Engineering Manager

Job Description

Job Description

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About Uplifter :

Uplifter Inc. is a leading North American sports-technology company powering 1,700+ clubs , 200+ national and provincial organizations , and 4 million users across gymnastics, curling, skating, cycling, athletics, and more. With teams in Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal, and Nashville, we build the mission-critical infrastructure that keeps amateur and elite sport running—membership, events, payments, compliance, sanctioning, and athlete pathways.

As we unify multiple platforms (Uplifter, Interpodia, Curling Club Manager) and build Uplifter 2.0 , we are modernizing our engineering organization to deliver scalable, reliable, and intuitive product experiences.

We are seeking a hands-on, people-first Engineering Manager to lead our engineering teams, raise the standard of execution, and strengthen our technology foundation.

Job Summary :

The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading and developing engineering teams across front-end, back-end, full-stack, QA, and DevOps, driving execution, quality, and alignment with product strategy.

This role is people-focused, delivery-focused, and process-focused , with some light technical contribution (10–20%) through code review, pairing, and architectural discussion.

The Engineering Manager works closely with :

• CPO — delivery expectations, prioritization
• Product Managers — requirements, roadmap alignment
• Staff Engineer — architecture, tech direction
• DevOps — reliability, performance, deployment discipline

This role is hybrid, in-office (minimum 3 days a week), in Toronto, Vancouver, or Montréal .

Key Responsibilities :

People Leadership

Delivery & Execution

Technical Leadership

Support the Staff Engineer in enforcing architecture, standards, and engineering rigor.

Process & Quality

Preferred Qualifications :

Required

5+ years experience in software engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership role.

Nice to Have

Why Join Uplifter?

Competitive salary + performance bonus

Full health / dental / vision benefits

Hybrid in-office work environment

15 days of vacation

Opportunity to shape the next-generation sports technology platform

Strong culture of ownership, autonomy, and product innovation

A chance to directly impact amateur and elite sport across North America and globally