Technical Lead driving software development and architectural excellence for no-code platform at Method. Mentoring developers and ensuring best practices in a hybrid working environment.
Responsibilities
Lead technical discussions within your team and across cross functional meetings, fostering collaboration and innovation.
Drive project execution. Lead the technical breakdown, estimation, and planning of large features, collaborating closely with Product Managers and QA.
Design, build, and optimize core platform systems, including the Business Rules Engine and Data Access Layer, to support complex no code business logic.
Architect and implement event driven architecture patterns, ensuring reliable and scalable asynchronous communication across the platform using messaging systems such as SQS.
Lead technical integrations with complex third party APIs to extend platform capabilities and support customer use cases.
Own the technical implementation of advanced product logic, including areas such as multi warehouse and inventory management systems.
Work hands on with tools in AWS, SQS, C#, SQL, .NET, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, and React where needed.
Make data informed decisions based on system performance metrics, user analytics, and customer feedback.
Design and ensure robust, scalable, and observable architecture for critical backend and platform functionalities.
Identify and implement areas of improvement within the SDLC, including pipelines, testing, monitoring, performance, and system reliability.
Provide technical oversight through rigorous code reviews, technical mentorship, and strategic guidance, leveraging AI assisted tools where applicable.
Represent your team's technical roadmap and platform initiatives in department wide meetings, presenting updates and addressing architectural concerns.
Provide coaching and technical guidance to developers on complex problem-solving, design patterns, and platform best practices to support their growth as engineers.
Participate in technical interviews to assess candidates' technical skills and contribute to the overall hiring recommendation.
Collaborate with QA, PMs, and other cross-functional teams to address operational challenges and project interdependencies.
Requirements
Advanced knowledge of C#, .NET (Core/7/8/9/10), Web APIs, and backend design patterns such as REST and MVC. Strong mastery of SQL and proven experience architecting high performance data access layers within large scale or distributed systems.
Professional experience working with event driven architecture and messaging systems such as SQS, with a solid understanding of asynchronous system design and reliability patterns.
Experience designing systems that support complex business logic, abstraction layers, or reusable engines and frameworks, with the ability to think in meta logic and build platforms that enable others to configure or extend functionality.
Strong track record of integrating complex third party REST or SOAP APIs into a core product environment.
Experience with React and familiarity with front end technologies such as Razor, Blazor, and vanilla JavaScript. Comfortable collaborating on user facing features while primarily operating in backend and platform domains.
Strong experience with persistence storage (SQL and NoSQL), ORM frameworks, and cloud infrastructure such as AWS. Proficiency with unit testing, integration testing, caching, messaging architecture, and CI/CD tools.
Exceptional problem-solving skills with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
Strong communication and mentoring abilities to support intermediate developers.
Ability to multitask effectively and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
Team player with a positive attitude and a commitment to excellence.
1-3 years of technical leadership experience, such as Lead Developer, Principal Engineer, or Tech Lead on significant, complex projects.
5-7+ years of experience in software development, ideally in production-level applications.
Certifications in Microsoft Azure or AWS are a plus.
Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent training/experience.
Benefits
Flexible hybrid work model – designed to support work-life balance while maintaining strong team collaboration; employees work from our downtown Toronto office 2–3 days per week
Collaborative and social team culture – work in a supportive environment with regular team events and company-wide celebrations that keep things fun and connected
Growth-stage company experience – working at a scaling growth company like Method gives you deep insight into how a software company operates. You'll be involved in a wide range of discussions and initiatives, gaining experience that's hard to find in more siloed environments.
Training – You will receive initial and ongoing training on Method’s products, policies and procedures as well as a quarterly professional development budget.
Great downtown location – Method is located right in the heart of Toronto’s young and vibrant ‘King West’ technology hub at the corner of Adelaide and Spadina Ave.
Comprehensive health benefits – inclusive of healthcare, vision, and dental coverage to support your overall well-being
Weekly lunch credit – enjoy a meal on us every week as a small way to say thanks
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