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About the Role

Clutch is seeking a Team Lead, Software Engineering to lead a team of engineers building and scaling our platform. This is a player-coach role, splitting time between hands-on engineering and team leadership, mentoring engineers, owning team delivery, and partnering with product to ship impactful work. You will partner with other engineering leaders on technical direction and cross-team initiatives while owning your team's health, growth, and execution.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of 3–5 engineers, owning their growth, performance, career development, and day-to-day delivery
Stay hands-on, contributing roughly half your time to code, architecture, and technical design across the stack
Partner with Product, Design, and Data to translate business priorities into a clear roadmap and well-scoped engineering work
Drive execution and delivery for your team, removing blockers, managing trade-offs, and keeping work aligned with business goals
Coach engineers through peer review, pairing, system design discussions, and regular 1:1s, raising the bar on quality across the team
Partner with Staff Engineers and other leads on cross-team architecture, technical standards, and platform direction
Hire, onboard, and retain great engineers as the team grows

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
7+ years of industry experience building software
At least 1–2 years leading or managing engineers
Solid experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and microservices architecture
Strong database skills with PostgreSQL or similar: schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning
Proven track record of shipping complex projects end-to-end and balancing technical debt against new delivery
Experience coaching and growing engineers — running 1:1s, giving feedback, supporting career development, and handling performance conversations
Comfortable operating in Agile environments (Scrum or Kanban) using tools like Jira or GitHub Projects
Strong communication skills and the ability to partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders

Skills

TypeScript
ReactJS
ExpressJS
PostgreSQL
Sequelize ORM
Docker
Terraform
AWS ECS
RabbitMQ
Apache Kafka
Modern programming languages (TypeScript, Python, Go, Ruby, etc.)
Frontend or backend frameworks (React, Vue, Express, etc.)
Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
Microservices architecture
Database skills (schema design, query optimization, performance tuning)
Agile environments (Scrum or Kanban)
Jira
GitHub Projects

Location

Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-Time

Experience Level

7+ years of industry experience
1-2 years leading or managing engineers

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

$175,000 - $225,000

Benefits

Competitive compensation and equity incentives
Generous time off program
Health & dental benefits
Equity incentives
Comprehensive healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance, and dependent coverage starting from day 1

About the Company

Clutch is Canada's largest online used car retailer, delivering a seamless, hassle-free car-buying experience.
Named one of Canada's Top Growing Companies two years in a row and awarded a spot on LinkedIn's Top Canadian Startups list.
Headquartered in Toronto, Clutch was founded in 2017.
Clutch is backed by world-class investors including Canaan, BrandProject, Real Ventures, D1 Capital, and Upper90.

Equal Opportunity

Clutch is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed. If you require accommodation at any stage of the interview process, please email talent@clutch.ca