Senior Software Development Manager

What is the opportunity?

Ownr is on an ambitious mission to help Canadian entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. We are building a platform that takes the difficulty out of registering and maintaining sole proprietorships and corporations, letting our incredible business owners save time and money to focus on what matters—building their business. We’ve already helped start over 250,000 companies, and we’re just getting started. Being part of RBCx Ventures, we are a unique type of business that charts its course developing the technology our clients need while delivering frequently and continuously improving our applications and processes.

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Software Development Manager to lead our engineering organization as we scale. You will be responsible for building and nurturing a high-performing development team, setting technical vision and strategy, and ensuring the delivery of world-class software solutions. Your leadership will directly impact our platform’s evolution, our team’s growth, and our ability to empower Canadian entrepreneurs. You’ll work at the intersection of technical excellence and organizational effectiveness, combining deep software engineering expertise with strategic people leadership.

• Strategic Leadership & Vision Setting: Shape the technical direction and architecture of our Node/React-based platform. Drive engineering standards, best practices, and technology roadmaps that align with business objectives and scale with our growing user base.
• Team Building & Organizational Development: Recruit, onboard, develop, and retain top engineering talent. Foster a culture of continuous learning, mentorship, and technical excellence. Build high-performing, cross-functional teams capable of executing complex initiatives.
• Technical Strategy & Architecture Oversight: Maintain hands-on understanding of our technology stack while overseeing architectural decisions. Ensure our systems remain scalable, reliable, and secure as we expand capabilities for business owners. Evaluate and implement new technologies strategically.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Design, and Business leadership to translate strategy into execution. Work closely with executive stakeholders to communicate technical progress, risks, and opportunities. Drive alignment between engineering capabilities and business priorities.
• Operational Excellence & Delivery: Establish processes, metrics, and practices that enable consistent, high-quality delivery. Oversee planning, design, development, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of critical software systems. Drive continuous improvement in engineering velocity and system reliability.
• Mentorship & Coaching: Provide guidance and development opportunities to senior engineers and emerging leaders. Create pathways for career growth and technical leadership. Foster psychological safety and psychological ownership across the team.

About You

• Experience Requirements: You have 8+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ years in technical leadership or management roles. You have deep expertise in modern JavaScript ecosystems (Node.js, React, TypeScript) and understand full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps practices.
• Leadership Competencies: You excel at building and motivating teams, making sound people decisions, and developing future leaders. You communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, adapt your message to different audiences, and influence decisions at all organizational levels.
• Technical Acumen: You maintain credibility with engineering teams through current technical knowledge and sound architectural judgment. You can engage in technical discussions, understand trade-offs, and make informed decisions about technology choices. Your experience spans building, monitoring, and maintaining highly available, scalable, and resilient systems.
• People Management Capabilities: You’re skilled at performance management, coaching, and conflict resolution. You create inclusive team environments where diverse perspectives are valued. You’re passionate about developing talent and have a track record of growing engineers into senior roles.
• Strategic Thinking: You think beyond immediate projects to understand how engineering decisions impact business outcomes. You can balance short-term delivery with long-term platform health, invest in infrastructure and technical debt strategically, and align engineering efforts with organizational strategy.
• Communication & Influence: You articulate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and business concepts clearly to engineers. You listen actively, ask probing questions, and make data-informed decisions. You build trust and credibility across the organization.

What You Need to Succeed

Must Have

• Required Experience & Credentials: 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with significant production JavaScript expertise. 2+ years managing or leading engineering teams, mentoring senior developers, or leading technical initiatives. Proven experience with modern development practices including CI/CD, automated testing, source control, and cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent).
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to build, scale, and develop high-performing engineering teams. Experience with performance management, coaching, and developing future leaders. Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Technical Knowledge: Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. Understanding of web application security, data privacy, and production system deployment. Experience with modern testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress) and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions).
• Process & Tools Expertise: Hands-on knowledge of Git, GitHub, and modern software delivery techniques. Experience establishing and refining engineering processes, tools, and metrics. Familiarity with Agile methodologies and ability to adapt processes to team needs.
• Business Acumen: Understanding of how engineering decisions impact business outcomes. Ability to balance technical excellence with business timelines and budget constraints. Experience working in fast-moving startup or venture-backed environments.

Nice to Have

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• Experience working with various development methodologies and workflows (Agile, Scrum, Kanban)
• Exposure to DevOps practices and cloud-native architecture
• Experience building and scaling platforms that serve thousands of users
• Involvement in hiring, recruiting, or talent development initiatives
• Track record of successful organizational structuring or team scaling
• Open-source contributions or active participation in engineering communities

What’s in It for You

• Career Development Opportunities: Access to leadership development programs. Opportunity to interface with senior leadership. Pathways to advance into director and VP-level roles.
• Team & Culture Benefits: Work with brilliant, ambitious engineers who are passionate about their craft. Collaborative, high-performing team environment where continuous improvement is valued. Ability to shape engineering culture and mentor the next generation of technical leaders.
• Compensation & Rewards: Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Performance-based bonuses aligned with organizational success. Comprehensive total rewards program including flexible benefits and professional development budgets.
• Executive Engagement Opportunities: Visibility with senior leadership. Direct input on strategic technology decisions. Opportunity to represent engineering at organizational forums.

Ownr’s Mission: We have helped thousands of Canadians establish their businesses. As we redefine the entrepreneurship landscape, we take pride in simplifying what it takes to be a business owner. We’re on a mission to become the leading platform for entrepreneurship in Canada, and it takes an entire team to build something big.

RBCx’s Vision & Pillars: RBCx pursues big, bold ideas and leverages RBC’s extensive experience, networks, and capital to help shape what’s next. Our four pillars—Banking, Capital, Platform, and Ventures—combine to support tech businesses of all sizes and stages, making us the go-to backer of Canadian innovation. We are committed to supporting tech businesses that are transforming Canada’s economy.

Job Skills

Adaptability, Agile Methodology, Application Development, Applications Architecture, Commercial Acumen, Development Projects, Enterprise Application Delivery, Information Technology Management, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software Engineering, System Applications

Additional Job Details

20 KING ST W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2026-02-112026-03-06

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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