Software Development Manager

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Lightspeed Retail is looking for a Software Development Manager in North America to grow and lead our mobile development team within the In-Store Selling organization.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will help us lead, mentor and grow a high-performing software development team and cultivate an inclusive, inspiring working culture. Under your guidance, developers will deliver mobile products and services that are mission-critical to Lightspeed’s long-term vision and growth.

We are looking for a leader with a solid, demonstrable technical background, who can earn the respect of developers with their knowledge and experience. You have a proven track record of supporting, mentoring, leading and growing a development team, and of delivering high-quality mobile applications. You enjoy problem-solving and removing blockers to the team’s progress, and have experience collaborating with Product and Design counterparts and other business stakeholders. You are an effective and clear communicator who can direction-set and track team delivery in a distributed, fast-moving and rapidly-changing agile environment.

For this role, you should be located in Canada, and able to work within EST / EDT hours. We offer a choice of fully remote, partially remote or fully office-based work environments (in cities with local offices).

What you’ll be responsible for :

• Guiding, motivating and growing a team of software developers as they solve complex problems in the mobile Selling domain
• Directly managing a team through collaboration with a Designer and Product Manager.
• Working closely with Principal developers, Product Managers, Designers, engineering leadership and other stakeholders to align on team priorities and roadmaps
• Identifying, communicating and removing impediments and risks to delivery, within the team and across In-Store Selling as a whole
• Planning and furthering the professional growth of individual team members, including 1-1s, performance reviews, ongoing feedback, goal-setting and promotions
• Reporting up to engineering leadership and stakeholders on team progress and status
• Finding and hiring top talent for your team and the wider organization
• Elevating the team's performance by sharing insights, adopting best practices in iOS development, and continually seeking ways to innovate and improve our app.

What you’ll be bringing to the team :

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Who you are :

What's in it for you?

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry :