Tech Lead, Software Development

The Company

Univeris headquartered in Toronto Canada is a privately held company and leader in enterprise wealth management for the Canadian market. Founded in 1991 Univeris serves over 25000 financial advisors and 1.5 million investors across 12 countries with over $450B in Assets Under Administration. We offer the most comprehensive wealth management solution for financial advisors in the credit union banking insurance and investment dealer sectors.

Technology innovation is a cornerstone of our product development strategy and through our Evergreen approach new features and capabilities transparently integrate into the platform.

At Univeris when we are faced with new problems we work together to find solutions we do what we say and we are lifelong students.

The Opportunity

We are hiring for two distinct Tech Lead positions. Please read both role descriptions below and indicate your preference if any when applying.

At Univeris a Software Development Technical Team Lead is ahands-on senior software engineer and people manager accountable for the technical design development quality of deliverables and the growth and coaching of the developers on their team. Tech Leads are collaborative by nature and lead by example understanding that solving problems and finding solutions are always more effective when done as a collective. We are currently hiring for2senior Tech Lead rolesspanning our R&D and Professional Services development teams -- each distinct in focus but unified in the standard of excellence we expect.

1. TheR&D Tech Leadshapes the future of the Univeris platform. This means leading the design and delivery of new product capabilities and enhancements owning the specification and technical design process end-to-end navigating the full product lifecycle with confidence and partnering closely with Product Owners and Product Management to negotiate roadmap scope and priorities. This role demands strong ownership the ability to meet tight deadlines and turning complex product requirements into well-architected executable plans.
2. TheProfessional Services Tech Leadis the bridge between client needs product excellence and technical delivery. This means leading the fulfillment of client service and development requests partnering with clients and internal stakeholders to navigate proposals and requirements and ensuring delivered solutions align with Univeris platform standards and architecture. This role requires strong specification and design skills clear and confident communication and a thorough understanding of the product lifecycle from request to delivery.

Across all theroles Tech Leads are expected to embrace an AI-first engineering mindset -- actively applying AI tools and practices to accelerate development improve quality and continuously raise the bar for what their teams can deliver.

The Roles

Tech Leads at Univeris are senior engineers and people managers who are equally accountable for the technical quality of their teams output and the professional growth of every developer on their team. The following responsibilities apply across allroles:

People Leadership

• Lead coach and mentor developers through regular 1:1s constructive feedback and hands-on technical guidance
• Own performance evaluations and career development planning for direct reports
• Drive hiring and onboarding ensuring new team members ramp effectively and integrate into the teams culture and standards
• Foster a high-trust high-accountability team environment where engineers are empowered to do their best work

Technical Leadership

• Lead by example as a practicing engineer -- actively contributing to design code and review alongside the team
• Conduct thorough design and code reviews ensuring adherence to Univeris development standards and architectural principles
• Continuously collaborate with other Tech Leads Development Managers and Architecture on cross-cutting decisions
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve performance stability extensibility and reusability
• Contribute to and enforce development standards and best practices across the team

AI-First Engineering

We expect our Tech Leads to embed AI natively across every phase of the SDLC and not use it as a shortcut but as a multiplier. This means incorporating AI agents to automate and augment repeatable lifecycle phases leveraging AI tooling for analysis code review development test case generation and documentation. Its important also to preserve the discipline and integrity of our established SDLC gates and quality controls. Ultimately you dont just use AI tools; you know where and when to apply them you coach your team to do the same and you continuously raise the bar on how AI makes your team faster more reliable and higher quality.

Delivery

• Provide clear consistent visibility into team health progress and risks at all times
• Hold the team accountable to delivery commitments while proactively surfacing and resolving blockers
• Partner with the stakeholders and partners to maintain a healthy well-groomed backlog
• Drive continuous improvement in team productivity quality and velocity

Role Specifics

R&D Tech Lead

• Own the full specification and technical design process for new features and product enhancements from concept through to implementation
• Navigate the product lifecycle end-to-end coordinating effectively across engineering product and architecture
• Negotiate roadmap scope and priorities with Product Owners and Product Management advocating for technical feasibility and quality
• Ensure the teams delivery cadence supports the broader R&D pipeline and release commitments

Professional Services Tech Lead

• Lead technical initiatives related to client service and development requests
• Navigate proposals and requirements with clients and internal stakeholders ensuring we are delivering to what our clients need translating business needs into technically sound delivery plans
• Set and manage delivery expectations clearly throughout the engagement lifecycle
• Ensure all delivered solutions align with Univeris platform architecture standards and long-term product direction

The Successful Candidate

Basic Qualifications

• Education:Bachelors Degree in Computer Science / related field or equivalent experience
• Software Development experience:8 years
• Development experience with:5 years
• Team Lead experience:2 years
• Cloud-native / API-centric apps:5 years
• OOP:Strong working experience
• Communication:Strong verbal written and presentation skills across all stakeholder levels

Proven Qualifications (Technical)

• Primary Stack:Java SQL Server Angular JSF
• Cloud-centric solutions:RESTful APIs microservices containers Kubernetes Terraform Spring Boot Event-Driven architecture Spring Cloud Data Flow Data Pipelines (Airbyte Dagster dbt and BigQuery)
• Quality/testing:JUnit Mockito Spring TestContext
• ORMs:JPA Hibernate MyBatis
• Data:SQL Server stored procedures stored functions database profiling and tuning
• Security:Techniques and standards for remediation and mitigation of application vulnerabilities

Bonus Qualifications

• Fluent in Spanish and English
• Background in financial services / wealth management
• Experience migrating monolith to microservice/cloud-centric architecture
• .NET (C#) & Angular experience

$100000 - $130000 a yearWe aim to hire all candidates between the minimum and the midpoint of the full salary range. We reserve the midpoint to the maximum of the salary band for internal employees who demonstrate sustained high performance and impact at Univeris. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on individual experience and skillset of the candidate.

Work Environment

• Hybrid work model based in our downtown Toronto office (3 days per week onsite)
• Collaborative and supportive team environment with opportunities to work closely with colleagues both in person and virtually during regular business hours

Diversity Equity & Inclusion
At Univeris we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued and respected. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

Univeris is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable accessibility legislation. If you require accommodation at any stage of the hiring process please contact emailprotected.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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Staff IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 100000 - 130000