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About the Role
We are seeking a passionate individual to lead talented engineering teams in creating exceptional outcomes for Kobo and our customers. As an experienced Engineering Manager, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to guide a dynamic team responsible for some of the software underlying our market-leading eReader devices. Your leadership will be pivotal in delivering an exceptional product with an engaging experience for our customers.
Responsibilities
- Leading ~20 engineers and testers in three Agile teams, focused on improving the software underlying Kobo’s eReaders.
- Actively participating in technical delivery activities from system design through to monitoring & incident response, providing technical leadership at every stage.
- Providing mentorship and coaching to team members, actively seeking opportunities for their professional development & providing feedback in 1:1s and other settings.
- Cultivating a collaborative atmosphere where individuals are encouraged to be their authentic selves and reach their full potential.
- Collaborating with cross-functional peers in Product, Design & Architecture to guide initiatives from conception to production.
- Continuously enhancing and evolving team processes to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Continuously optimizing for a balance between immediate product goals, future technical needs, and current team health.
- Coordinating with other delivery team leaders to ensure seamless cross team collaboration on larger projects.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a leadership role within a Software Engineering team, preferably in a consumer device setting.
- Extensive experience in managing individuals, including providing feedback and conducting performance reviews.
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, preferably in C++.
- Familiar with best practices, common challenges with building and maintaining consumer software products.
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools and workflows to improve software development, quality assurance, project execution, and engineering team productivity.
- Demonstrated ability to understand, represent, and advocate for technical approaches and team needs in strategic discussions, effectively bridging the gap between engineering and leadership.
- Strong understanding and practical experience with project management.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across all organizational levels.
Skills
- C++
- AI-assisted tools
- Project management
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving
Location
- Toronto, Canada
Work Type
- Hybrid remote working environment
- Work From Anywhere Program for up to 3 months (90 days)
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience in a leadership role
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
Salary/Compensations
- CAD $144,812.00 - 194,812.00 annually
Benefits
- Flexible hours
- Subsidized in-office lunches
- Four extended long weekends in the summer
- Full benefits starting from your first day
- Paid Volunteer days
- Unlimited sick days
- 3% RRSP matching
- Lifestyle spending account
- Talent and development training budget
- Free Kobo device + free weekly e-book or audiobook
- Weekly Kobo Spark sessions
- Maternity/paternity leave top up
- Dog friendly office
- Stock options
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
About the Company
- Rakuten Kobo Inc. is the world’s digital bookseller created by and for booklovers.
- Owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten Group, Inc. and headquartered in Toronto, Rakuten Kobo’s millions of worldwide users can read anytime, anywhere, and on any device.
- With a mission to make reading lives better for all, Rakuten Kobo connects readers to stories using thoughtful and personalized curation of eBooks and audiobooks, and the best dedicated eReaders and apps for reading.
- With the singular focus of making reading lives the best they can be, Kobo’s open platform allows people to fit reading into more moments in their busy lives.
- Five Principles for Success: Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen; Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best; Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory; Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile; Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.
Equal Opportunity
- Rakuten Kobo Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
- Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request.
- Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.
- Rakuten is an equal opportunity employer.
- Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request.
- Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.