Job Tittle : Manager, Software Engineering - C++
Location : Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
Employment Type : Full-Time (FTE)
Department : Brokerage Technology
What You’ll Do
People & Culture Leadership
- Lead and manage engineers across one or more squads, ensuring alignment with long-term business and technology goals
- Develop high-performing teams by mentoring leaders, identifying high-potential talent, and enabling clear career growth paths
- Champion an inclusive, collaborative, and high-trust engineering culture
- Inspire teams with a clear technical vision through impactful communication and presentations
- Provide steady leadership during ambiguity, change, or complex transitions
Technical Strategy & Architecture
Own and evolve a complex technology portfolio aligned with business missionDefine high-level system architecture and approve design patterns for scalable, enterprise-grade platformsLead major technical initiatives, including vendor selection and strategic investmentsPartner with senior technical leaders on architectural decisions and critical problem-solvingDelivery & Operational Excellence
Serve as the engineering leader within the Product–Design–Engineering trio , ensuring technical feasibility and innovationCommunicate the business value of technology initiatives to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersLead initiatives from early prototyping to full production deployment and ongoing optimizationEnsure applications are highly available, performant, and scalable under heavy loadWhat You Bring
Experience & Education
5+ years of backend development experience3+ years of people management experienceDegree, diploma, or equivalent experience in Computer Science or EngineeringExperience in digital financial services (strongly preferred)Background in enterprise-scale systemsTechnical Expertise
Deep expertise in C++ with a focus on low-latency, high-performance systemsExperience with cloud-native microservices , particularly on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and GKEStrong understanding of data storage technologies (Cloud SQL, MongoDB, Redis, SQL Server)Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, Google Pub / Sub)Proficiency in CI / CD pipelines and tools such as GitLab, Jira, and ConfluenceStrong skills in performance tuning and system optimization