Lead Full Stack Software Development Engineer

About Dokainish & Company Since 2011, Dokainish & Company has been delivering world-class project management and project controls consultancy services. Our areas of expertise include Project Controls, Project Management, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Organizational Change Management, Enterprise Reporting, Estimating, Asset Management, and System Implementation for Capital Projects. We draw upon decades of project experience to deliver customized solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges.
We are currently seeking an experienced Software Engineering Lead to join our high-performing, diverse, and innovative consulting team.

The Engineering Lead is the senior engineering authority within the Product & Technology team, responsible for software architecture, engineering quality, technical delivery, production readiness, and technical go-to-market readiness across organization-owned products, internal tools, and client technology solutions.
The Engineering Lead will design solutions, write and review code, establish engineering standards, guide developers, support technical discovery and estimation, and ensure that software solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable, supportable, and ready for enterprise deployment and commercialization.
This is a full-time non-remote, in-office role based in downtown Toronto. Eligible candidates must be able to commute to Toronto or willing to relocate independently to accommodate this requirement.
Organization-owned software products
Internal digital tools and automation solutions
Client technology discovery, MVPs, and custom software builds
Product hardening, enterprise readiness, deployment, and go-to-market enablement
For larger client engagements, the Engineering Lead will define the technical approach and provide architectural oversight while additional delivery resources are staffed against the signed SOW.
Software Architecture & Engineering Leadership
Own solution architecture and major engineering design decisions across software products and client builds.
Translate business and product requirements into practical technical solutions.
Define application architecture, data models, integrations, APIs, authentication patterns, and deployment approaches.
Ensure solutions are designed for scalability, reliability, maintainability, security, and performance.
Maintain appropriate technical documentation and architecture standards.
Lead the technical hardening required to move products from prototype or MVP stage into production and commercial use.
Assess and close gaps related to scalability, reliability, performance, security, monitoring, supportability, and deployment.
Establish production deployment and release processes appropriate for client-facing software.
Support implementation readiness, configuration approaches, client environments, and integration requirements.
Establish appropriate telemetry, logging, monitoring, error handling, backup, and recovery capabilities.
Support technical due diligence, security reviews, penetration testing, and enterprise client questionnaires.
Identify technical risks that could affect commercialization, implementation, client adoption, or service reliability.
Partner with Product to ensure roadmap decisions account for technical readiness and commercialization requirements.
Hands-On Software Development
Remain actively involved in software development, particularly for complex, high-risk, or foundational components.
Develop proofs of concept and technical prototypes where required.
Support deployment, release, and production stabilization activities.
Engineering Standards & Quality
Establish and enforce coding standards, branching strategies, code review practices, testing expectations, and development workflows.
Implement appropriate automated testing and quality controls.
Reduce technical debt and identify opportunities to improve existing applications.
Establish reusable components, patterns, and accelerators that improve delivery speed and margins across future projects.
DevOps & Cloud Engineering
Own the technical design of application environments within Azure.
Establish CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices.
Implement appropriate logging, monitoring, backup, and recovery capabilities.
Work with the IT & Security Manager to ensure application environments comply with corporate security and governance requirements.
Technical Discovery & Client Delivery
Participate in client discovery workshops alongside Product and Business Analysis.
Assess technical feasibility, complexity, dependencies, integrations, and delivery risks.
Develop technical solution options and recommendations.
Identify when a client engagement requires a dedicated engineering pod beyond the core team.
Provide technical leadership and architectural governance for client builds.
Partner with the Director, Product & Technology, Technology Business Analyst, and UI/UX Designer to convert product roadmaps into executable engineering plans.
Advise on technical implications of roadmap decisions and feature prioritization.
Help establish a common technology foundation across organization-owned applications.
Provide day-to-day engineering leadership to software engineers and developers.
Assign and review technical work based on priorities established with the Director, Product & Technology.
Participate in technical interviews and engineering hiring decisions.
Support external developers or project-based engineering resources as engagements scale.
Incorporate secure software development practices throughout the SDLC.
Partner with the IT & Security Manager on cybersecurity, privacy, SOC 2, penetration testing, vulnerability remediation, and technology audits.
Ensure engineering teams remediate identified technical security issues.
Support client security and technical due-diligence requirements as needed.
The Engineering Lead serves as the organization’s engineering authority for software development and application architecture .
The Engineering Lead owns or provides the final technical recommendation on:
Software architecture
Development and deployment practices
Technical feasibility
Technical estimates
Code quality
Go-to-market technical readiness
Engineering-related technical risks
The Director, Product & Technology retains accountability for product priorities, commercial decisions, portfolio investment, budgets, client commitments, and overall team performance.
7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant full-stack development experience.

• Demonstrated experience leading technical design and architecture for production applications.
• Experience taking software from prototype or MVP through production deployment and commercial use.
• Strong experience with modern front-end and back-end development frameworks.
• Experience with relational databases, data modelling, and application data architecture.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure or comparable enterprise cloud platforms.
• Experience implementing CI/CD and modern software development practices.
• Experience reviewing code and providing technical direction to other developers.
• Ability to estimate technical work and identify engineering risks and dependencies.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to product leaders, consultants, clients, and non-technical stakeholders.
• This is a full-time non-remote, in-office role based in downtown Toronto. Eligible candidates must be able to commute to Toronto or willing to relocate independently to accommodate this requirement.

Experience building and scaling enterprise SaaS products.
Experience supporting software commercialization and enterprise client onboarding.
Experience delivering custom software or digital solutions in a consulting environment.
Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Azure Storage, Application Insights, and related Azure services.
Experience with AI-enabled applications, LLM APIs, workflow automation, or agentic systems.
Experience supporting SOC 2, penetration testing, security assessments, or enterprise client security reviews.
Experience building reusable platforms, accelerators, or component libraries across multiple solutions.
Experience working with distributed or offshore development teams.
Advanced organization-owned products from MVP or prototype stages toward reliable, enterprise-ready commercial solutions.
Closed material technical gaps affecting launch, scalability, security, performance, supportability, and client adoption.
Established reliable development, testing, code review, deployment, monitoring, and production support practices.
Developed reusable technical components and patterns that reduce the cost and delivery time of future builds.
Improved the quality and reliability of technical estimates used in proposals and SOWs.
Established a strong working model between Product, Engineering, IT/Security, Business Analysis, and Design.
We recognize and value the uniqueness of every individual, and you’ll be part of a growing consulting firm where your expertise will directly shape project outcomes and client success. AI USAGE: This organization does not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for this particular open position. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age and veteran status, or any other protected status required by applicable law.
In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and Dokainish & Company AODA Policy, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process.