Job Description

Engineering Team Lead (Manager) (Hybrid)
Job Order ID: 8603
Employment Type: Yearly Salary
Web Publication Date: 1/27/2026 12:00:00 AM
Number of Positions: 1
Schedule: 3 days on-site, 2 days from home
Job Location: Toronto
Brief Description:
Our employer is a fast-growing cybersecurity company. They are looking for an experienced Engineering Team Lead to be a hands-on technical leader to build their proprietary product from the ground up. This isn't a traditional management role - you'll be writing code, establishing architectural patterns, and setting technical standards while simultaneously recruiting and developing your team.
Job Function:
Technical Leadership (Hands-On)

• Write production-quality code for new features and microservices, especially during team formation
• Establish architectural patterns and technical standards for the platform
• Design and build initial codebases for new services to set quality and performance benchmarks
• Conduct in-depth code reviews with technical insight, mentorship, and constructive feedback
• Solve complex technical challenges hands-on alongside your team
• Drive technical excellence through best practices, design patterns, and engineering standards
• Collaborate with existing dev teams to ensure consistency, integration, and knowledge sharing
• Lead technical design sessions and architecture discussions with Product Management, UX/UI, and Backend Engineering teams

Team Building & Leadership

• Recruit, hire, and onboard talented software engineers to build your team from scratch
• Build a strong team culture focused on accountability, ownership, continuous learning, and collaboration
• Coach and develop team members through mentorship, pair programming, and career growth conversations
• Foster an environment where engineers are empowered to make decisions and take ownership
• Remove obstacles and resolve conflicts to keep your team productive and focused

Delivery & Operations

• Lead Agile/Scrum development following SDLC best practices with full transparency and traceability
• Plan and execute product releases for your team's features and services
• Track progress against schedules and budgets, communicating status and taking corrective action proactively
• Define and monitor KPIs for development velocity, quality, and team health
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Management, UX/UI, other engineering teams, and stakeholders
• Participate in on-call rotation to support production operations
• Contribute to process evolution and drive continuous improvement across engineering practices

Job Requirement:

• 2+ years of direct management of software development teams
• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with recent, active coding
• Strong proficiency in .NET/C# with demonstrated ability to write production-quality code
• Deep experience with Azure cloud services: AKS (Kubernetes), CosmosDB, Service Bus, Event Grid, SignalR, or similar Azure PaaS services
• Microservices architecture expertise: designing, building, deploying, and operating distributed systems
• Modern DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, containerization, automated testing
• Agile/Scrum methodology experience in fast-paced product development environments
• Proven track record of delivering enterprise SaaS products on time with high quality
• Strong leadership and communication skills: ability to inspire, motivate, and provide clear technical direction
• Collaboration and conflict resolution abilities across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

Bonus Points

• Experience building engineering teams from scratch in high-growth or startup environments
• Knowledge of enterprise identity, security, or crisis management domains
• Understanding of security best practices for enterprise software and compliance requirements (SEC, DORA, CIRCIA)
• Experience with data-driven decision-making and engineering metrics
• Open-source contributions or active participation in technical communities
• Track record of successfully transitioning from IC to leadership roles while maintaining technical depth
• Experience with event-driven architectures and real-time communication systems
• Frontend development experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue.js, React, or Angular)

Skills Required