Engineering Lead managing cross-functional teams to enhance product development and quality at Hiive. Leading technical direction and mentorship in a rapidly growing fintech environment.
Responsibilities
Leading a small cross-functional team of engineers, partnering with a product manager and designer to assess priorities, and owning the day-to-day execution of the team's roadmap to consistently deliver high-quality releases on time.
Acting as a hands-on technical leader with strong expertise in one or more of Typescript, React, and Elixir.
Owning the software architecture and technical direction across your team’s functional domain.
Championing the adoption of AI technologies and AI-assisted development workflows to accelerate delivery and elevate engineering standards.
Maintaining a high standard for code quality, attention to detail, and engineering excellence that inspires the broader team.
Ensuring systems are secure, performant, scalable, and operationally reliable in production environments.
Evaluating technical approaches and partnering with leadership to make informed architectural and product decisions.
Conducting code reviews and ensuring the team ships complete, maintainable, and well-tested features.
Advocating for engineering best practices and continuously improving internal processes and developer workflows.
Supporting the hiring and onboarding of a growing engineering organization.
Mentoring engineers across varying levels of experience to help them grow their technical and professional skills.
Working closely with founders, product leadership, and stakeholders in a fast-paced startup environment.
Adapting quickly to changing priorities and thriving in a rapidly evolving company.
Requirements
Previous experience leading cross-functional engineering teams, typically consisting of 4–6 engineers across frontend, backend, and full-stack disciplines.
Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, code quality, and team velocity.
Strong expertise building frontend applications with React and Typescript or backend systems with Elixir and Phoenix.
Experience working with relational databases.
Experience working with Typescript and GraphQL.
Experience with DevOps practices, including infrastructure management and deployments.
Benefits
Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.
Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan.
Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.
If you are based in Vancouver, enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.
Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.
An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Women’s Network events.
Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.
Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.
Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.
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