e.g. from our People or Compliance teams) for teams to ensure we’re meeting obligations.
At least 5 years of leadership experience on software development teams.
At least 3 years leadership experience while managing through team leads or managers on software development teams.
Prior hands-on experience in a top technical role - such as Senior Software Developer.
Experience as a leader running (not just building) production software systems.
Located in (or willing to quickly relocate to) Calgary AB.
As individuals and as a team, we constantly challenge ourselves and each other to raise the bar and deliver exceptional experiences for our customers. Our commitment to customer success drives everything we do, from building world-class products to providing exceptional support at every step of their journey. All team members have a stake in Neo’s success and earn meaningful equity through stock options. We hold ourselves accountable for delivering on our commitments to our customers, partners, and each other. Customers trust us with their finances, so successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo a security screening, including a criminal records check and a credit check.
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