Flexiti Financial Looking for Software Engineering Manager at Toronto, ON Full Time

Flexiti is one of Canada’s fastest growing fintech lenders. We aim to make our customers’ lives more affordable and help our retail partners grow their sales by offering flexible financing options. Through our award-winning omni-channel platform, customers can be approved instantly to shop with their FlexitiCard®, which they can use online or in-store to make multiple purchases, within their credit limit, without needing to reapply.

At Flexiti, we work hard, we love what we do, and we have some fun along the way! If you are looking for an energizing and innovative work environment with great people and big ideas, we’d love to have you join us!

To learn more about Flexiti, please visit www.flexiti.com

Software Engineering Manager:

Flexiti is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join its IT team. Supporting the Director of Engineering, the Software Engineering Manager is a technical thought leader in the team and will manage different activities within Flexiti engineering group. The Software Engineering Manager will also set realistic technical delivery timeframes; manage systems’ configurations, identify opportunities to improve; and lead initiatives within the team.

What you will be doing:

• Develop, manage, and support a high performing development team.
• Hire, coach, and mentor individuals, build a strong cross-functional team.
• Guide, coach, and mentor software development engineers.
• Manage the software development lifecycle for the team’s projects.
• Manage change requests to ensure their timely delivery and that they fulfill the business requirements.
• Supervise architecture and lead efforts to deliver the best technical design.
• Report on status of development, quality of work, configurations changes, and system performance to management.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement through metrics, feedback, and mentoring.
• Ensure software development standards and best practices are followed to deliver scalable and high-quality software.
• Ability to identify the technical requirements for a requested feature; recommend alternative technical and business approaches; and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions.
• Provide technical delivery management expertise creating and prioritizing tasks, identifying risks and issues, communicating delivery plans, and delivering to commitments made.

Why you would love to work here:

• You’ll be a part of an award-winning, fast-growing company
• Our innovative culture promotes on-going learning opportunities with training and mentorship
• Competitive compensation package commensurate to experience plus benefits
• Comprehensive drug/medical/dental insurance, we pay your premiums!
• RRSP program with company match
• A new and vibrant office environment and remote working capability
• Extra-long weekends in the summer, paid volunteer day

What you should have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or in Software Engineering
• 3+ years of people management experience
• 5+ years of experience leading software development teams in a managerial capacity with hands-on involvement in architecture, design, and development
• 7+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Software development experience in object-oriented programming, distributed systems, .Net (preferred) , JavaScript, Angular, react, NodeJS Express, SQL Server, Mongo, Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Experience with unit testing, development patterns, and CI/CD
• Ability to support each lifecycle phase with hands-on contribution and ownership
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels
• Experience with Systems Integration is an asset
• Experience with MuleSoft is an asset

Flexiti embraces diversity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, disability, age, marital status, or family status. If you require disability-related accommodation during the application or interview process, simply let us know and we’ll work with you to ensure you have a positive experience.