Director of Software Engineering

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About the role

  • Director of Software Engineering overseeing and mentoring development teams at Spare for innovative product delivery. Balancing technical involvement with leadership in a hybrid working environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop software development team leads, ensuring strong people management and technical mentorship across the software development organization
  • Ensure delivery of high-quality products that meet user and business needs
  • Partner closely with product and design leaders to align roadmaps and execution
  • Balance hands-on technical involvement (e.g., code reviews, architectural input) with organizational leadership
  • Foster a culture of urgency, ownership, and results while maintaining Spare’s values of collaboration and inclusion
  • Navigate and shape Spare’s evolving structure, establishing scalable processes while remaining adaptable in a high-growth environment
  • Actively contribute to recruiting and retention, ensuring a strong and diverse pipeline of talent
  • Travel quarterly to connect with distributed teams and participate in leadership events

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software development experience, with 3+ years in a director-level (or equivalent) role managing managers
  • Proven experience in people management within software development organizations
  • Background in web development and awareness of modern web stacks, code pipelines, and devops paradigms
  • Strong organizational leadership skills, with a track record of scaling teams and driving measurable results
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working cross-functionally with product and design.

Benefits

  • Equity offered as a variable dependent on base salary.

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$200,000 - CA$273,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridVancouverCanada

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