Software Development Lead - Remote

We are a unique Canadian Fintech that is the one-stop shop for all financial needs of the consumer: Every single team member from Product & Engineering to Sales & Marketing Finance Operations and everything in between is obsessed with one thing: helping Canadians make better financial choices. Via our digital application technology and our award-winning in-house brokerages we help over 2M Canadians per month make a positive impact on their finances. We have many unique businesses: a mortgage brokerage a life insurance brokerage a home and auto insurance brokerage a mortgage originations and servicing business a Financial Services Marketplace and a content business across Ratehub and MoneySense. 365 days a year we deliver our users the best online mortgage experience personalized credit card and loan options and cheaper auto and home insurance policies than they typically get from their existing financial adviser.

We are on the hunt for the right candidate to join us and help lead us forward to continued growth.
Were looking for an experienced Software Development Manager (SDM) who combines strong technical and analytical capabilities with a proven ability to deliver results quickly and this role you will lead a talented team of engineers to build scalable customer-facing software products through iterative data-driven development. You will act as both a strategic operator and an execution-focused leader ensuring the on-time delivery of high-quality differentiated solutions that create measurable impact. Technical Strategy and Execution
Own the end-to-end delivery of key projects ensuring high standards of quality reliability and scalability.
Drive engineering best practices across the full development lifecycle including design reviews code quality testing deployment and monitoring.
Use data and metrics to inform decisions prioritize work and continuously improve solutions.
Balance short-term delivery with long-term system health advocating for reduced technical debt and strategic architecture improvements.
Hire mentor and develop high-performing engineers through regular coaching performance reviews and career planning.
Contribute to quarterly planning and help shape Ratehubs broader technical and product strategy.
Collaborate with other engineering and cross-functional leaders to align on dependencies architecture and long-term technical direction.
Earn trust by communicating progress risks and key decisions proactively and effectively to stakeholders and leadership.
5 years of hands-on software engineering experience building modern web applications.

• 2 years of experience in system design or architecture with a focus on performance reliability and scalability of new and existing systems.
• Strong understanding of engineering best practices across the full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews version control build automation testing deployment and monitoring.
• Experience partnering with product management design and data teams to define requirements plan roadmaps and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field

Experience leading software development for customer-facing financial services or fintech products

Back-end: Node/Express PHP/Laravel Java
Front-end: Javascript/React styled-components/CSS
Content: Headless wordpress
Databases: PostgreSQL MongoDb Redis
Packaging and Deployment: Docker Kubernetes Helm GCP/GKE
Observability and Monitoring: Datadog Heap

We take responsible risks and are accountable for our actions.
We measure what matters iterate learn iterate many times in a data-driven way which is how we will innovate.

Competitive salary: Remote-first organization: we love opportunities to get together as a team but for the most part we offer our employees the flexibility to work anywhere in Canada
Flexible hours: Enjoy a couple more hours of sleep in the morning if you want
Perks: RRSP matching program individual training allowance fun team socials (remote AND in-person) and more!

AI technology is not used in the screening and assessment process of our recruitment.
The compensation range for this position is $120000 - $170000 CAD.
Ratehub welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.