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About the Role
Lightspeed Financial Services is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead and mentor a technical team within the Financial Services organization. This role involves guiding developers to deliver mission-critical Financial Services products and services, fostering an inclusive culture, and contributing to Lightspeed's long-term vision and growth.
Responsibilities
- Guiding, motivating, and growing a team of software developers.
- Managing a team through collaboration with and mentorship of a Technical Lead Staff Engineer.
- Aligning team priorities and roadmaps with architects, Product teams, and engineering leadership.
- Identifying, communicating, and removing impediments and risks to delivery.
- Planning and furthering the professional growth of individual team members.
- Reporting team progress and status to engineering leadership and stakeholders.
- Finding and hiring top talent for the team and organization.
- Providing technical and process guidance to the team during delivery.
Requirements
- Experience leading a team of developers through successful software product delivery.
- Experience delivering microservice-driven, scalable, cloud-based applications.
- Strong working knowledge of Java 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 teams.
- Strong passion for continuous learning and improvement.
- A quality-driven mindset with a focus on software scalability and resilience.
- Experience in the Payments domain (bonus).
- Experience in building scalable SaaS solutions (bonus).
- Experience in full-stack web application development (bonus).
- Solid knowledge of cloud services (AWS and GCP in particular) (bonus).
- Project Management or Scrum master experience, or formal training (bonus).
- Experience in test automation and/or DevOps engineering (bonus).
Skills
- Java
- TypeScript
- Agile development
- Continuous delivery
- Cloud services (AWS, GCP)
- SaaS solutions
- Full-stack web application development
- Test automation
- DevOps engineering
- People management
- Mentoring
- Communication
Location
- North America
- Canada
- Remote
- Office-based
Work Type
- Fully remote
- Partially remote
- Fully office-based
Experience Level
- Manager
Salary/Compensations
- $180,000 - $195,000 CAD
Benefits
- Equity for all Lightspeeders
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Wellness insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- RRSP plan and match
- Paid parental leave top-up
- Paid time off
- Autonomy
- Flexible work culture
- Possibility of remote work
- Opportunity to shape the future of a new Product
- Development of global products
- Exposure to modern and proven technology
- Opportunity to learn and expand skill set
- Growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
About the Company
- Lightspeed Financial Services is a company focused on empowering businesses through commerce.
- Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences.
- Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD).
- With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.
- Lightspeed is building communities through commerce and values inclusion from the very beginning.
Equal Opportunity
- Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace.
- Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities.
- Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.